Renewable Energy Race Pits Ukraine Against Mediterranean States For EU Market
Ukraine leans on renewable energy to make its case for European Union integration, but other EU states also want a piece of the action.
Ukraine leans on renewable energy to make its case for European Union integration, but other EU states also want a piece of the action.
Oil majors cannot be trusted to put ethics before profit, says Transport & Environment: $100bn from Russia since Annexation of Crimea
I’ve spent the past week or so thoroughly looking through our archives. In the process, I’ve run across some pretty funny and interesting old articles. This one below is from nearly 6 years ago! Tesla delivered a grand total of 5,500 cars in the quarter this was published (Q3 2012). I went on a cleantech tour of Ukraine at that time (Kiev and Crimea, just before Russia invaded Crimea), and there were many highlights, but it’s hard to compete with the handmade electric car below. Check it out.
The idea of the president of any normal country also owning one of its largest assets and using his office to protect it seems outrageous. Putin used his position to gain wealth for himself and a small group of cronies, and is trying to prevent sanctions from reducing the value of that wealth.
With the ongoing political turmoil in the region as a partial cause, a total of 200 megawatts (MW) worth of solar energy projects in Crimea are looking likely to be seized by Russian banks thanks to outstanding loan payments and looming foreclosure, according to recent reports. Solar projects in the … [continued]
Solar PV project development in Russia has been accelerating recently — with a number of large, notable projects announced recently. Among those projects are a number to be developed in Crimea — no doubt being developed with the intention of making the peninsula more or less energy independent. This seems to … [continued]
Crimea solar power plants and wind power plants are facing an uncertain future according to recent reports. After the region’s move to join the Russian Federation a few months ago, the power plants saw their power purchase agreements with the Ukrainian state-owned utility Energorynok cancelled. With the loss of those … [continued]
Originally published on SolarWakeup. By Yann Brandt Solar may be a small portion of energy production globally but the importance in geo-politics continues to grow. All energy usage may be local, when a homeowner plugs in their cell phone charge into the wall but when it comes to energy production, it … [continued]
Now here’s an Onion-worthy headline from The Heritage Foundation, topping a press release issued just a few hours ago: “How America’s Shale Revolution Could Loosen Russia’s Grip on Europe.” We’re dragging The Onion into this because the article focuses on one angle of the domestic shale gas market while completely … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost.eu. By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their spring summit in Brussels, EU leaders gave centre stage to energy dependence. First climate change, … [continued]