Ukraine launches renewable auction system
Authors: Maria Orlyk, Partner and Sergiy Datsiv, Associate, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz,Kyiv Starting 1 January 2020, Ukraine launches a new state support mechanism for renewables. Power generating facilities seeking state support must take part in e-auctions and compete for the right to sell power to Ukraine at the lowest possible price. Introduction In the first half […]
Survey launched to examine experts’ positions on energy policy priorities in the region
A survey of experts’ positions on energy policy priorities in the region has been launched as part of the Renewable Energy Policy Consensus REPCONS regional project, implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia. The survey is part of the project officially launched in a meeting in Belgrade in June. REPCONS is financed by the […]
University in Denmark working on project to test, refine colorable solar cell modules
DTU, Technical University of Denmark, is joining forces with the Danish Technological Institute and a number of enterprises in a new research project to test and refine a new type of solar cell modules, which are – among other features – to be colorable, so that they can be incorporated in and adapted to the […]
List of Endemic Taxa of SEE: Regional experts meet to discuss methodologies, criteria
The Regional Expert Team working on the Endemic List of Selected Terrestrial Plant and Animal Taxa of South-East Europe (List of Endemic Taxa of SEE) have convened for their first meeting in Skopje, North Macedonia. The activity is supported within the Regional Network for Biodiversity Information Management and Reporting (BIMR 2) component of the Open […]
Energy transition – Incentives should be abandoned, renewables left to the market (part two)
Author: Goran Granić, director of Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar The biggest problem with all energy policies, including the European Union’s (EU), is inconsistency, i.e. extracting one problem and tackling it individually. For the first time ever, the EU is initiating a unified climate-energy policy, with the drafting of member states’ national plans under way, which […]
Greece’s Terna Energy adds 2 wind farms in Texas to U.S. portfolio
Greek renewable energy company Terna Energy has seen a significant strengthening of its wind farm portfolio in the United States with the completion of two significant investments in the Texas area, according to a press release from the member of GEK Terna Group. The 158 MW Gopher Creek (Fluvanna 2) wind farm in Borden County, […]
Nordex wins turbine order from Ulusoy Enerji for 110 MW wind farm in Turkey
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex Group has won an order for more than 110 MW in Turkey. Nordex Group will install 23 wind turbines for the Söke wind farm in Turkey, and they’ll be supplied in the 4.8 MW mode, according to a press release from Nordex Group. The customer and future operator of the […]
Mercedes-Benz organizes training for media to showcase E-Class plug-in hybrid
Star Import, a Mercedes-Benz and smart dealer for Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania, has organized a training session for media representatives to showcase a brand new model, the E-Class plug-in hybrid. Experienced trainers from Mercedes-Benz training centers presented all the innovations in the electrification of the Mercedes-Benz brand portfolio, as well as specific […]