Necessary interventions to support energy communities
Joint article by Stelios Psomas and Nikos Mantzaris for Clima 21 on supporting energy communities by citizens in Greece’s lignite regions.
Energy in the hands of citizens: Τhe role of energy communities
Ioanna Theodosiou participated in the first open panel discussion of the series "What will KOSMOS say", organised by the homonymous newly established political body.
“Self-production will be tested” – Nikos Mantzaris on the replacement of net metering with net billing
In an ERTNEWS report on the end of net metering and its replacement by net billing, Nikos Mantzaris explains what the latter is and why unequivocal conditions and a stable institutional framework are needed for its implementation.
How a solution without gas for district heating in Western Macedonia can be both cheap and sustainable
Nikos Mantzaris was invited by Socrates Moutidis to the podcast of “Chronos Kozani”, where he explained why gas is a highly problematic “solution” for district heating in Western Macedonia.
Kick off meeting for the ARTEMIS project
The Green Tank is one of the ten project partners of ARTEMIS which is aimed at accelerating the restoration of Posidonia seagrass meadows and exploring their ecosystem services in the Mediterranean.
Trends in fossil gas consumption & imports – February 2024
In the first two months of 2024, gas consumption increased by 30.1% compared to the same period in 2023. Greece fell to 23rd place in the EU-27 in terms of the voluntary reduction target (-15%) for the period April 2023-January 2024 and is 5 percentage points away from the target. The main source of gas imports is again Russia.
Youth at the forefront of the Just Transition in Greece
Op-ed by Elena Psyllakou in the Greek edition of Huffington Post. The material was drawn from the "Youth Empowerment Workshop for the Just Transition" co-organized by Green Tank and the Association of Active Youths of Florina - OENEF, in Florina, in May 2023 as well as from The Green Tank's participation in local events for the youth.
Can Greece decouple from fossil gas?
Longread by Nikos Mantzaris for Inside Story and Macropolis.
The carbon footprint of electricity production – January 2024
In January 2024, 1.28 million tonnes of CO2 were emitted, increasing by 6.2% from January 2023, decreasing by 40.6% compared to the five-year average.
Trends in electricity production – January 2024
In January 2024, renewables had the second highest monthly production historically (2,207 GWh), just behind the first in August 2023 (2,254 GWh). Together with large hydro, they covered almost 60% of electricity production and almost 57% of demand. Electricity consumption increased by 6.6% compared to January 2023.
Self-produced energy steps into the frame of energy transition in Greece: increasing citizen participation in energy communities
The review titled “Energy Communities & Self-production in Greece and its Lignite Areas" by The Green Tank presents the more recent developments based on the data by the General Commercial Register (GEMI) and the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) up to December 2023
The Greek Ministry of Environment should not consent to a reduction in wolf’s protection – Letter by 20 environmental NGOs
Twenty environmental organizations in Greece ask the Greek Minister of Environment to vote “against” the change in wolf's protection status.
On Greece’s new LNG infrastructure
Ioanna Souka explains why there is a serious risk that the planned new LNG infrastructure will end up being stranded assets for a news report by Energy Intelligence.
Measures to shield households against the energy and climate crisis
Analysis by The Green Tank and Facets examines 8 scenarios for the residential housing sector and 2 scenarios for the road transport sector and identifies the most efficient combinations of measures that will reduce both the carbon footprint and energy bills of households by 2030. The implementation of these measures can lead up to €1.6 billion annual economic benefits in 2030 for the Greek households, while also reducing emissions from both sectors by up to 7.1 million tonnes of CO2 in the same year.
