Energy

Green Forum   |   12 September, 2024 at 9:00 PM

SAPE Secures PNRR funding for green hydrogen project

The Society for the Administration of Energy Participations (SAPE SA) has received funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for its energy storage project using green hydrogen.

Green Forum   |   11 September, 2024 at 8:10 PM

Renewables generate 50% of EU electricity in early 2024

The European Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2024 which describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission's mandate.

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