solar 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...

New Method Turns Plastic Trash Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a process that converts plastic trash into clean hydrogen fuel using sunlight, tackling two major waste problems at once. The method works inside a single reactor, converting certain plastics into industrial...

Mitsotakis Sees “Great Opportunity” to Deepen Greece-US Energy Ties

Speaking at the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC) summit on Friday morning, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis underscored the potential for significantly deeper energy collaboration between Greece and the United States. Mitsotakis asserted that the Greece-US partnership is built on...

Solar Power Surpasses Coal in EU; Greece Among Leading Nations

Solar energy provided more power than coal did to EU countries for the first time in 2024. This unprecedented milestone shows how important renewable energy has become for the European Union. Solar power generated 11% of the EU's electricity...

Motionless Wind Energy System Being Piloted—End of Wind Turbines?

On September 4, 2024, BMW Group revealed that it has installed the UK’s first motionless wind energy system at its MINI factory in Oxford. The new technology, created by Aeromine Technologies, utilizes wind power to generate clean energy. Unlike traditional...

California Start Up Plans to Sell Sunlight at Night

California-based start-up Reflect Orbital plans to sell sunlight at night by launching a series of satellites with large mirrors that can reflect sunlight into specific places on Earth. The main goal is to maximize the production of solar farms...

Industrial Wind Farms, Aquaculture in Greece Nullify Tourism Prospects

In recent years, there have been dozens of installations of large-scale Renewable Energy Sources (RES), namely industrial wind farms and photovoltaic farms, throughout Greece, but what might the implications of these on tourism in isolated regions be? * By Dr....

EU Greenlights Greece’s €1 Billion Aid for Solar Energy Projects

The EU executive approved on Tuesday under EU State aid rules Greece's request to offer financial help for two solar energy projects in the country that are expected to increase output of renewable energy. Greece plans to invest €1bn to...

Mission Beaming Solar Energy to Earth From Space Is Successful

A ground-breaking year-long test to beam solar power to Earth from a satellite in space has come to an end with successful results. The Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) project launched on January 3rd last year with the aim of...

Greece Sees Huge Increase in Renewable Energy Applications

Greece's ambitious 2030 renewable energy target of 23.5 GW has led to an enormous increase in projects being applied for in the country. Greece's Renewable Energy Landscape According to Greek energy news portal, Energypress, applications submitted to power grid operator IPTO...