Will the Ministry of Development take over Greece’s protected areas?
An opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou explaining why article 219 of a bill by the Ministry of Development and Investment is dangerous for Greece's protected areas, while not promoting investments in the country.
Lignite phase out and Just Transition: causes, threats and challenges
The Green Tank in collaboration with the Heinrich Boll Stiftung Greece are publishing a feature on the contemporary Greek energy policy. Part of this feature is the article by Nikos Mantzaris on lignite phase out and the Just Transition.
Energy communities and their role in just transition to the post-coal era
The Green Tank in collaboration with the Heinrich Boll Stiftung Greece are publishing a feature on the contemporary Greek energy policy. Part of this feature is the article by Ioanna Theodosiou on energy communities and their role in just transition.
Τhe dynamic entry of renewables and the role of energy storage
Article by Machie Tratsa on renewables and energy storage referring to the main points of the Green Tank’s latest report titled “Energy Storage Technologies: Challenges and Outlook” as they relate to batteries and the conversion of lignite plants to clean energy storage facilities in the form of heat.
Biodiversity conservation among the challenges of the new year
Comment by Ioli Christopoulou and reference to the Green Tank report "Priority to nature: An assessment of the implementation of Greece's National Biodiversity Strategy" in an article on the environmental challenges of the new year, published in the Sunday edition of TO VIMA.
Hydrogen: Prospects in the new Decarbonization Era
Reference to the Green Tank’s new report “Energy Storage Technologies: Challenges and Outlook” in Machie Tratsa’s article and hydrogen technologies in particular.
The future of Ptolemaida 5 and CCSU
Article by Nikos Mantzaris in «Chronos», describing the reasons why the choice to continue the lignite operation of Ptolemaida 5 in conjunction with Carbon Capture and Storage or Utilization technologies (CCSU) is wrong.
Greece looks past coal
Nikos Mantzaris was quoted in an article by Energy Monitor investigating the challenges associated with Greece’s transition away from lignite both at the national as well as the regional level.
No to fossil gas from the Just Transition Fund
Οpinion piece by Nikos Mantzaris on the main elements of the
agreement on the European Just Transition Fund.
The conversion of lignite plants into energy storage facilities as a promising storage technology
Article by energypress on Nikos Mantzaris' presentation at the “Renewable & Storage Forum” on emerging energy storage technologies and in particular, thermal energy storage through the conversion of lignite plants as well as hydrogen technologies.
How would a Greek Green Development plan would look like
Article by energy portal energypress about the event organized by dianeosis on November 30, 2020, where Nikos Mantzaris presented the analysis by the Green Tank team on the results of the public poll conducted in collaboration with Professor Emmanuela Doussis, dianeosis and the MARC polling company.
Lignite plants in the service of green energy – The case of thermal storage
Nikos Mantzaris, Green Tank's senior policy analyst, participated in the two-day conference "Renewable & Storage Forum" organized successfully by energypress.
A new Partnership Agreement and a Recovery Plan without consultation?
Opinion piece by Ioli Christopoulou emphasizing the value of open dialogue and participatory consultations before the planning of Greece’s new Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 and the use of resources from the EU Recovery Fund are finalized.
Lignite phase-out: 1 year later
It is one year since the Greek Prime Minister announced the historic commitment that Greece is to completely phase-out lignite by 2028 (at the latest), speaking at the UN Special Climate Action Summit in New York.
