Tilos island is getting ready to become 100 percent green
The innovative hybrid, renewable energy-based battery station and smart microgrid project for Greek Tilos island power supply is ready to commence its trial operation. Since its inception, exactly three years ago, the project has attracted much attention worldwide. It combines energy production from renewable sources – solar and wind, and storage in accumulators with the […]
Competition for start-ups from cleantech sector launched
The fourth edition of the largest competition for start-ups from the cleantech sector in Central Europe – PowerUp! by InnoEnergy has started today. The application period ends on April 15. The competition is open for applicants from Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Estonia, Macedonia, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Latvia, […]
Innovative renewable energy storage project, possible solution for Med islands
Cyprus is going to be a testing ground for an innovative pilot-project for community energy storage system (ESS) which aims to increase grid-connected renewable energy storage on the island and possibly become a solution for Mediterranean islands to increase their energy independence. German Electric utility company, Autarsys GmbH, which delivered and commissioned the first ESS […]
MK Fintel Wind secured loan for Košava wind farm
MK Fintel Wind has announced that it has secured EUR 81.5 million for the completion of Košava Phase 1 wind park near Vršac in Serbia. MK Fintel Wind is owned by Italy’s Fintel Energia Group and Serbia’s MK holding, whose owner is businessman Miodrag Kostić, has already built two wind farms in Serbia. The construction […]
Public call for registration of electricity generation projects from RES and CHP
The Slovenian Energy Agency has announced a Public call for submission of projects for production facilities for electricity production from renewable sources (RES) and high-efficiency cogeneration (CHP), for entering the support scheme. The subject of this public invitation is the selection of projects for new or renewed production facilities for RES and CHP. For electricity […]
Siemens Gamesa inks 1GW wind deal in Turkey
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has announced that the company signed an agreement to develop up to 1 GW of onshore wind capacity in Turkey. Spanish turbine manufacturer is a part of a consortium, which includes two Turkish companies – the infrastructure development firm Kalyon Enerji and the investor Turkerler Holding. The consortium won in the first […]
Tender for regional waste landfills in Macedonia soon
Officials from the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning of Macedonia announced the start of a project to set up regional waste landfills across the country in line with European standards which would be financed from European Union funds. Deputy Minister Jani Makraduli said he expects a tender to be announced soon for the […]
Bulgarian PM has accepted Energy Minister resignation over CEZ deal
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov accepted the resignation of Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova who decided to quit her position in order to avoid all doubts about her possible influence in the CEZ deal. Earlier last week, Czech power utility CEZ agreed to sell its Bulgarian assets to the Bulgarian company Inercom, the small family-owned business […]