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Solar: UK government legalises plug-in solar panels that can make households “save hundreds on bills”

“From today, the easy-to-install panels can be plugged into homes across the country, saving households up to £110 a year on their bills through clean, homegrown power,” the UK government announced on 27 August 2026, as it officially legalised the purchase and use of plug-in solar panels. The…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Producers, …
• Article # 451579
• Published on 28/08/26 at 12:00
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ZeroAvia: Christine Ourmières-Widener appointed as Chief Executive Officer

ZeroAvia, a french-britannic company developing hydrogen-electric propulsion and power systems for aviation, announced the appointment of Christine Ourmières-Widener as Chief Executive Officer on 28/08/2026. Christine Ourmières-Widener has served as Executive Chair of the Board since November…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , Skills & Employment, Air transportation
• Article # 451632
• Published on 28/08/26 at 11:16
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‘Energy remains the main obstacle to our competitiveness and independence’ (U. von der Leyen)

“Energy is now the main obstacle to our competitiveness and independence. European prices remain two to three times higher than in the United States and China. And more than half of the energy we consume still depends on imported fossil fuels. This is a costly dependence. Since the start of the…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 451580
• Published on 27/08/26 at 18:12
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ED / France: Gravelines power station once again affected by ‘a massive influx of jellyfish’

EDF has been forced to shut down two nuclear reactors at the Gravelines power station (Nord) and to reduce the output of two others due to “massive new arrivals of jellyfish”, the group said on 27 August 2026. The state-owned energy company shut down generating unit No. 6 ‘as a precautionary…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Climate adaptation & resilience, Electricity
• Article # 451576
• Published on 27/08/26 at 18:00
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European Commission endorses Greece's €4.77 Bn Social Climate Plan

The European Commission has endorsed Greece's €4.8 billion Social Climate Plan to support vulnerable households, transport users and micro-enterprises in the clean transition on 27 August 2027. Following their implementation, the investments and reforms supported through the Greek Social Climate…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, National bodies, …
• Article # 451533
• Published on 27/08/26 at 16:30
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Nuclear: a floating power station developed to decarbonise the French maritime sector (Newcleo)

A consortium led by Newcleo has been selected to develop a floating nuclear power station to help decarbonise the French maritime sector, the Franco-Italian company announced on 26 August 2026. Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, a maritime classification society and expert in risk assessment…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): Producers, Financing & funding, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 451557
• Published on 27/08/26 at 16:00
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World’s soil resources: 58 per cent have deteriorated, whilst 10 per cent have improved since 2015 (FAO)

“The report notes that proven sustainable land management practices are still not being implemented at the required pace and scale. More than half of the regional and sub-regional assessments reviewed indicate a low or very low rate of adoption. 58 per cent report a trend towards deterioration…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, Policies & Regulation, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 451515
• Published on 27/08/26 at 12:31
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SAF: Nova Pangaea successfully completes endurance trials of REFNOVA, using waste biomass as feedstock

UK SAF producer Nova Pangaea Technologies announced it has successfully completed endurance trials of its unique process for producing carbon-negative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste biomass on 25 August 2026. The trials, which took place at its demonstration plant on Teesside (UK)…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Service providers, Producers, …
• Article # 451429
• Published on 27/08/26 at 11:41
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EIT Water: appointment of Mikael Kamp Sørensen as founding CEO, taking up the role on 1 September 2026

EIT Water has announced on 13 August 2026 the appointment of Mikael Kamp Sørensen as its founding Chief Executive Officer, taking up the role on 1 September 2026. Mikael joins EIT Water from DHI, a globally recognised research and technology organisation specialising in water and environment…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Academic, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 451423
• Published on 26/08/26 at 17:00
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“River salinisation is a widespread but poorly documented challenge across Europe” (JRC study)

“Despite being a widespread global phenomenon, most studies on freshwater salinisation have been conducted on local and regional scales, with larger scales rarely addressed”, says a study published in Nature Communications on 20 August 2026, carried out with researchers from the Joint Research…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Academic, …
• Article # 451398
• Published on 26/08/26 at 16:00