Sustainability
![Crete to turn into energy crossroad Crete to turn into energy crossroad](/media/ΥΠΟΘΑΛΑΣΣΙΟΙ ΑΓΩΓΟΙ.jpg?width=1024&height=480&rmode=crop&quality=75&format=jpg&token=aFeh5jvY9uZydUiAe844YQV%2F0UNSuhy3OHHZjnqgbDU%3D)
The key role of Crete in international and domestic energy developments with new interfaces being implemented or planned and investments in renewable energy sources and storage was highlighted at two conferences held last week in Athens and Heraklion.
![65% of property owners cannot renovate 65% of property owners cannot renovate](/media/ΑΘΗΝΑ ΠΟΛΥΚΑΤΟΙΚΙΑ 4.jpg?width=1024&height=480&rmode=crop&quality=75&format=jpg&token=aFeh5jvY9uZydUiAe844YQV%2F0UNSuhy3OHHZjnqgbDU%3D)
A pan-European survey on whether property owners want and can renovate their home was conducted by the International Union of Property Owners (UIPI) of which the Hellenic Property Federation (HPF) is a member.
![The participation criteria for the new "Saving - Being Autonomous" The participation criteria for the new "Saving - Being Autonomous"](/media/ΕΞΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΩ.jpg?width=1024&height=480&rmode=crop&quality=75&format=jpg&token=aFeh5jvY9uZydUiAe844YQV%2F0UNSuhy3OHHZjnqgbDU%3D)
By the end of the summer, the new, even more targeted program for energy upgrade subsidies "Saving - Being Autonomous" will be announced, according to what the Minister of Environment and Energy, Costas Skrekas, said in an interview with the "NEA Savvatokyriakou" tv show.