Europe & UK

Europe & UK

Electric Car Sales Surge as Europe’s Climate Targets Bite

June 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

The uptick in electric car sales caused a 12% drop in average CO2 emissions of new cars sold in Europe last year, compared with in 2019, reversing a trend that had seen such emissions increase for three consecutive years. BRUSSELS: One in every nine new cars sold in Europe last year was an electric or […]

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Germany: EIB Supports ALTANA’s Green Research Projects

June 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

Specialty chemicals company receives credit line of €200 million to develop climate-friendly, digital and sustainable products. ALTANA meets the EIB’s stringent lending criteria. Credit line opens up additional research areas, for example in resource-efficient digital printing. Specialty chemicals company ALTANA has received a credit line from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The company, headquartered in […]

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Wind And the Sun Power Greek Islands’ Green Energy Switch

June 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

TILOS, GREECE: In the tranquil Greek island of Tilos, a wind turbine hums over a silvery sea while scorching sun rays hit a hill lined with solar panels. The small island of around 800 inhabitants is the first island in the Mediterranean to generate almost all of its electricity from renewable sources under a pioneering […]

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The Danish Energy Agency Releases the Time Schedule And Tender Documents For the Forthcoming Danish Technology Neutral Tender With a Combined Capacity of 428 MW

June 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

The Danish Energy Agency kicks off the tender process for the forthcoming technology neutral tender with the release of the tender documents. The forthcoming technology neutral tender will be held in the autumn 2021. A single technology neutral tender will be held in 2021 combining the allocated funds for 2020 and 2021. In the tender […]

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Greece Joins India-Led International Solar Alliance

June 28, 2021 Anand Gupta

Athens : Greece on Saturday signed and handed over the agreement on the International Solar Alliance. The agreement was signed during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar ‘s visit to Greece . During the visit, the External Affairs Minister paid a courtesy call on Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece,and had bilateral talks with his counterpart […]

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Germany Adopts $9.6 Billion Climate Protection Program

June 25, 2021 Anand Gupta

The projects include new bicycle paths, digitalization of railways, new fast-charging stations for electric vehicles and climate-friendly shipping, according to the BMF. New Delhi: Berlin, The German government has adopted an emergency climate protection program worth eight billion euros ($9.6 billion) to help the country achieve its new climate targets, Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz […]

A British-built solar powered drone with a 115ft wingspan that can stay in the air for over a year will be an alternative to low Earth orbit satellites, its developers claim

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British-Built Solar Powered Drone That Can Fly at 70,000 ft For a YEAR Will be Used to Monitor Troop Movements And Environmental Disaster Zones When it Enters Service in 2025

June 25, 2021 Anand Gupta

The unmanned drone will be able to operate to a maximum altitude of 70,000ft It can carry a payload of up to 15kg of sensors, cameras an communications The drone will be able to operate for up to 20 months day and night anywhere It operates in the stratosphere and can reach any point on […]

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Greece: EUR 330 Million EIB Backing to PPC to Upgrade Electricity Distribution, Roll-Out Smart Meters And Increase Renewable Energy

June 24, 2021 Anand Gupta

PPC CEO and EIB President agree new financing essential to harness green power New investment by PPC distribution subsidiary HEDNO to upgrade 14,200 km of network New programme to deploy smart meters and improve power network efficiency New investment to upgrade thousands of kilometres of power distribution lines and increase use of smart meters essential […]

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Portugal’s EDP Eyes Sale of Up to Three Renewable Asset Portfolios

June 24, 2021 Anand Gupta

In line with a global effort to cut planet-warming carbon emissions, Portugal’s largest utility said earlier this year it wanted to abandon coal-fired power generation by 2025 and produce energy only from renewable sources by the end of the decade. MADRID/LONDON: EDP-Energias de Portugal is preparing to sell up to three portfolios of renewable energy […]

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Denmark Signs Framework Agreement on International Solar Alliance With India

June 24, 2021 Anand Gupta

New Delhi: Denmark signed the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement (ISA FA) and Instrument of Ratification with India, informed Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Wednesday. “On 22 June, Freddy Svane, Ambassador, Royal Danish Embassy, deposited signed copies of ISA Framework Agreement and Instrument of Ratification with @MEAIndia, […]