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Clean energy for all Europeans package completed: good for consumers, good for growth and jobs, and good for the planet.

Clean energy for all Europeans package completed: good for consumers, good for growth and jobs, and good for the planet.

The 22nd of May, the Council of ministers of the EU formally adopted four new pieces of EU legislation that redesign the EU electricity market to make...

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Swedish Energy Agency eyes PV to achieve 100% renewables by 2040.

Swedish Energy Agency eyes PV to achieve 100% renewables by 2040.

Located in the north of Europe, with sparse or even zero solar irradiation throughout winter, and dogged by numerous cloudy days, Sweden is neverthele...

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Strong global solar market outlook.

Strong global solar market outlook.

SolarPower Europe’s 5-year global solar market outlook forecasts 800 GW additions to 1.3 TW total installed capacity by 2023. A total of 102.4 GW of s...

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The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission has adopted rules for measuring the amount of electricity.

The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission has adopted rules for measuring the amount of electricity.

The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission adopted a decision approving the Rules for measuring the amount of electricity. According to Art. 21, para....

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About 70% of Earth's energy consumption will be available from solar power in 2050.

About 70% of Earth's energy consumption will be available from solar power in 2050.

This research, jointly undertaken by Finland’s LUT University and the Energy Watch Group, does not only add one more study about climate-benign future...

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The Energy Commission publishes the applications of the electricity companies regarding electricity prices for the new regulatory period.

The Energy Commission publishes the applications of the electricity companies regarding electricity prices for the new regulatory period.

The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission publishes on its website the non-confidential version of their electricity price applications submitted by ...

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IRENA - Global energy transformation: A roadmap to 2050.

IRENA - Global energy transformation: A roadmap to 2050.

Increased use of renewable energy, combined with intensified electrification, could prove decisive for the world to meet key climate goals by 2050. Th...

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IHS - Global Solar PV market to see 25% growth in 2019.

IHS - Global Solar PV market to see 25% growth in 2019.

The global solar PV market is expected to bounce back from slower growth in 2018 with a return to form in 2019 that will see double-digit growth in th...

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IRENA: RES sector adds 171 GW of generating capacity in 2018.

IRENA: RES sector adds 171 GW of generating capacity in 2018.

The decade-long trend of strong growth in renewable energy capacity continued in 2018 with global additions of 171 gigawatts (GW), according to new da...

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Parliament makes EU electricity market cleaner and more consumer-friendly.

Parliament makes EU electricity market cleaner and more consumer-friendly.

MEPs adopted four new laws on the EU electricity market, agreed informally with EU ministers in late 2018, and hereby conclude the Clean Energy for Al...

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The amendments to the Energy Act were adopted at first reading by Energy Commission in the Parliament.

The amendments to the Energy Act were adopted at first reading by Energy Commission in the Parliament.

The successive amendments to the Energy Act aimed at further liberalization of the energy market have met with the support of employers, small energy ...

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Batteries included: Sweden's emissions-free ferries lead the charge.

Batteries included: Sweden's emissions-free ferries lead the charge.

A quiet revolution has taken place in the Oresund Strait between Sweden and Denmark where two of the world’s largest battery-powered ferries ply the w...

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Five EU countries call for 100% renewable energy by 2050

Five EU countries call for 100% renewable energy by 2050

The Commission’s Clean Planet for All strategy, which debuted in November 2018, offers EU countries eight different emission-cutting scenarios to make...

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Bulgarian Energy Holding has to pay the fine despite the appeal

Bulgarian Energy Holding has to pay the fine despite the appeal

Even if it appeals against the decision of the European Commission (EC) to impose a fine on Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD (BEH) and its subsidiaries Bu...

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Over 100 global financial institutions are exiting coal, with more to come

Over 100 global financial institutions are exiting coal, with more to come

Today, over 100 globally significant financial institutions have divested from thermal coal, including 40% of the top 40 global banks and 20 globally ...

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EU Solar Market Grows 36% in 2018

EU Solar Market Grows 36% in 2018

The European Union installed around 8.0 GW of solar power systems in 2018; that is a 36% year-on-year increase over the 5.9 GW connected to the grid i...

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The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission has decided to make planned inspections of NEK and ESO

The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission has decided to make planned inspections of NEK and ESO

Planned inspections will be done this year of the two state-owned companies "National Electric Company" EAD and "Electricity System Operator" EAD, as ...

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Bulgaria has achieved its 2020 target for energy from renewable sources

Bulgaria has achieved its 2020 target for energy from renewable sources

In 2017, the share of energy from renewable energy sources in gross final energy consumption in the EU reached 17.5% compared to 17% in 2016 and 8.5% ...

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