Daniel Argyropoulos – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:58:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Greek islands are beautiful – but can they go green, too? https://energytransition.org/2021/11/greek-islands-are-beautiful-but-can-they-go-green-too/ https://energytransition.org/2021/11/greek-islands-are-beautiful-but-can-they-go-green-too/#respond Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:00:58 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25299 The energy transition on the Aegean islands is finally shifting gear. In June, prime minister Mitsotakis and the CEO of the global carmaker Volkswagen, Herbert Diess, visited the small island of Astypalea located in the Aegean Sea. The goal of a joint project between the Greek government and VW is to turn Astypalea into a “green and smart” island, replacing all cars on the island of 1...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/11/greek-islands-are-beautiful-but-can-they-go-green-too/feed/ 0 Just Transition in Greek Lignite Regions: The Clock’s Ticking https://energytransition.org/2021/01/just-transition-in-greek-lignite-regions-the-clocks-ticking/ https://energytransition.org/2021/01/just-transition-in-greek-lignite-regions-the-clocks-ticking/#respond Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:30:42 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=23837 In September 2019, at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, the newly-elected Prime minister Mitsotakis announced that Greece would phase out the use of lignite in its energy system by 2028, 10 years faster than Germany. Consequently, the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) drafted by the previous SYRIZA-led government was revised to reflect this and other commitments before the plan was...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/01/just-transition-in-greek-lignite-regions-the-clocks-ticking/feed/ 0 Coal, on its way out – Greece’s plans to phase out lignite are boosted by the pandemic https://energytransition.org/2020/09/coal-on-its-way-out-how-the-greek-plans-to-phase-out-lignite-are-boosted-by-the-pandemic/ https://energytransition.org/2020/09/coal-on-its-way-out-how-the-greek-plans-to-phase-out-lignite-are-boosted-by-the-pandemic/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:00:09 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=23135 In September 2019, during the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to phase out all coal-powered electricity production by 2028, making Greece a pioneer in the Balkans. This commitment is enshrined in the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) submitted by the Greek government to the European Commission end of 2019.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/09/coal-on-its-way-out-how-the-greek-plans-to-phase-out-lignite-are-boosted-by-the-pandemic/feed/ 1 A Wind of Change for Greece’s Energy Transition? https://energytransition.org/2020/04/a-wind-of-change-for-greeces-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2020/04/a-wind-of-change-for-greeces-energy-transition/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:00:07 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22099 After years of stagnation, the new government wants to speed up the energy transition in Greece. Can the vast potential of wind and solar energy finally be exploited following the slow-down of recent years? Daniel Argyropoulos fills us in on the details. The last decade only few new renewable energy power plants were built in Greece. ( Public Domain) Greece has experienced a deep recession during...

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