Eunice Energy Group’s Post

The JUST-GREEN AFRH2ICA #consortium convened in Nairobi for its General Assembly, a crucial moment to review the progress made and outline future strategies! Each of the involved partners presented the #work carried out in the previous months, elaborating on specific points through discussions with other members of the consortium. We have reached the first year of the project, and there are still many activities and findings to present in the upcoming months before the project's completion. But our journey in Nairobi continues with tomorrow's #STAKEHOLDERS event and the #TRAINING event and #WATER WORKSHOP scheduled for February 15th. Follow our journey on JUST-GREEN AFRH2ICA. Clean Hydrogen Partnership Hydrogen Europe Hydrogen Europe Research Università degli Studi di Genova STAM S.r.l. IRESEN - Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies IMDEA Energy BluEnergy Revolution Soc. Coop. African Hydrogen Partnership (AHP) North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit #HySAInfrastructure Strathmore University Forschungszentrum Jülich Artelys Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives Tekinologi Impact Hydrogen #justgreenafrh2ica #eu #au

Eunice Energy Group, represented by Dr.-Ing.George Pechlivanoglou, General Director, proudly participates in the Green Agenda Cyprus Summit. This significant conference, set for May 20, 2024, is a crucial step towards Cyprus’s green transition and serves as a driving force for promoting ecological and sustainable practices. During the conference, Dr. Pechlivanoglou will deliver a comprehensive analysis on the application and implementation of hydrogen in Cyprus, focusing on sustainability, energy, and the economy. The presentation will examine how harnessing hydrogen can contribute to a more sustainable energy policy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create job opportunities in the renewable energy sector. In addition, George Pehlivanoglou will talk about technologies and infrastructure requirements for the implementation of hydrogen projects in Cyprus, as well as the potential economic impact on the country. Through examples and analysis, he will highlight how hydrogen can strengthen the Cypriot economy and contribute to achieving the goals of sustainability and energy independence. #EuniceEnergyGroup #GreenAgendaCyprusSummit #Cyprus #Eunice #Hydrogen #Energy #technologies #HydrogenProject #Sustainability #Innovation #Collaboration #Nicosia

Earlier this week, Georgios Exarchou, our Business Developer for Greece & Cyprus, discussed HDF Energy’s ambitions for the Greek market and sustainability with esteemed members of the Secretariat for Commercial, Industry and Business Affairs for Nea Dimokratia (Νέα Δημοκρατία - New Democracy), currently Greece's governing political party.   ❇️ The meeting was hosted at Nea Dimokratia's headquarters by the Secretary, Akis Bafas, who was accompanied by Yannis Triantafyllou, Director of the Secretariat, Simos Christofakis, Coordinator, ESG and Sustainable Business Affairs, and Karayannis George, Coordinator, Energy Affairs.   🌟 Discussions held covered Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) metrics, reskilling the workforce for the energy transition, and specific challenges in Greece, including delignitization areas, non-interconnected islands, and Crete.   🧩 Georgios highlighted the vital role of the Energy Management System (EMS), the "brain" of our Renewstable® hydrogen power plants. The EMS seamlessly orchestrates the plants’ renewable energy sources, hydrogen installations, and Li-on batteries to ensure an uninterrupted, cost-competitive supply of green electricity 24/7, whilst meeting grid requirements and saving thousands of tons of CO2 annually.   🤝 Secretary Bafas, in his remarks, stressed out that Nea Dimokratia views energy transition as a unique opportunity for knowledge transfer and reskilling/upskilling local workforce affected by the “delignitization” process and the broader changes in the energy production field. Georgios, in reply, emphasized that this approach is crucial for the success of all our hydrogen infrastructure projects under development worldwide. #fuelcell #energytransition #greenhydrogen #greece

Green transition in Greece = Opportunities for Swedish companies! Ambassador Johan Borgstam discussed investments in green transition in Greece with Theodoros Skylakakis, Minister for Climate and Energy. Greece is succesfully phasing out lignite and rapidly transiting away from the use of Russian natural gas. Hydro, wind and solar already account for more than 45 per cent of electricity generation in Greece. In the meeting current regional projects, such as the planned GREGY interconnector between Greece and Egypt and the expansion of offshore wind projects, were discussed. Ambassador Borgstam also briefed Minister Skylakakis on the activities of Swedish companies such as OX2, Hexicon and ABB are investing in these projects. #greentransition Hellenic-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Rania Patsiopoulos, Pelle Jacobson, Per-Arne Hjelmborn, Anders Ahnlid, Henrik Baltscheffsky, Katarina Grönwall, Eirini Spanou, Kostis Geropoulos, Business Sweden, John D. Saracakis. 🇸🇪🇬🇷

I had the honor yesterday to be a panelist in the "Virtual Thematic Event: Technology and Energy Transition," organized to strengthen cooperation between Europe and Latin America in the energy sector, this event was funded by the European Union and hosted by EU SOLARIS I spoke on Panel 5: "Applications of Solar Thermal Energy," sharing insights from both the EU and USA CSP industries. I explained how well China is currently performing in building CSP plants, with 13 plants totaling 588 MW of capacity in operation, another 13 plants with 1,350 MW of capacity in the final construction stage, and an additional 3,000 MW in advanced development, with construction set to begin before the end of the year. The US is targeting a renaissance in American CSP to reclaim its former leadership in CSP. Exciting times are ahead! Proud to be in such a panel alongside with esteemed colleagues from LatAm and EU: - Dr. Clotilde Noemi Sogari, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (Argentina) - Dr. Alejandro Luis Hernández, Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía No Convencional (Argentina), Universidad Nacional de Salta, CONICET (Argentina) - Dr. Manuel Blanco, BlueSolar Technologies (Spain), SuVanguard Dynamics S.L. (Spain), German Aerospace Center (DLR) (Germany) - Xavier Lara, AELIUS Energies SLU (Spain), SolStor Energy LLC (USA) - Moderator: Dr. Ricardo Sánchez, CIEMAT Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT (Spain) #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #SustainableFuture #SolarEnergy #Innovation #EuropeLatinAmericaCooperation #Spain #Morocco #USA #China #Argentina #Germany #LatAm #Caribbean #MENA #UAE #Chile #Australia

I was invited to share my experience at the AERAP session organised by DLR on "Connecting Global Priorities: How to Build a Sustainable Long-term African-European Partnership for Renewable Energies? " African countries are serious about investing in renewable energy. South Africa, for example, started with the development of a Hydrogen Strategy in 2006, with a "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Research, Development, and Innovation Strategy" published in May 2007. I  was part of the Strategy Working Group whose objective was to prepare a strategic framework for publicly funded R&D in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell (H&FC) Technologies to position South Africa to play a role in the emerging energy economy in which hydrogen was predicted to play a significant role. While a transition to renewable energy is the global goal, energy access remains the priority in Africa. The continent needs energy to close the gap in terms of income and welfare, between the region and the rest of the world, for global convergence. In this context, the African Common Position on Energy Access and Just Energy Transition adopted on 22 July 2022 by the African Union (AU) Executive Council states that “Africa will continue to deploy all forms of its abundant energy resources, including renewable and non-renewable energy to address energy demand.” The Africa-Europe partnership is critical to taking forward Research and innovation as a key driver for the green transition in Africa and Europe. We need to work at convergence in development and access to counter polarisation. #africaeuropeinnovationpartnership #greentransition #renewableenergy

Cyprus hosts, in Larnaka, the 2nd #MED9 #Energy Ministerial Meeting. In a Joint #Statement issued today (Monday, 23rd of September 2024), the #EU Mediterranean countries of #Croatia, #Cyprus, #France, #Greece, #Italy, #Malta, #Portugal, #Slovenia, and #Spain reiterated their "ambitious vision of transforming the #Mediterranean region into a #renewable energy hub and corridor for #green energy development." Link to the Joint Statement: https://lnkd.in/gcY8Ej76 #energysecurity #reindustrialisation #sustainability #energytransition

📢 🔔 EERA DAY IN ITALY: R&I collaboration for the Clean Energy Transition 📆 23 February 2024 - Rome, Italy 🔔 🔅The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) is a non-profit association with more than 250 member organizations from 30 countries, constitutes the largest low-carbon energy research community in Europe and a key player in the European Union's Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-PLAN). 🔔 🔅 Out of the more than 250 members from 30 countries part of the EERA - The European Energy Research Alliance, 28 are Italian research organisations and universities. 📢 🔔 On February 23, ENEA co-organizes with the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, at the #CNR Headquarters in Rome, the "EERA DAY IN ITALY: R&I Collaboration for the Clean Energy Transition". 🔅 Following the European initiatives for the revision of the SET Plan and COP28, The EERA Secretariat, and Key representatives of the main R&I programs and delegates and representatives of #MUR, #MASE, #MIMIT will meet for the first time in Rome, to:  📌 Acknowledge Italian priorities for energy R&I and provide updates on related national programmes (PNRR, RdS, MI).  📌 Present EERA's role and strategy for the Clean Energy Transition and the SET Plan. 📌 Identify the connections between research strategies in Italy and EERA Joint Program More info: 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/dgSTWm2A 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/dwUng4eU #EERA #clean #Energy #transition #Research #Organizations #event #setplan

Dr.-Ing.George Pechlivanoglou, Director General of Eunice Energy Group, presents "Hydrogen, Why Cyprus has the Edge", discussing the benefits of the Cyprus H2 Hub Project for energy security 🔒, green transition ♻️, and economic growth 📈. At the same time, he answers questions on the risks of climate change 🌡️ and how energy solutions can reduce them, whether emission reduction targets are achievable 🎯, and what opportunities sustainable energy solutions offer 🌱. Participating in the panel "Hydrogen, battery storage, AI & how Cyprus will move fast enough" together with Mr. George Papanastasiou, Mr. Alexandros Charalambides, and Dr. Nikolas P. Mastroyiannopoulos, Dr. Pechlivanoglou discusses hydrogen as the fuel of the future 🚀, the challenges and successes in Greece and Cyprus 🇬🇷🇨🇾, and the role of energy storage and AI in Cyprus' energy transition 🤖. He also mentioned the main achievements and challenges of the hydrogen and battery sectors in Greece and how the technologies and experiences developed can be applied in Cyprus. Stay tuned! #EuniceEnergyGroup #GreenAgendaCyprusSummit #Cyprus #Eunice #Hydrogen #Energy #technologies #HydrogenProject #Sustainability #Innovation #Collaboration #Nicosia

👏 to all speakers and experts for discussing the design of a long-term African Union and European Union partnership for sustainable energies – an inspiring session, which we were proud to organise and host! Renewable energy is a top priority for sustainable and liveable development in both the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). The EU’s Green Deal reinforces its commitment to advancing renewable energy, while the AU recognises renewable energy as essential to the continent’s sustainable development. A key factor in achieving this ambitious goal is fostering an African-European partnership that promotes continuous research, development and dissemination of new solutions. Yesterday, our DLR-PT Office in Brussels hosted a session of the AERAP Africa-Europe Science Collaboration Forum at the South African Embassy in Brussels. The session discussed these issues: ➡️ How to build a sustainable long-term AU-EU partnership for renewable energy ➡️ What operational priorities need to be addressed in order to promote the impact of research equally on both continents? With insights from Isayvani Naicker, Sigfried Tivana, Léonard Lévêque and Friederike Mathey, the participants discussed and prioritised actions necessary for realising an AU-EU partnership. LEAP-RE, EVISIGHTS, Africa Europe Science Collaboration Platform (AERAP), Declan Kirrane, Eudy Mabuza, Department of Science and Technology #AUEUPartnership #renewableenergies #technologytransfer Picture: © DLR-Projektträger