Green transition deal gets approval as EU mulls state aid for renewables
European Union countries on Monday approved the bloc’s flagship fund to wean them off fossil fuels and protect communities most affected, paving the way for...
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Only 10 per cent of electricity in Cyprus from renewable sources
The share of electricity from renewable sources in Cyprus is one of the lowest in the EU, Eurostat reported on Friday. In 2019, it was...
Home insulation and photovoltaics scheme to continue next year
The sponsorship plan for encouraging the use of renewable energy sources and energy saving in houses will continue in 2021, the energy ministry announced on...
European Commission laments Cyprus’ high greenhouse emissions
Cyprus had the biggest increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the last 30 years and is unable to meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emission reduction...
Shopkeepers urge govt to increase efforts to reduce emissions
The leader of small shopkeepers ‘union Povek met with Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis on Wednesday to discuss ways of reducing Cyprus’ carbon emissions. During the...
Government urged to act swiftly to meet 2020 CO2 targets
Government departments must do their part and act swiftly if Cyprus is to meet its 2020 targets for reduced carbon dioxide emissions, the energy regulator...
Consumers losing out in RES subsidies, says watchdog
A consumer advocacy group has filed a complaint against the government with the European Commission, alleging that a recently unveiled scheme for generating electricity from...
Energy ministry pushes for application deadline extension for RES park
By Philippe Orphanides The energy ministry’s intention of asking the cabinet to extend the application deadline for the second renewable energy park (RES) project has...
Drive towards renewables has been sidetracked by gas
We’re nowhere near reaching our renewable energy targets and the reasons for the delay defy common sense By Charles Ellinas A renewables roadmap for Cyprus...
Cyprus needs to raise climate ambitions says report
Cyprus fell 17 places this year to rank 46 out of the total 56 countries evaluated by the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019. Cyprus...
Cyprus smitten with energy paralysis: There is simply no need for Cyprus’ electricity prices to be so high. Here’s why
By Charles Ellinas While Cyprus is rushing into renegotiating the Aphrodite gasfield production sharing agreement – unwisely as I demonstrated in my August 26 article...
Turkish Cypriots to look at RES solutions
Turkish Cypriots will look into turning to renewable energy sources (RES) and importing power from Turkey in a bid to free themselves of their dependence...
Robust growth in renewables, but big challenges remain
BP has warned that while rebalancing of oil production and demand led to a strong recovery of oil prices in 2017 this is a short-term...
Cyprus looking at scenarios for reducing emissions by 2020
The energy ministry is looking at various scenarios for achieving the EU-wide target of reducing carbon emissions by 2020, MPs were told on Tuesday. Lawmakers...
€500m needed for energy saving measures and RES
Some €500m in investments need to go towards saving energy and using renewable energy sources in Cyprus by 2019, while efforts to prepare a photovoltaic park in Akrotiri...
Significant role for gas in rapidly changing energy mix
A number of reports have been released so far this year on global energy transition. Among these, Norwegian DNV GL, an international accredited classification society,...
Ambitious target for cutting Cyprus’ greenhouse emissions
The national target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is expected to be around 24% from 2005 levels by 2030 in line with EU targets, President...
Renewable power generation up 3.4% in 2016
Power production from renewable energy sources rose 3.4 per cent last year to 327,284.5 megawatt hours (MWH) compared to 2015 mainly on increased output generated...
A hybrid future
As renewable energy grows in importance, a challenge will be hanging on to all that electricity created by wind turbines or solar panels. Already, innovations...
Going green: Latin America’s energy revolution
With climate-change skeptic Donald Trump in the White House, some would speculate the timing is not right for developing sources of power not derived from...