The Estonian government has approved the location for the joint Estonia-Latvian Elwind offshore wind farm project. Following a series of studies to determine the most suitable site for the project, a location west of the Sorve peninsula in Estonian waters was selected. In a preliminary study commissioned by the two neighboring countries to identify the…
Lithuania’s state-owned energy group Ignitis starts offering a world-first online service where residents can rent a part of a wind turbine. Until now, residents were only able to rent or acquire remote solar parks, Ignitis said in a press release. Around 1,000 private customers will be able to rent up to 5 kW of the…
Environmentalists fear that in their bid to ensure enough biofuel, European governments may loosen forest protection. While Lithuania has no plans to increase logging quotas, forest owners say plenty of wood could be had just by clearing fallen trees. Dead and fallen trees are plentiful in every forest. Some are left to support the natural…
Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko held an online meeting with Minister of Energy of Belgium Tinne Van der Straeten who pledged to continue to provide support for the Ukrainian energy sector. “Galushchenko informed his colleague about the massive shelling of the Ukrainian energy infrastructure. He emphasized that energy workers were trying to promptly…
“The Republic of Moldova is currently facing the worst energy crisis in its history and how we will get through the coming winter depends on all of us,” said President Maia Sandu at the beginning of the meeting of the Supreme Security Council (CSS), held on October 24 evening on the current threats to energy…
Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit two nuclear locations in Ukraine to detect any possible undeclared nuclear activities. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that the agency was aware of statements made by the Russian Federation on Sunday about alleged activities at two nuclear locations in Ukraine. Director General Grossi…
As a result of the Russian full-scale invasion, 90% of wind energy facilities and 45-50% of solar energy facilities have been put out of service in Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko. “Green energy is probably the most affected industry, as most of our capacities have been located in…