Energy

EBRD Supports Innovative Energy Efficiency in Latvia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting an innovative solution to help Latvian energy service companies (ESCOs) obtain long-term financing for energy efficiency upgrades. A €4 million loan will be provided to the Latvian Baltic Energy Efficiency…

World Bank Mandates 500 MW of New Solar Capacity for Zambia
Southern African nation Zambia has this week received the greenlight from the World Bank to receive funding and support for the development of 500 MW of new solar PV capacity. Having last year partnered with the World Bank’s Scaling Solar…

Couple Converts 16-Year-Old Van into a Compact Solar Home on Wheels
An increasing number of digital nomads are replacing their conventional houses with practical, mobile homes powered by renewable energy technologies. Freelancer photographer Norbert Juhász and his fiancée Dora, a writer, have joined the fray with a 16-year-old van they transformed…

IAEA Concludes Safety Review at Doel Nuclear Power Plant in Belgium
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of nuclear safety experts today completed an assessment of long-term operational safety at the Doel Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Unit 1 and 2 in Belgium. The Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO)…

Energy Positive: How Denmark’s Samsø Island Switched to Zero Carbon
Anyone doubting the potential of renewable energy need look no further than the Danish island of Samsø. The 4,000-inhabitant island nestled in the Kattegat Sea has been energy-positive for the past decade, producing more energy from wind and biomass than…

Central American Sustainable Energy Experts Endorse Plans for the New Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the SICA Countries (SICREEE)
The current Costa Rican presidency of the Central American Integration System (SICA) hosted a regional workshop that validated the technical design and institutional set-up of the future SICA Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SICREEE). The workshop was…

Vice-President of European Commision Attends Southern Gas Advisory Council Meeting
Yesterday a ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Advisory Council was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Participants discussed bringing gas to EU markets from regions to the south and east of Europe along the Southern Gas Corridor. European Commission Vice-President Maroš…



