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A false start for wind energy in Uzbekistan?

Briefing | 1 December, 2022 | Download PDF

This report analyses the current environmental assessments for four wind projects planned to be built in Uzbekistan and adds new evidence from visits to the sites, meetings with the companies and local communities, and expert advise from environmental organisations.


Romanian decision-makers try to misuse REPowerEU funds for illegal hydropower plants

Briefing | 30 November, 2022 | Download PDF

This briefing describes how Romania’s Parliament and Government are again pushing to legalise illegal hydropower projects in protected areas using new opportunities for funding under the REPowerEU chapter of the EU recovery fund. It shows how a new dra


Heating from renewable and alternative energy sources for the city of Motru. Solutions and recommendations.

Study | 17 November, 2022 | Download PDF

The study Heating from renewable and alternative energy sources for the city of Motru. Solutions and recommendations. identifies and analyses sustainable heating solutions for the city of Motru, located in Gorj County, Romania. It assesses the current


Quick guides to EIB’s standards

Leaflet | 16 November, 2022 | Download PDF

Click here to download all guides. These factsheets present the major requirements that the EIB’s standards have for project promoters (the EIB’s counterpart in an operation/project). These guides also include the documents which the promoter needs to


Renewables automatically of ‘overriding public interest’ – a counterproductive attack on EU nature legislation

Briefing | 14 November, 2022 | Download PDF

This briefing analyses the Commission’s proposal to declare renewables as automatically being of ‘overriding public interest’ in the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive under the REPowerEU legislative proposal. New rules would seriously undermin