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Ilias Tsagas

London

Correspondent at pv magazine

#RenewableEnergy: research / teaching / writing / consultancy. + #bookworm + #poetry geek.

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  • 2 weeks ago | pv-magazine.com | Ilias Tsagas

    Curtailment of green power in Cyprus has become an acute issue for the country’s electricity sector, which is now also cutting significant volumes of solar power generated by residential and small commercial units. Unless Cyprus meaningfully adopts energy storage, its energy transition remains in jeopardy.

  • 1 month ago | pv-magazine.com | Ilias Tsagas

    Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) has revealed that a new grid line linking mainland Greece to Crete began operating on May 24. The line consists of two 500 kV direct current (DC) subsea cables, each 335 km long and laid at depths of up to 1,200 meters, connecting the converter station in Koumoundouros, Attica, to the Damasta substation in Crete. Together, the cables provide 1 GW of total transmission capacity.

  • 1 month ago | energymag.gr | Ilias Tsagas

    Έναν ανέλπιστο υποστηρικτή φαίνεται να έχουν κερδίσει οι πράσινες μορφές ενέργειας σύμφωνα με έρευνα που πραγματοποίησε η συμβουλευτική εταιρία Savanta για λογαριασμό της δεξαμενής σκέψης E3G, της εκστρατείας Beyond Fossil Fuels και της μη κυβερνητικής οργάνωσης We Mean Business Coalition. Η έρευνα εστιάζει στις επενδυτικές προθέσεις διευθυντών επιχειρήσεων  από δεκαπέντε χώρες του κόσμου, οι οποίοι στην πλειοψηφία τους υποστηρίζουν τη μετάβαση σε ένα πράσινο ηλεκτρικό σύστημα.

  • 2 months ago | pv-magazine.com | Ilias Tsagas

    According to information published by Israel’s Electricity Authority, the country installed 900 MW of photovoltaic capacity and 11 MW of biogas capacity last year. This is about 200 MW less than the 1.1 GW of new PV capacity installed in 2023. Israel’s official reports lack details about the different segments of its solar market, however Eitan Parnass, founder and director of Israel’s Green Energy Association, provided pv magazine with additional information.

  • Mar 24, 2025 | pv-magazine.com | Ilias Tsagas

    From ESS NewsGreece’s Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste, and Water (RAAEY) has published the results of the country’s third auction for standalone battery energy storage systems. The 200 MW auction is the final phase of a program aiming to subside the development and operation of large-scale, in-front-of-the-meter batteries. The initial program asked for 1 GW of battery capacity to be tendered in three separate procurement exercises of 400 MW, 300 MW and 300 MW.

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Ilias Tsagas
Ilias Tsagas @Ilias_Energia
19 Jan 25

I was waiting for my poem to be published @InkSweatTears (see previous X-eet) in order to leave X in style :) I was in love with Twitter but dislike the way X is used by Mask to push his propaganda. So, this account will remain in hiatus for the time being!

Ilias Tsagas
Ilias Tsagas @Ilias_Energia
19 Jan 25

New publication ~ abject thanks to @InkSweatTears for trusting my work. Full #poem ➡️ https://t.co/ovACbeim34 #poetry #poetrycommunity

Ink Sweat & Tears
Ink Sweat & Tears @InkSweatTears

Today's poem - Compulsion by Ilias Tsagas, taut with emotion. Read the full poem at the link below, or through the link in our bio: https://t.co/WObovMohj5 https://t.co/KH7A9p74Ok

Ilias Tsagas
Ilias Tsagas @Ilias_Energia
15 Jan 25

RT @G_Kariniotakis: To all my followers and colleagues: I would like to inform that I have decided to SUSPEND MY ACTIVITY in X (e.g. Twit…