The share of Lignite in the Greek electricity system Over the past 10 years the share of lignite in meeting demand has clearly decreased. This decrease has been offset by a similar increase in the shares of RES and hydropower as well as imports.
Cost of lignite-fired power generation Despite the low mining cost, Greece has the most expensive power generation from lignite in Europe mainly due to its extremely low quality.
Greek Lignite reserves and characteristics In terms of lignite production, Greece ranks seventh worldwide and third in the EU. The country' low-calorific value reserves is estimated to last for over 45 years.
Lignite The need to use domestic resources and the traditionally low cost of lignite were the reasons why Greece back in the 1950’s turned to lignite combustion as the backbone of its electricity system.
Lignite in the Greek Energy System This publication gathers the key facts around Lignite and presents the challenges for a post-lignite era in Greece and highlights the contribution of Greece in tackling climate change and the need to decouple from fossil fuels. It also comlements the international tribute edition Coal Atlas: Facts and Figures on a Fossil Fuel, of the foundation in Germany, with the Greek situation.
Coal Atlas 2015 The Heinrich Böll Foundation and Friends of the Earth International have published the first English edition of the Coal Atlas 2015 in Brussels.
Energy Autonomous Islands Good practices from islands that cover their energy needs exclusively by renewable energy sources, friendly to the environment and to the society will be presented at the scientific conference "Energy autonomous islands and communities" that will take place on 14-15 November 2015 at the Orthodox Academy Crete, in Chania. Aim of the conference is to get the society of Crete involved in the RES vision and inform the local community about existing European cases.
Green New Deal for Greece – Enforcing renewables and energy efficiency The situation in Greece has brought the shortcomings of an unsustainable overall economic model for Europe sharply into focus: at its heart lies a dependency on fossil sources of energy, the vast majority of which need to be imported. By Oliver Krischer
Green New Deal für Griechenland – Erneuerbare Energien und Energieeffizienz Wie durch ein Brennglas wirken in Griechenland Defizite eines nicht nachhaltigen Gesamt-Europäischen Wirtschaftsmodells: Zentral ist die Abhängigkeit von fossilen Energierohstoffen, die ganz überwiegend importiert werden müssen. By Oliver Krischer, Annalena Baerbock, Manuel Sarrazin and Kai Gehring
Planning Transition to Energy Efficient Cities SEMINAR Two day seminar is organised in Athens on 11 and 12 June, with the aim to bringe the gap between the needs of municipalities and the skills of political and administrative staff in energy saving, provide information to citizens and civil society for the benefits and ways to save energy as well as disseminate good practices and models from Greece and abroad.