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Photo: PixabayOECD group urges EU, global banks to fund nuclear buildout
September 29, 2023 | Caroline Pailliez, MontelElectricity | Energy policy | Nuclear Energy
A group of more than 20 OECD countries led by France has called on international organisations including the EU to finance nuclear energy projects as part of net-zero targets....
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Photo: MontelEC official calls for 10-fold rise in renewables buildout
September 28, 2023 | Enza Tedesco, Alina Trabattoni, MontelRenewables | Energy policy
Europe must increase its renewables buildout 10-fold from current rates to meet 2030 climate targets, a European Commission official told an energy conference in Milan on Thursday....
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Photo: MontelBiH entity offers 50-year concessions for 180 MW of solar
September 28, 2023 | Maja ŽuvelaRenewables
The energy ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) Republika Srpska entity has invited bids for concession rights (up to 50 years) for two planned solar power plants with a combined capacity of 180 MW....
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Photo: MontelBiH's EPBiH aims to add 72 MW of solar at former mine
September 27, 2023 | Maja ŽuvelaElectricity | Renewables
Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) power utility EPBiH plans to build a 72 MW solar power plant on the site of the depleted Kreka coal mine near Lukavac, its official Mustafa Music told Montel on Wednesday....
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Photo: Roman PeklajRevised gas directive to unleash hydrogen boom – MEP
September 27, 2023 | Nathan Witkop, MontelEnergy policy
A wave of investment in hydrogen infrastructure will follow revisions to the EU’s gas directive expected to be concluded by the end of the year, a key European Parliamentarian has told Montel....
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Photo: InterenergoEC plans to unveil wind support package on 24 October
September 27, 2023 | Siobhan Hall, MontelElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy
The European Commission plans to unveil a wind power package to boost the sector on 24 October, said a spokesperson on Wednesday....
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Photo: MontelEnergy Community urges BiH to join regional ETS by 2030
September 27, 2023 | Maja ŽuvelaElectricity | Energy policy | CO2 emissions
The Energy Community urged Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Tuesday to join a regional emissions trading system (ETS) to be established by 2030 under the umbrella of the Vienna-based body....
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Photo: MontelPlunging solar capture rates could slow investment – Rystad
September 26, 2023 | Anton Tigerstedt, MontelElectricity | Renewables
An expected halving of capture rates for solar power in Europe this decade could deter investment and potentially threaten future capacity targets, said an analyst at Rystad Energy....
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Photo: MontelPrice cap is stifling energy transition in Croatia – expert
September 22, 2023 | Dalibor DobrićElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy | En.vision
Although many businesses in Croatia have already started to invest in the energy transition, the government’s electricity price cap for citizens is stifling efforts to expedite the process, according to energy expert Igor Grozdanic....
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Photo: EBRDInflation stalls global green H2 development – IEA
September 22, 2023 | Rachael Burnett, MontelThere has been no significant progress in the production of green hydrogen since 2022 amid soaring costs, the International Energy Agency said on Friday....
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