Energy
Bulgaria, Greece agree to speed up work on gas link
SOFIA - Bulgaria and Greece have agreed to take a final investment decision by the end of May to pave the way for a gas pipeline aimed at reducing Sofia's dependence on Russian gas, Bulgaria's energy minister said on Thursday.
Turkey's wind power capacity increases over 3,000 MW in 2014
Turkey?s wind power capacity increased to over 3,000 megawatts (MW) with the installation of new facilities totaling 804 MW in 2014, according to wind power body the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
Turkey?s wind power capacity rose to 3,763 MW in 2014, according to the GWEC?s Global Report, which also showed the growth of the wind power industry around the world.
Croatia to Include Serbia in Gas Pipeline Project
Ivan Vrdoljak, Croatian Economy Minister, on Wednesday confirmed reports carried by the Serbian daily newspaper Blic about Serbia's likely inclusion in the planned gas pipeline running from Croatia to Hungary.
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Gas roadmap: Joint statement by Central SE Gas Group, including Greece
Representatives of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia as well as European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič and Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy Miguel Arias Cañete held the first meeting of the Central East South Europe Gas Connectivity (CESEC) High Level Group in Sofia on Monday.
Japan-inspired 'water-house' slashes energy needs
As UN climate negotiators gather in Geneva this week, one Japan-inspired Hungarian inventor believes he has found a revolutionary and inexpensive way to construct buildings that could slash humanity's energy needs.
And the magic ingredient for Matyas Gutai's invention is simple: water.
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CSEE Moves to Diversify Gas Supplies
Finding three different sources of natural gas supplies in order to reduce dependence on Russian deliveries will the main task of a new European energy body set up on Monday in Sofia.
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Turkey, Russia's Gazprom survey new pipeline route
Turkey?s energy minister and Russia?s Gazprom chief took a helicopter ride over the Black Sea to survey a possible route for the ?Turkish Stream? pipeline.
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Gazprom, Botas Map Out Turkish Stream Route
Gazprom's CEO Alexey Miller and Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz have discussed the details over the launch of Turkish Stream.
''We have identified and put on the map also the on-ground passage of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline for further exploration and projecting," Miller said, as quoted by TASS information agency.
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Unit 5 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP Reconnected to Power Grid
Unit 5 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant (NPP) was reconnected to the power grid late on Friday night.
Earlier on Friday, the unit was disconnected due to an automatic activation of the electrical protection of the generator, Darik radio reports.
After an inspection it was established that the fault was due to a defective control device, which was replaced.
EU energy chief says Turkish Stream plans legally flawed
Russia's proposal to pump gas to the Turkish-Greek border and from 2019 to cease using Ukraine as its main energy transit route to Europe is in breach of legally binding contracts and is economically flawed, the EU's energy chief said on late Feb. 4.