Matter
PPC has June 21 deadline for sale of coal units
Public Power Corporation (PPC) on Thursday invited investors to submit expressions of interest for the sale of coal-fired units by June 21.
Greece and its lenders have agreed that PPC will divest about 40 percent of its coal-fired capacity to help to open up the sector after a European Union court ruled that PPC abused its dominance in the coal market.
[Reuters]
- Read more about PPC has June 21 deadline for sale of coal units
- Log in to post comments
HELMEPA to hold conference on sulfur regulations
With the deadline for compliance with the new sulfur regulations in shipping fast approaching, the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA) is organizing its "2020 Is Closer Than We Think: Scrubbers, Fuels and BWT" conference for June 6, in the context of the Posidonia 2018 shipping exhibition.
- Read more about HELMEPA to hold conference on sulfur regulations
- Log in to post comments
Pure carbon dioxide reserve found in Turkey’s Bolu
A carbon dioxide reserve 318 meters in depth has been found in a village in the northwestern province of Bolu. The gas has been found to be 98 percent pure.
- Read more about Pure carbon dioxide reserve found in Turkey’s Bolu
- Log in to post comments
Greece submits bill on coal-fired plants sale, union threatens strikes
The Greek government submitted a bill to parliament on Wednesday evening opening the way for the country's dominant power utility PPC to begin selling coal-fired plants in May, a move strongly opposed by workers who have threatened strikes in protest.
CNN: Scientists Hope New Enzyme will 'Eat' plastic pollution
(CNN) - Scientists have accidentally developed a plastic-eating enzyme that may be used to combat one of the world's worst pollution problems.
Fuel market slumps further in first quarter
Fuel sales continued in the first quarter of the year the decline recorded in 2017, while the sector pins its hopes for a market recovery on tourism and the measures for containing smuggling phenomena.
- Read more about Fuel market slumps further in first quarter
- Log in to post comments
Volunteers help fight Greece's plastic trash problem
Spanish volunteer Fran Vargas digs the sand to pull out a buried bag as others hold bags with garbage during a trash collection at Kolovrechtis wetland near Halkida, Evia island. Greece has the European Union's longest coastline, poor waste management and an addiction to single-use plastic that littering the country's seabed.
Project to produce industrial products from olive mill wastewater gets EU support
A project initiated by Turkish experts to turn olive mill wastewater from olive production into industrial raw materials and products such as biodiesel and animal feed has received the support of a European Union program.
The Ski Season in Bansko will Last until 15 April
The ski season in Bansko will last until April 15, when it will be officially closed. Over the past few days, snow has increased by about 30 centimeters in the ski center. In some places, the snow cover is now 2.50 meters. All the tracks are well-worked and all the facilities work. The prices of the lift cards are already reduced by 20%.
- Read more about The Ski Season in Bansko will Last until 15 April
- Log in to post comments
World Water Day 2018: Importance And Significance Of This Day
Every year March 22 is celebrated as the World Water day. The day is celebrated to focus on the importance of water and need to preserve it.
The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day, and this year it's the 25th World Water Day.
The main symbol of the World Water Day celebration is the shape of water drop of blue color.