The Chairman and Executive Director of IENE Mr. Costis Stambolis participated in a special event jointly organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) and the Institute of International Economic Relations (IDOS) last Tuesday, November 23 in Athens in order to examine the new energy architecture that lately tends to emerge in Europe. The event, which took the form of a 2-hour open discussion between four experts on energy and economics, was prefaced by Mr. Charalambos Tsardanidis, Professor at
The inseparable connection between the energy sector, economy and development in Greece and Southeast Europe will be highlighted for another year by the annual National Conference "Energy and Development", organized by the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, at 1-2 December 2021 in Athens.
As Energy Transition gathers pace across Europe, and worldwide, so are developments in Greece’s energy sector which over the past years has emerged as a pilar of the country’s economy and a major pivot of economic growth. Although the energy sector in Greece corresponds to just less than 5% of its GDP, its role in terms of investments and as prime mover in cross border economic cooperation is of vital importance.
The important role of the energy sector for Greece’s economy and development and its wider impact for South Eeast Europe, will be highlighted once again in the 25th Annual National Conference "Energy and Development", organized by the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe (IENE) on 1-2 December 2021 in Athens. The Conference, which celebrates 25 years of continuous organization, is convened under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and Energy and this year will be held in hybrid for
Αll the important aspects at local and global level concerning the role of hydrocarbons in the Energy Transition were examined during a scientific conference jointly organized by the Petroleum Research Institute (FORTH) and the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe (IENE) titled "The Hydrocarbons as part of the energy transition, Facts and Policies” which took place on October 25, 2021, at the KAM Hall in Chania with simultaneous livestreaming.
The pivotal role of energy in the National Plan for Recovery and Resilience and the need for investments in industrial production was the subject of a special study by IENE, which was presented at an online event organized by the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) on Wednesday (20/10).
A high-level Greek-Bulgarian Energy Meeting that was held in Sofia last week (14/10), helped forge closer links in the energy sector between the two countries. The aim of this highly focused meeting which was co-organized by host Energy Management Institute (EMI) of Bulgaria, and the Institute of Energy for Southeast Europe (IENE), was to explore possibilities for further expansion and strengthening of the already close cooperation between the two neighboring countries in the field of energy.
Following the publication over the last few days by Financial Times columnists of a series of articles on the difficulties and problems involved related to the attempted rapid decarbonisation and the uphill path towards decarbonisation, IENE’s chairman responded by welcoming FT’s change of tack. His full letter addressed to the editor of the FT and as published in today’s edition (October 13,2021) follows:
In this latest online educational seminar organized by IENE, in association with specialist consulting firm “Strategy Technics”, the emphasis is on the functioning of energy markets in a complex environment and the real challenges posed to market participants.
As Energy Transition gathers pace across Europe, and worldwide, so are developments in Greece’s energy sector which over the past years has emerged as a pilar of the country’s economy and a major pivot of economic growth. Although the energy sector in Greece corresponds to just less than 5% of its GDP its role in terms of investments and as prime mover in cross border economic cooperation is of vital importance.
The important developments concerning e-mobility were discussed during the web conference on "Electric Mobility and Smart Cities", organized by the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe (IENE) on 22 September 2021, which took place as part of the European Mobility Week, and was sponsored by Hellenic Petroleum.
On September 21, the Institute uploaded on its website its latest Working Paper (No. 31). The Paper, which is most timely given the precarious state of gas markets, especially in Europe, provides a detailed explanation of the elements that dictate gas prices around the world, including the mechanisms for setting a gas price formula, the role of trading hubs and the influence of major suppliers.
The Institute of Energy of Southeast Europe (IENE), in the context of the European Mobility Week is organizing on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, an online conference on "Electric Mobility and Smart Cities".
Following an invitation by the organizers of the two-day international online conference on SME, Vocational Education Training Providers (VET), IENE’s Research Fellow, Irene Terzidou, participated contributing her insight on “Energy Transition and Green Skills”
In the latest issue of SEE Electricity Market Analysis, published weekly by IENE, a detailed account is presented on how electricity markets performed across SE Europe. The main characteristic of SEE energy markets last week was the almost uniform rise of electricity prices in line with the prevailing European trend.
On September 10, the Institute submitted its comments in the context of the public consultation conducted by Greece’s Regulatory Authority of Energy (RAE) on the terms of the proposed framework and underlying concepts of the new Gas Trading Platform to be launched by the Hellenic Energy Exchange (EnEx) sometime next year.
On September 7, the Institute sent to its members its latest bimonthly newsletter “Market Fundamentals and Prices” (Issue No. 342), which covers the period of July-August 2021. This newsletter contains comprehensive information on global and regional prices and trends for crude oil and petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, coal and emissions.
After a short break due to the summer recess the regular briefing of the members of the Institute has resumed once again through the dispatch of various newsletters and relevant information. So, last Monday (30/8) the weekly Analysis of the Greek Energy Market (No 214) was sent to members, followed on Wednesday (1/9) by the weekly overview of the energy markets of the countries in SE Europe, the "SEE Electricity Market Analysis" (No. 147). Furthermore, the monthly ‘’SEE Energy Brief – Market Watch’’ which presents a country by country account of latest developments in the local energy markets, was dispatched on Tuesday (31/8). Finally, IENE’s flagship newsletter, the ‘’Energy Weekly Report’’, followed on Thursday (2/9). Between them this group of newsletters provided an all round and timely picture of energy market developments in the SEE region and beyond.
Following a latest series of devastating fires and floods in SE European countries over the last few weeks and warnings by scientists that extreme weather phenomena may increase in future on account of climate change,the Institute,following a recommendation by its chairman,Mr.Costis Stambolis is going ahead to convene a special working group. This will be an ad hoc group composed of specialists in different fields .e.g electricity and gas networks,energy efficiency,renewables, energy management, telecommunications,flood control and harbour construction.
