After years of stagnation, the new government wants to speed up the energy transition in Greece. Can the vast potential of wind and solar energy finally be exploited following the slow-down of recent years? Daniel Argyropoulos fills us in on the details. Greece has experienced a deep recession during the longest part of the last decade as a result of the financial crisis and subsequent politics of austerity. The aftermath of the recession can still be felt today, with unemployment remaining among the highest in the EU – particularly among young people who struggle to find a job. This crisis also had a strong impact on the development of renewable energies, the market for solar and wind projects in the whole country slowed down considerably. After the solar boom of the years 2011-13 when more than 2,000 MW of photovoltaic (PV) capacity were installed, just 17 MW of new PV capacity were built per year between 2014–2018. As a result, Greece will not meet its 2020 target of 40% renewables in the electricity mix, currently … Continue reading A Wind of Change for Greece’s Energy Transition?