European legislation must change in order to avoid regional energy price crises
Nikos Mantzaris explained the causes and solutions to the high electricity price crisis in South-Eastern Europe
Trends in fossil gas consumption & imports – August 2024
August recorded the second highest Russian gas imports in Greece ever (3.64 TWh), just one month after the historic high of July (3.69 TWh).
How much gas capacity does Greece need?
A new report by The Green Tank finds that over the past 1.5 year, meeting domestic demand has never required more thermal power plant capacity than that currently available by gas plants (6 GW).
The Green Tank’s comments on the draft law on energy storage and waste management
"Yes" to energy storage with clear targets, "no" to waste burning in lignite areas and the weakening of self-production.
The causes of the new increase in electricity prices in September
The impact of Ukraine's energy crisis and the astronomically priced exports from Greek thermal plants.
The carbon footprint of electricity production – July 2024
In the first seven months of 2024, Greece had the cleanest electricity production mix (267 g CO2/kWh) compared to the same period of the last ten years.
Trends in electricity production – July 2024
In July 2024, Greece achieved a record monthly production of 2,639 GWh from renewable energy sources, while also seeing the second highest monthly production from fossil gas in the last decade.
The necessary measures to mitigate RES curtailments
Nikos Mantzaris' proposals to address the issue of green energy curtailments in a report by Energygame.gr.
Εnergy communities by business owners and the case of Prespes
In a report by "To Vima" newspaper, Ioanna Theodosiou stressed the need to support energy community by citizens, SMEs and local authorities with financial resources.
SAvE Whales on SKAI’s Eco News
Ioli Christopoulou discussed the innovative system to prevent sperm whale collisions with ships in the Kythera Strait.
Trends in fossil gas consumption & imports – July 2024
Greece was more dependent than ever on Russian gas via pipeline in July 2024, with an all-time high of monthly imports (3.69 TWh).
The Green Tank’s recommendations for the acceleration of the energy communities program in Greece’s lignite areas
The Green Tank approved the amendment to the financing program for energy communities, first published in September 2023. However, the organization sent its comments and recommendations to the Special Service for Just Development Transition (EYDAM).
Gas in electricity production: Greece diverging from Europe
Article by Nikos Mantzaris in Energypress.
The carbon footprint of electricity production – June 2024
In the first half of 2024 the country had the cleanest electricity production mix (262 g CO2/kWh) compared to the same period of the last ten years.
