Repowering coal power plants with biomass
Topic: Industry Forum on retrofitting measures for biofuel plants When: November 19th 2019. 08:30 – 14:00 Where: THE OFFICE, Rue D’ Arlon 80 – 1000 Brussels, Belgium Agenda – Registration
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Study Tour, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Study Tour, Cardiff, Wales, UK 20th November 2019 Agenda Contact: Rita Mergner Project Manager, TRACER Coordinator WIP Renewable Energies E-mail: rita.mergner@wip-munich.de Tel.: +49 89 720 12 731 Website: www.wip-munich.de Trygve Rees Fossil Fuel Manager Energy Policy Team Division for Decarbonisation and Energy Department for Environment and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Tel 0300 025 0572 Mobile 07973 488…
Greece seeks to phase out coal by 2028
© Photo: Johannes Plenio/Pixabay Greece will adopt a new national energy and climate plan by the end of 2019 that will envisage the shutdown of all coal power plants in Greece by 2028, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019. The plan will also call for expanding the share of…
TRACER presentation on the National Information Day on the new calls of the Horizon 2020 in Czech Republic
As one of the model projects supported by the European Commission, TRACER was presented on September 10, 2019 at the National Information Day on the new calls of the Horizon 2020 program organized by the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague together with the Technology Center of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.…
Re- Industrialise Study Visit North Rhine Westphalia
28-30 October 2019 Joining Forces for a Successful Regional Transition: Experiences and Lessons Learnt on Fostering Collaboration Achieving a successful transition of industrial areas and regions into low carbon innovation hotspots requires creative solutions, forward-thinking and new collaborations. By taking on board research, society and industrial representatives, it is expected that new, as well as…
Mayors of Jiu Valley cities signed, at the headquarters of the European Commission, the Memorandum for a Just Transition
On July 16, 2019 in the presence of EC representatives, the Ministry of European Funds and NGOs – Bankwatch Romania and Greenpeace Romania, all 6 mayors signed the “Jiu Valley Partnership for a Just Transition”, in order to reach the goals of Jiu Valley energy system transformation and economic development. By signing this Memorandum the…
Jiu Valley cities invitation to Platform on Coal Regions in Transition working groups
All six mayors from Jiu Valley cities received the invitation to attend the next EC – Platform on Coal Regions in Transition working groups meeting in Brussels, 15-16.07.2019. This initiative generated several press releases as: Hunedoara County Morning Gazette “Jiu Valley Mayors called out in Brussels” https://gddhd.ro/actualitate/primarii-din-valea-jiului-chemati-la-bruxelles/ or Mesagerul Hunedorean “Jiu Valley Mayors will debate…
The New York Times interested in Jiu Valley social challenges
The New York Times was also interested in knowing more about Jiu Valley social challenges, so Kevin Granville, reporter and Kevin Faingnaert, photographer published a short press report titled “What life after coal looks like”. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/business/romania-coal-towns.html?fbclid=IwAR0T86YdJjloiUgou_HTv2_3pyLlOzxCluC8GXquDHO28vAnIs_7BRtRqk; The movingly reportage was taken over and partly translated by the local press (e.g. Adevarul de Hunedoara newspaper). Life…
Jiu Valley could attract 5 billion euros EU money
On the occasion of the Romanian six-month rotating presidency of the EU Council, several informal ministerial meetings on energy took place in Bucharest, followed by EC delegation visit in Jiu Valley (Petroșani city), on 03.04.2019, where the Energy commissioner is making a statement (min 1:02) http://stiri.tvr.ro/valea-jiului-ar-putea-atrage-5-miliarde-de-euro–bani-europeni–dupa-inchiderea-mineritului_843642_video.html#view announcing that Jiu Valley could attract in the future…
Smart Strategies for the Transition in Coal Intensive Regions
The European Commission launched the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition in December 2017. As part of the Platform’s activities two working groups meet three times per year to discuss priority projects and best practices in coal region
Platform Meeting
The European Commission launched the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition in December 2017. As part of the Platform’s activities two working groups meet three times per year to discuss priority projects and best practices in coal region
Cohesion Policy post 2020
The EU has set itself a long-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% compared to 1990 levels by 2050