Trends in electricity production – August 2022
Cumulatively for the first 8 months in Greece, renewables (excluding large hydro) surpassed all other energy source with 13238 GWh, leaving fossil gas in the second place with 13150 GWh.
Heat pumps, self-production from the sun and subsidies for energy savings are the citizens’ “weapons” against the energy crisis
Nikos Mantzaris on radion Channel 1 of Piraeus.
European Green Deal Barometer: Skepticism for Green Deal implementation status in the short term, but cautious optimism post-2024
Report by IEEP with the contribution of civil society organizations.
Trends in Greece’s fossil gas consumption & imports – August 2022
In August 2022, gas consumption decreased by 15.3% compared to August 2021 mainly due to a reduction in industrial use by almost 80%. However, consumption is up by 6.9% compared to the five-year average, leaving Greece far from the European Commission's target for a 15% reduction compared to the five-year average.
Reducing fossil gas consumption without increasing lignite use
Nikos Mantzaris at ERT TV and Radio.
How much can Greece reduce its fossil gas consumption?
New analysis by The Green Tank examines Greece’s potential to reduce its fossil gas consumption in the next eight months in order to contribute to the common European effort.
Trends in electricity production – July 2022
Monthly production record from renewables in July. Cumulatively in the first 7 months of the year in Greece, renewables (excluding large hydro) were the source that produced the largest quantities of electricity (11594 GWh), while fossil gas (11009 GWh) fell to the second place.
Trends in electricity production – June 2022
For the first time, renewables including large hydro surpass fossil fuels (fossil gas and lignite) during the first half of the year.
What does the new ΕU gas reduction target mean for Greece?
Nikos Mantzaris on ERT television and radio.
Trends in the Emissions Trading System in Greece and the European Union – 2021
Whilst in the midst of an intense energy and economic crisis due to the explosion of fossil fuel prices and the threat of a fossil gas supply disruption from Russia, many European countries, including Greece, have increased coal mining and are considering lifetime extensions of coal power plants. At the same time, the European Union…
Sustainable funding for REPowerEU
Comments submitted by the Green Tank on updating EU legislation to make the EU independent from Russian fossil fuels.
No room for fossil gas in the EU’s Modernization Fund
Opinion article by Nikos Mantzaris as part of the project Life ETX.
Short-term energy solutions and long-term risks
Nikos Mantzaris on ERT's TV evening news.
The de-lignitization process must continue
Article by Nikos Mantzaris in the NAFTEMPORIKI special issue on energy.
