green-energy

Greece’s New Rules for Wind and Solar Projects Take Effect

Greece has put a new national framework for renewable energy projects into force, introducing stricter rules on where wind, solar and other clean-energy installations can be built while expanding protections for the country's natural landscapes, cultural heritage and local...

Greece and Egypt a Step Closer to a New Green Energy Corridor

A major step toward establishing a vital new energy corridor between Greece and Egypt was completed on Monday with the signing of a key trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the GREGY-ELICA Interconnector project. The MoU was formally signed by...

Two Massive Solar Farms Coming to Macedonia, Greece

Μeton Energy, a joint venture between RWE Renewables Europe & Australia and Greece's PPC Renewables, has announced the final investment decision for two large-scale solar farms in Central Macedonia. The solar farms, named Kotyli and Neo Syrakio, will have a...

Mitsotakis Wants Greece to Become Exporter of Green Energy

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday said he hoped Greece would become an exporter of green energy “in the medium-term.” The Greek PM was speaking on the topic "European Green Deal, Anyone?" at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “We hope...

Secretary Blinken Launches New Round of Greece-US Strategic Dialogue

US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias launched on Tuesday the start of the 4th Greece - US Strategic Dialogue in Athens. Dendias said the strategic relations between the two countries show the “continuous interest...

Greece Runs Entirely On Renewable Energy For The First Time in History

Greece ran entirely powered on renewable energy for the first time in its history last week, according to the independent power transmission operator (IPTO). On Friday, 7 October, for a period of around five hours, the country ran entirely on...

Ethereum Takes a Big Risk–and a Big Step Forward– by Going Green

Ethereum--the biggest presence in cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin-- has announced it will be cleaning up its carbon footprint and going green. Ethereum is a decentralized, open source blockchain that uses the token Ether for transactions on its platform. The Ethereum...

Floating Solar Power Arrays To Be Based off Greece and Cyprus

Ocean Sun announced it signed an agreement with Greece’s MP Quantum Group (MP) to develop floating solar power arrays in Greece and Cyprus.