Renewable Energy

    “The cooperation between Greece and the United States must become even stronger and I know that it is President Biden’s intention to further deepen the Greek-American strategic relationship,” stated US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Wednesday. The ambassador made...

The Greek island of Astypalaia will be the site of a major new investment enterprise, helmed by the Volkswagen corporation. Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and officials from the German automaker will announce on Wednesday the details of a plan to bring...

On September 14th, according to WindEurope, wind power covered 40% of Greece's energy use, the highest percentage covered by wind power in Europe. According to national data released on the same day, wind and solar power sources provided for 51%...

A surprisingly positive development was made public on Thursday in regard to Greece's efforts to step away from forms of energy which are detrimental to the environment and shoot for the EU's targets in the use of renewable energy. According...

Athens will be the location this upcoming June for the launching of the first Annual Energy Leadership Summit. The news came in an announcement made last week at a Transatlantic Leadership Network conference in Washington. The Energy Leadership Summit aims...

The European Commission has found a Greek auction scheme for the production of electricity from renewable sources and high efficiency co-generation to be in line with EU State aid rules. The scheme will further EU energy and climate goals whilst...

The Greek island of Tilos became the first in the Mediterranean to be fully self-sufficient for its energy, thanks to strong investment in renewables. Its success is a lesson for all island communities in Greece. With a population of just...

The Greek island of Tilos currently relies on electricity from the neighboring island of Kos which is transferred to the island via a submarine cable making power cuts frequent. But Tilos is soon to be the first if its...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing in Greece by providing funds that are to go to helping develop Greece's renewable energy sector. According to a publishing on Friday by powerengineeringint.com, "EBRD is to provide $318m (€300m)...

Cell phones are a vital lifeline for refugees to stay in contact with loved ones, browse through photos of those they cannot see face to face and also for communication regarding their asylum seeker claims. Electricity is scarce in the...