by Lucia Colaluce | Feb 10, 2025
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have taken a historic step towards energy independence by fully disconnecting their electricity grids from Russia and Belarus, integrating instead with the European continental system. This move, supported by over €1.23 billion in EU funding, strengthens the region’s energy security and allows for greater integration of renewable energy sources.
by Lucia Colaluce | Feb 10, 2025
Solar, wind, and battery storage costs will keep falling, with reductions of up to 11% in 2025. China leads this trend, but Western protectionism may slow the decline of renewables.
by Lucia Colaluce | Feb 10, 2025
The European Commission warns of the urgent need for investment in electricity grids, hydrogen, and CO₂ storage to sustain the energy transition. More than 50% of the investment is concentrated in Germany, France, and the Netherlands.
by Lucia Colaluce | Feb 10, 2025
The UK solar industry warns that current energy policies could stall solar and battery storage development after 2030, jeopardising £26 billion in investments. Solar Energy UK’s letter urges the Government to revise capacity limits to prevent higher energy costs and a potential industry slowdown.
by Lucia Colaluce | Feb 7, 2025
The offshore wind sector faces key challenges in 2025, from the need for realistic subsidies of governments to financial uncertainty driven by interest rates and commodity prices. Peter Lloyd-Williams, Senior Analyst at Westwood Global Energy Group, analyses the factors that will shape the sector’s growth and the feasibility of new projects in conversation with Strategic Energy Europe.
February 10, 2025The Baltic States achieve energy independence from Russia after synchronising their power grids with Europe
