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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.

• May 16, 2023

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

• May 9, 2023

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, as well as solar off-grid trailers and solar power banks.

• April 18, 2023

A Floating Photovoltaic Facility in the Hautes-Alpes Department

Floating solar is an alternative to the lack of land space capable of accommodating large-scale solar power plants on the ground or on roofs, floating solar energy installed on unused water bodies (quarry lakes, irrigation ponds, dam reservoirs, etc.) is a promising avenue to explore for the photovoltaic industry.

• October 29, 2022

Breathtaking Storage among the Mountains

After more than 20 years of investing in renewables, innovation in sustainability is at the core of Iberdrola’s DNA. Its pumped storage hydropower facility at Cortes La Muela, in the mountains near Valencia, stores energy on a vast scale. And Iberdrola’s customers are adopting sustainable practices: smart vehicles, smart solar and smart ways to know how much they’re using, spending and saving.

• October 29, 2022

Tâmega: one of the largest hydroelectric projects developed in Europe in the last 25 years

Iberdrola adds two wind farms to the Tâmega hydroelectric complex, one of Europe’s largest energy storage facilities that is located in Northern Portugal, making it one of the country’s most significant energy initiatives ever.
The giga-battery, which involves the investment of more than 1.5 billion euros, will entail the construction of three dams and three power plants (Gouvães, Daivões y Alto Tâmega) with an overall capacity of 1,158 MW. The wind farms will have a capacity of 300 MW.

• October 29, 2022

Wallbox joins forces with Iberdrola for 100 % renewable energy consumption in its new factory and offices in Barcelona

Wallbox signs a long-term on-site power purchase agreement (PPA), which will allow it to produce, consume and reuse renewable energy with photovoltaic panels.

The green production generated – 1,500 MWh/year, equivalent to the consumption of 500 homes – and the development of a new generation of nZEB buildings make its new plant a pioneer in achieving almost zero energy consumption.

• October 29, 2022

RESPONSE H2020 (Dijon, FRANCE)

The European RESPONSE project was the only “H2020 -Smart Cities and Communities” project selected by Europe in 2020.
With 53 partners from all over the European Union (19 of which are in the Dijon eco-system), RESPONSE is a flagship European project that is part of the European Union’s strategy to meet the challenge of climate change: in concrete terms, EDF teams coordinated by Eifer will take part in the largest collective self-consumption operation in France.

• October 29, 2022

Enel Green Power – Partanna Wind Farm, Italy

The facility, which is located in Contrada Magaggiari, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, is the first of five new projects of Enel Green Power aimed at increasing Italy’s renewable energy capacity.

• October 28, 2022

Saint-Brieuc: Iberdrola’s first large-scale offshore wind power project in Brittany

Brittany is prone to strong winds and high tides, which have shaped the region’s landscape, economy and way of life. With a view to leveraging the region’s full energy potential, the company designed the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm: the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Brittany and one of the first in France to obtain all the necessary government permits for its construction and operation.

• October 28, 2022

SMART LIGHTING with CITELUM

Citelum is EDF subsidiary specialised in lighting and connected services, creating a smart, attractive and sustainable world of light.

• October 21, 2022

#eCitySevilla – where the urban energy transition becomes a reality

Our journey to discover the Group’s sustainability best practices takes us to Isla de la Cartuja, the Smart City in the heart of Andalusia

To develop an urban model that’s open, digital, 100% carbon neutral and sustainable. To do so in the Cartuja Science and Technology Park (PCT) in the center of Seville by 2025 and to therefore anticipate by a full 25 years the climate and energy targets set by the United Nations for 2050.

• October 21, 2022

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 13 mining trucks, respectively, will, in total, be converted from diesel to electric. Overall, the system will be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation over the mines’ life spans by 15% for Aitik and 9% for Kevitsa. It is estimated that Boliden will reduce diesel consumption by 5,500 cubic metres per year when the investment is completed. At the same time, productivity gains will also be made as the electrically powered trucks can operate at a higher speed. The work environment for drivers will also be improved, partly thanks to lower noise and reduced need for maintenance.

• March 30, 2023

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.

• March 14, 2023

Enel X – E-bus service in Savona, Italy

Electric public transport is the pulse of a smart city and, as the world moves closer and closer to an eco-friendly circular economy, the transition to and implementation of sustainable public transport infrastructure is essential to the city of today and the future. Enel X’s innovations in e-Mobility have already begun …

• March 13, 2023

DREEV

With Dreev, EDF is deploying its first V2G reversible charging points. A first in France: the company Hotravail, in Gironde, is hosting three charging points for electric vehicles, which can also supply the network if necessary.

The principle is to charge the vehicle’s battery when there is little demand…

• March 13, 2023

Launch of the Re-skilling 4 Employment programme to provide vocational training for 5 million people in the EU.

The initiative aims to have adults retrained and to create new jobs for one million European professionals by 2025 and five million by 2030. In its first year, R4E will start with pilot projects in Portugal, Spain and Sweden involving AstraZeneca, Iberdrola, Nestlé, SAP, Sonae, Telefónica and Volvo Group.

• November 13, 2022

Ida started her own company right after her exam as an Electrician

As a teenager, she did electrical services in her own company. Today, Ida Norström is 23 years old and runs a seven-person company that installs solar panels, charging stations and smart homes

• January 17, 2023

Boss ladies

Since 2018, the “Boss Ladies” programme in Denmark aims to attract more women into vocational educations in the installation and construction industry. Their core action is to build a networking of female ambassadors. They received a special prize at the Danish Diversity Awards and they also we featured at UN Climate Change Conference COP26

• January 17, 2023

SolarWorks jobs platform

SolarPower Europe has developed the #SolarWorks Platform, a one-stop-shop for future solar workers and recruiters, matching applicants to relevant roles or training programmes.Registrations are now open and accessible for solar companies, job seekers, and education and training providers. Solar companies in Europe and beyond are welcome to create company profiles and upload their latest open vacancies.     

• January 17, 2023

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 a new team of workers…

Discover all about them and what be achieved in our new report

• June 20, 2023