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Brussels bets on long-term contracts to reform EU electricity market

The proposed reform is a direct response to the energy crisis, which last year pushed electricity bills to record highs.

14/03/2023

Green News

Energy crisis: UK solar panel sales doubled in 2022

Homeowners are going green at a faster pace, attempting to beat the energy crisis which saw electricity prices rise by 67 per cent over the last year.

11/03/2023

Eco-Innovation

A world-first solar system in Wales is halving renters’ energy bills


The SolShare technology is also 'fairer', enabling rooftop energy to be shared by residents rather than going back to the grid.

18/02/2023

Green News

Could South Africa’s energy ‘disaster’ speed up its solar rollout?

President Ramaphosa says the emergency measure will lead to "a massive increase in power to the grid over the next 12 to 18 months."

13/02/2023

Europe News

EU countries split on upcoming electricity market reform

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands called on Monday for "targeted adjustments". Spain, however, is backing a "fundamental reform".

13/02/2023

Climate

Wind and solar generated a record 22% of EU electricity in 2022

‘Coal rebound fears are dead’, the new report shows, as the energy crisis continues to catalyse Europe's shift to clean energy.

31/01/2023

Living

Kenyan physics teacher turns old laptops into e-bike batteries

When Kenyan physics teacher Paul Waweru’s electric motorbike stopped working, he couldn’t travel to work. Then he turned to old laptop batteries.

29/01/2023

No Comment

South Africans demand an end to power cuts

People in South Africa marched to protest power cuts that can leave them without electricity for 12 hours a day. The marchers demanded "power for the people".

25/01/2023

Climate

The European countries using the most (and least) renewable energy

Eurostat's 2021 results show a small drop after the pandemic, but wind and solar power are now on a major growth spurt.

20/01/2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian war experience being used to help Ukrainians survive

Bosnians are using their experience of the war in the Balkans to help Ukrainians survive the consequences of the Russian invasion

19/01/2023

Europe News

Historic drop in French electricity consumption from public lighting

Electricity consumption linked to public lighting fell 20% compared to 2021 as part of energy saving measures.

27/12/2022

World News

Europe’s energy crisis: Living without central heating

Gripped by an energy crisis, Europe is in power-saving mode. In several countries measures are being taken to reduce consumption, such as in Belgium, where people are taking part in the SlowHeat experient, to see how they can cope without central heating.

21/12/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Heating restored in freezing Kyiv after Russian shelling

The city's mayor Vitali Klitschko says that all city heating and water services were restored after a wave of air strikes on Friday.

18/12/2022

World News

Hungary, Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan agree to electricity project

This project could become a new power source for the European Union as the bloc seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian energy.

17/12/2022

No Comment

Residents deal with fires in Kherson and blackouts across Ukraine

Heavy shelling has caused fires in Kherson and blackouts across Ukraine, including in Lviv in the west of the country.

04/12/2022

Ukraine

'Power restored' to Kherson despite Russian onslaught, says Kyiv

Here are the main developments in Russia's war against Ukraine this Saturday.

26/11/2022

Ukraine

'Worst winter of our lives': Kyiv prepares for cold, dark times ahead

More than 10 million Ukrainians were left without power by mid-week last week, according to President Zelenskyy.

21/11/2022

Moldova

Russian strikes on Ukraine heighten Moldova’s energy crisis

The power outages happened Tuesday as the Russian military pounded infrastructure targets across Ukraine, which borders Moldova.

17/11/2022

World News

Living in newly liberated Kherson

As soldiers do their best to clear away Russian booby traps, humanitarian supplies, including medicines, are at last reaching the people of Kherson just as winter comes,.

17/11/2022

My Europe Series

'I dread turning the heating on': Energy crisis grips Moldova

Moldova has seen all its electricity supplies -- from Ukraine and Transnistria -- stop in recent weeks.

09/11/2022