Friday, February 5, 2021
Green liquid fuels and their importance for the energy transition, especially in industry and transport and the challenges that arise in this new, dynamic environment will be the focus of the two-day online conference entitled “Green Liquid Fuels of the Future ”, organized by the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) on 11 and 12 February 2021.
Friday, January 29, 2021
On January 28 IENE sent to its members a special “News Analysis” following the incident of January 8, 2021 whereby the CET synchronous area of Continental Europe was separated into two parts due to outages of several transmission network elements in a very short time. ENTSO-E had already published initial information on the event on 8 January 2021, followed by an update with geographical view and time sequence on 15 January 2021.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
As we move towards a climate neutral economy withprofound long-term impact on resources and society, the role of hydrocarbons, for the decarbonisation of the hard to abate sectors is usually overlooked in the public dialogue. In the meantime, the transport sector, which is responsible for the bulk of liquid fuel consumption, and is now required to cut down around 90% of its emissions by 2050, is in urgent need for a broad range of low carbon solutions, covering all sectors of Transport.
Monday, January 25, 2021
On January 19, the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) uploaded its latest Working Paper No. 30 (see here), which addresses the future of electricity market in Greece and in SE Europe following latest developments by making a projection of the operation of the electricity market at a regional level.
Friday, January 22, 2021
Following an invitation by the Athens based Institute of Alternative Policies (ENA) the chairman and Executive Director of IENE, Costis Stambolis, participated as moderator of one of the two sessions in this one day online event which took place on January 18 and sought to explore the role and applications of " Green Hydrogen" in Greece and the broader SEE region.
Friday, January 22, 2021
On January 12, the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) sent to its members its latest newsletter “Monthly Analysis” (Issue No. 325). The analysis focused on the current global and future status of Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) and on the latest developments in the case of SE Europe.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
More than 400 participants took part in the online one day conference which was organised by IENE on Tuesday, January 12 to examine latest developments and the outlook for building centred Energy Efficiency policies and projects. Although the conference focused on initiatives and programmes related to Greece it also covered global and European angles with the help of internationally recognised authorities.
Monday, January 11, 2021
The challenges and opportunities currently arising in the field of energy efficiency in the building and industrial sector - not only in Greece but also in the wider European area - will be the focus of an all-day online conference on "Investing in Energy Efficiency: Business, Industry and Public Buildings" organized by the Energy Institute of SE Europe (IENE) on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.
Thursday, December 31, 2020
In his New Year message to IENE's partners and members the Chairman and Executive Director of IENE Costis Stambolis underlined the Institute's resolve to increase its interaction and scale up its activities in the broader SEE and East Mediterranean region
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
In view of the 12 th SEE Dialogue which was convened by IENE on December 9/10 a Background Paper entitled " SE Europe's Changing Energy Direction" was prepared by the Institute's research department and is now available together with the conference's microsite. These are to be found in the following address:
Monday, December 21, 2020
The latest developments that shape the Greek energy sector, the challenges and opportunities that arise at domestic and regional level and the investment prospects over the next decade are analyzed, among others, in the 2020 Annual Report for the Greek Energy Sector published last month by the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe (IENE).
Friday, December 18, 2020
This year's Cyprus Energy Symposium was held on December 15 and took the form of a hybrid event with the local organizers assembled in a conference room in Nicosia but almost all participants attending online. Despite these obstructive conditions the Symposium was conducted smoothly with a total of 16 speakers and more than 150 attendees.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The necessary innovations and infrastructures for the greater penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), the strengthening of competition in electricity markets, the challenges of decarbonization in SE Europe, the example of Hellenic Petroleum as an integrated energy company, the global and regional dimension of energy developments, but also the geopolitical role of energy in the European area were fully analyzed and hotly debated in the second and last day of the 12th Energy Dialogue for SE Europe last Thursday.
Friday, December 11, 2020
The international developments and prospects of the energy sector but also the impact of the pandemic and the challenges of the period in the Balkans and SE Europe were in focus of the first day (9/12) of the 12th SE Europe Energy Dialogue organized by the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe (IENE).
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Speaking at the opening of the 12th SE Europe Energy Dialogue, IENE’s Chairman, Costis Stambolis, made reference to the effort made by the Institute to encourage the discussion and exchange of ideas in the energy sector in the broader SEE region.
Thursday, December 10, 2020
The 12th SE Europe Energy Dialogue forum, organized by the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe (IENE) – this time exclusively online due to the Covid-19 pandemic – kicked off on Wednesday (9/12) and will be completed today, December 10th.
Friday, December 4, 2020
The Paris based International Energy Agency (IEA), the leading global intergovernmental energy organisation, is strongly represented in this year's Energy Dialogue which is organised by the Institute of Energy for South East Europe (IENE).
Monday, November 30, 2020
On November 23 the Athens based Center for International Strategic Analyses (KEDISA) in association with the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Greece organized a highly focused Webinar to examine the "Geopolitics, Energy Security, and Safety of Nuclear Power" This 4 hour long highly focused event attracted the attention of more than 150 participants from Greece, other European countries and from the USA.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
High expectations for a new growth dynamic in the Greek energy market have become clearly evident this year, despite the significant impact that the coronavirus had on domestic demand, as shown in the Annual Report for 2020 “Greece’s Energy Sector” by the Institute of Energy for South East Europe (IENE), which was presented in an online event that took place today, Wednesday, November 25, with the participation of senior executives of the Greek energy sector and Media representatives.
Friday, November 20, 2020
The developments that shape the Greek energy sector, the challenges and opportunities that arise at domestic and regional level and the investment prospects are analyzed, among others, in the 2020 Annual Report for the Greek Energy Sector of the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe (IENE), which is going to be presented at an online event on Wednesday, November 25, at 12:00.
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