Renewable Energy

Turkey Challenges Greece’s New Green Energy Plan, Opening Another Aegean Dispute

Greece’s new national framework governing the development of renewable energy projects has become the latest source of tension with Turkey, after Ankara formally challenged its potential implications for the Aegean Sea. The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued its response on August...

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 Orders Nationwide Investigation of Wind Farms After Devastating Wildfire

Greek prosecutors have ordered a nationwide preliminary investigation into wind farms following a major wildfire that began in Boeotia and spread into western Attica, raising questions about the safety, licensing and maintenance of energy infrastructure in fire-prone areas. The investigation...

Greece Launches Nuclear Energy Debate as Power Needs Grow

For decades, nuclear energy was considered politically untouchable in Greece. Scarred by memories of the 1986 Chornobyl disaster and blessed with abundant sunshine and wind, the country instead focused on renewable energy while rejecting domestic nuclear power. That long-standing consensus...

Greece’s Milos Rejects Geothermal Exploitation

The Municipal Council of Milos has sent a defiant message against geothermal exploitation on the island, issuing a unanimous resolution in response to a request by PPC Renewables to conduct exploratory drilling. The Council stated its absolute opposition to any...

Greece Introduces Stricter Rules for Renewable Energy Projects

Greece's Ministry of Environment and Energy has launched a public consultation for a new Special Spatial Framework for Renewable Energy Sources (RES-Spatial Framework). Aiming to balance rapid green transition with environmental protection and local community interests, the new policy introduces...

China Released the World’s First Airborne Wind Energy System

A Chinese energy company has completed a successful test of the world’s first megawatt-class airborne wind energy system, a major step toward alternative power generation technologies. The system, which resembles a large airship, reached an altitude of 2,000 meters...

The Largest Treasure in Human History Found Under the Sea

Humanity has found the greatest treasure in its history under the sea. A clean energy source that could power the human race for as long as it exists is an incredible discovery, but there is a catch. With the complication...

China Builds World’s Largest Solar Park in Tibet, Ten Times the Size of Manhattan

In a remote stretch of the Tibetan Plateau, China is rapidly expanding what is now the world’s largest solar park, a sprawling renewable energy complex that already covers an area more than seven times the size of Manhattan. Located in...

Red Onions Can Boost Solar Panel Performance, Study Finds

A natural dye extracted from red onion skins may significantly improve the performance and durability of solar panels, according to researchers in Finland. The study focused on how this plant-based material enhances ultraviolet (UV) protection in solar cells, which...