Friday, January 27, 2023
The management of IENE had the opportunity to inform its partners, its associates and friends about the planned actions for 2023 during the festive event for the cutting of the New Year's cake organized by the Institute on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the prestigious Athens Club
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
The Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) has uploaded its latest Fact Sheet, which is available here, focusing on the deployment of renewable energy sources (RES) in SE Europe. As SE Europe doubles down on its efforts to decarbonate power generation, the installed capacity of renewable energy systems in the region has almost doubled during the past decade, with local systems reaching 98.19 GW of installed capacity in 2021, according to latest data provided bu IRENA.
Monday, January 23, 2023
As part of its outreach approach IENE’s senior management will find itself in Tirana, Albania on Tuesday, January 31 for a special event to present the Institute’s flagship report, the “SEE Energy Outlook 2022” which was published last year, to a select audience of energy professionals.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
The Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) is organizing a special event for its members, associates, and friends to celebrate the start of the New Year on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. The event will take place at the prestigious Athens Club (11, Eleftheriou Venizelou – former Panepistimiou – Avenue, Athens) and will start at 19:00
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
In 2020, IENE introduced its series of Fact Sheets, which aim to present in a comprehensive yet concise manner a broad range of subjects related to the energy sector in SE Europe. In its latest Fact Sheet, which is available here, the Institute focuses on Energy Efficiency (EE) issues in SE Europe. Regarding EE in SE Europe, all states in the region have transposed the related EU legislation (EED and EED recast – Green Deal, etc.).
Friday, January 13, 2023
As is customary the Chairman of IENE upon the occasion of the start of the new year send to the Institute’s partners a New Year’s message where he outlined the achievements of the past year but also discussed the challenges which lie ahead
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Undoubtedly, one of the major events in the global environmental and energy scene in 2022 was the COP27 conference, which took place in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt between November 6 and 18. This was the 27th session of the UN backed Conference of the Parties (COP27) and was hosted by the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Several participants in “Energy & Development 2022” conference, held by IENE on November 22&23, 2022, in Athens, appear on this latest video, uploaded at the Institute’s channel on Youtube
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Following an invitation by Prof. Ionut Purica Executive Director Advisory Center for Energy and Environment, Romanian Academy , the Chairman of IENE, Mr. Costis Stambolis, discussed the key energy security issues confronting SE Europe in a virtual conference organised by the Italian Association of Energy Economists (IAEE) on December 15, 2022.
Monday, January 2, 2023
As the new year has just started it is worthwhile to look back and reflect on what happened over the last 12 months and what was actually achieved during this time. To start with last year was far more active compared to 2021 when the Covid pandemic reigned supreme and face to face meetings were seriously curtailed.
Monday, January 2, 2023
In December 2022, G7 and the EU countries agreed to set a price cap on Russian oil at $60 per barrel that has now come into force. The price cap applies to seaborne crude oil, petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals which originate in or are exported from Russia. The cap comes on top of the EU import ban on Russian seaborne crude oil and petroleum products, and the corresponding bans of other G7 partners.
Monday, January 2, 2023
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
The well attended 26th National Conference “Energy & Development 2022” concluded with the annual IENE awards presentation. During this moving ceremony (see video) IENE awarded this honorary distinction to three personalities from Greece’s energy sector, thus recognizing their important contribution. They include the following:
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
The video from the ministerial panel discussion held on November 22, the first day IENE’s “Energy & Development 2022” conference, is now available on the Institute’s Youtube channel
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
With some delay, the latest issue of the “IENE News” newsletter has just been published and sent today to all members and associate of the Institute. As the restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic prevented the regular organization of IENE activities, this latest issue catches up the thread from Autumn/Winter 2021, when operations started slowly but steadily getting back to a kind of normalcy
Monday, December 19, 2022
The overview and conclusions of the 26th National Conference “Energy & Development 2022”, convened by the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) on November 22 and 23 in Athens, have now been uploaded on the special conference microsite. The special theme of this year’s conference was “Europe Αhead of Critical Energy Choices”, where emphasis was given to the current energy crisis and Europe’s effort to decouple from Russian energy while trying to keep in focus its NetZero goals.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
IENE’s Chairman and Executive Director Mr. Costis Stambolis chaired the opening session of the 4th “Balkans & Black Sea Forum”, on Tuesday morning, December 13, in the context of the Institute’s cooperation with the BBSF. The 4th edition of the “Balkans & Black Sea Forum” was held at the Acropolis Museum in Athens on 13-14 December 2022
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
The Institute of Energy for SE Europe has welcomed five new corporate members within the last few months. These include Greece’s Public Gas Distribution Networks (DEDA) S.A, Gastrade, One Cycle Control, Electrip Hellas and Piraeus Bank. By joining IENE, these companies attest to the high standing of the Institute and its credibility as a leading regional think tank and information provider on energy
Thursday, December 8, 2022
As the energy crisis is still unfolding in the European Union (EU), mainly caused by Russia’s suspension of gas supplies and the observed energy shortages at global level, the EU has been eager to diversify its gas imports, as, according to an official statement from the European Commission, “amid Russia’s continued weaponization of its energy supplies, diversification of energy imports is a top priority for the European Union”.
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