Three Ukrainian Communities Complete Solar Projects to Keep Essential Services Running
Three territorial communities across Ukraine have completed small-scale renewable energy installations aimed at keeping critical infrastructure operational when the national grid fails. The projects — in Slobozhanska, Drohobytska and Selidivska communities — emerged from a competitive grant programme organised by civil-society organisations Ecodia and LOPTS Alternatyva with support from the UK government. Each winning community […]
EVs Could Cut EU Transport Energy Imports by a Quarter by 2040, Study Finds
Rapidly scaling up electric vehicles across the European Union could reduce the transport sector’s dependence on imported energy by roughly 25 percent within the next fifteen years, according to an assessment by Transport & Environment. The finding reframes electrification not just as a climate measure but as a concrete tool for economic resilience. What sets […]
EU Solar Adds 33.8 GW in First Half of 2026, but Grid and Storage Gaps Cloud the Outlook
European Union nations brought 33.8 gigawatts of new solar capacity online in the first six months of 2026, edging past the 33.2 GW recorded in the same period a year earlier, according to SolarPower Europe. The result keeps the bloc on a trajectory toward roughly 68.1 GW for the full year — though that figure […]
