Energy efficiency
Energy upgrades bottlenecked
Major problems have emerged in the market by a bottleneck in the subsidized property energy upgrade programs.
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Greece should wind down energy support measures by end of 2023 suggests European Commission
Greece, along with Italy, continues to experience excessive imbalances but its vulnerabilities appear to be receding due to policy progress, according to fiscal policy recommendations given by the European Commission in the context of the European Semester.
In more detail, the European Commission recommends that Greece:
Greece asking EU for additional 5 bln euros to finance energy investment loans
Greek Alternate Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis submitted a request to the European Commission for additional loan financing resources from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to five billion euros, in the context of REPowerEU.
Bulgaria’s Ecominister: We are Not Prepared with an Alternative to Coal Plants
"The Recovery and Resilience Plan needs to be renegotiated. I believe that with the efforts of the caretaker cabinet and the experts involved in the task, we will be able to renegotiate it in such a way that Bulgaria shows enough ambition for its path to decarbonization before the EC," said the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova.
Europeans dial down the heating, heed calls to save energy
Europeans have dialled down their heating this winter, apparently heeding government calls to conserve energy amid the Ukraine crisis, with some delaying switching it on by almost a month and setting the temperature lower, data shows.
IMAD notes decline in energy consumption in autumn
In September, most Slovenian companies expected to cut production by the end of the year in the face of the energy crisis. This has been reflected in electricity consumption, which was much lower last month year-on-year, said the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (IMAD). The same goes for natural gas consumption in recent months.
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Attica Region: Actions to save up to 60% energy
The Region of Attica places - as it emphasizes - special importance to the protection of the Environment and taking into account the conditions that have been shaped by the energy crisis, it is intensifying actions such as the energy upgrade of building infrastructure and the replacement of the existing energy-consuming sodium lamps with LED lamps.
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Govt confirms EUR 40m aid package to cut companies’ energy bills
Ljubljana – The government confirmed on Thursday an aid package under which EUR 40 million will be disbursed to companies this year and next to help them cope with higher energy costs. Three different types of aid will be available, according to Economy Minister Matjaž Han.
Germany to Reduce Heating in Public Buildings to 19 Degrees
Germany, which fears a shortage of gas, this winter will limit heating in public buildings with a thermostat that will not be able to exceed 19 degrees, announced the Minister of Economy Robert Habeck.
The environmentalist Habeck, who is also the climate minister, already in July presented energy saving measures.
IMF urges Europe to Shift Energy Costs to Wealthier Consumers
The IMF has called on European governments to pass on rising energy costs to wealthier consumers to encourage "energy conservation" and a switch to greener energy, the Financial Times reports.
Governments across Europe have tried to protect households from skyrocketing costs with broad price controls, tax cuts and subsidies.