Hidroelectrica wins case for power export to Hungary
State-controlled hydropower producer Hidroelectrica SA won the lawsuit against Romania’s Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), according to its press release. The watchdog had banned export of electricity and fined the company for its trade in Hungary from December to February, Romania Journal’s website reported. Hidroelectrica was selling power on a centralized, transparent and competitive platform operated […]
Exploring limits in advanced LEDs and solar cells
Researchers from the University of Cyprus and Cyprus University of Technology, along with colleagues from the University of Crete in Greece, have conducted a comprehensive investigation on how various structural and electronic parameters affect a phenomenon called Förster resonant energy transfer (FRET) in structures of nitride quantum wells with lightemitting polymers, Phys.org news service reported. […]
Croatia eyes EPCG, Serbia wants CGES
Just as rumours calmed down about the takeover of Montenegrin Electric Power Company (EPCG) by Croatia, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić again stated that Serbian power utility EPS bought 11% of shares of transmission operator CGES, part of the Montenegrin company, Poslovni.hr reported. Croatia has openly shown interest in acquiring 41.74% of EPCG from Italian […]
Islands need no pharaonic green power plants
Deputy energy minister Yiannis Tsironis has expressed strong opposition to any prospective development of large-sized renewable energy projects on the Greek islands, portal Energy Press reported. “Our islands are an energy paradise. For starters, their geothermal and renewable energy potential has not been utilized in the slightest. We don’t need to install 300 MW on […]
Burdur solar park gets online in record time
Hanwha Q Cells Turkey, branch of photovoltaics provider headquartered in South Korea, said it finished the construction and grid connection of an 8.3 MW solar power plant in the southwestern province of Burdur. The system is the first part of a project totaling 18.3 MW. The construction of the remaining capacity is expected to start […]
Turboden makes ORC turbogenerator of 3 MW for Afjet
Turboden, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries company, said it delivered its first turbine made in Turkey as it is expanding into larger-sized geothermal projects. Turboden Turkey ORC Turbo Jeneratör Sanayi AŞ was founded on April 27 in Ankara, aiming to give customers access to government incentives for renewable energy generation along with providing local on-site and […]
Bulgarian Finance Facility Energy Efficiency Window for SMEs (SMEFF-EE) closed
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), KfW development bank from Germany and Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) e. a. d. (RBB) successfully closed an EU grant-supported Finance Facility Energy Efficiency Window for SMEs (SMEFF-EE) based in Bulgaria. Econoler said it had been hired to support RBB and the applying SMEs in identifying, developing and implementing energy efficiency […]
Turkey increases incentives for renewable energy
As it relies more on local resources to generate electricity, Turkey’s government expands incentives that cover renewable energy investments, the country’s Investment Support and Promotion Agency said on its website. According to a recent legislative amendment, the manufacturing of equipment such as turbines, generators and wind blades will be considered priority investments and will be […]