EU Unveils Action Plan to Boost Electricity Grids for Green Transition
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In a significant move towards advancing the European Green Deal and facilitating the transition to sustainable energy systems, the European Commission has published a comprehensive Action Plan aimed at enhancing the efficiency and expansion of electricity grids across the European Union. The Electrification Alliance welcomes …
Net Zero? It’s all about electrification.
Today, the Electrification Alliance unveiled a new ‘Electrification Manifesto’ urging the European Commission to fast-track the electrification of Europe. The Manifesto calls for a dedicated Electrification Action Plan in the first 100 days of the incoming European Commission’s mandate. At the launch event, European Commissioner …
ELECTRIFYING EUROPE – HOW ELECTRIFICATION IS SWITCHING ON JOBS AND SKILLS
Electrification is good for jobs and employment. Electrification and the move to a net-zero economy will create jobs for people with all levels of education and training and at different stages of their lives and careers.or electrification to make the net-zero transition happen, Europe will need …
Clean heat up high: the apartment residents thriving with heat pumps
Across Europe, in apartment buildings big and small, new and old, people are enjoying the benefits of heat pumps, a new report coordinated by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) shows. …
Active buildings: game-changing energy consumers
The Active buildings: game-changing energy consumers campaign is a new smartEn communication campaign aiming to showcase how buildings can reduce their carbon footprint and become zero-emission through a flexible use of clean energy …
Ukraine war, more than one year on: Solar Supports Ukraine
On 22 December of last year, Electrification Alliance Member SolarPower Europe, the German Solar Industry Association (BSW), and the Ukrainian Solar Energy Association (ASEU), launched a widespread donation campaign, ‘Solar Supports Ukraine,’ to collect €300,000 and finance the installation of solar on schools and hospitals, …
BOLIDEN Electrifies The Trolley Lines of Two of Its Mines
Boliden is investing SEK 300 million in the expansion of electrified transport at the two open-pit mines of Aitik and Kevitsa, both producing copper concentrates. Electric trolley lines have been piloted at both sites and will be gradually extended. At Aitik and Kevitsa, 14 and …
Joint Statement on the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD)
Brussels, March 24, 2023 To: [attaché name]Permanent Representation of [Member State] to the European Union The Electrification Alliance is heartened to see the progress made by the Czech Presidency in reaching a first compromise text on the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD), which clarifies the tax …
Public transport is going electric in Brussels!
Public transport is going electric in Brussels! "There are barriers but no reluctance from public transport operators to introduce renewable energy". UITP Secretary General Mohamed Mezghani and WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson sat in one of STIB-MIVB's new fully-electric busses. …
The Electrification of Europe – Where Do We Stand Today?
The electrification of Europe is indispensable to achieve the EU’s 2050 climate goals of complete decarbonisation and a once-in-a-century opportunity to improve our lives. With electrification, we can count on clean energy sources enabling heating and transport technologies that don’t pollute our environment. We will …
