Journalist
Igor Todorović
Greece’s first solar panel recycling machine installed in Crete
28 March 2025 - Greek company Katheris said it installed the country's first solar panel recycling machine. It's one of few such endeavors in the region
IRENA: China has 64% share in 2024 renewables growth, half of world’s solar power capacity
27 March 2025 - Renewables accounted for over 92.5% of power expansion globally in 2024, IRENA calculated. China reached half of the world's PV capacity, while Turkey's growth in the segment is among the strongest.
Serbia’s Vučić claims EU to designate lithium project Jadar as strategic – activists vow to appeal
26 March 2025 - Project Jadar will be labeled strategic in the EU, according to President Vučić. Activists say they would dispute such a status as well as the already designated mining proposals.
EU selects first group of strategic projects for raw materials
25 March 2025 - The European Commission adopted a list of strategic projects for raw materials. They are eligible for administrative support and financing.
Private equity firm Ardian agrees to take over Akuo
25 March 2025 - Global private equity firm Ardian reached an agreement to acquire France-based independent renewable energy producer Akuo
First energy cooperative in Cyprus to be set up in mountain villages
24 March 2025 - MountMed Institute and the University of Cyprus are establishing the country's first energy cooperative with partners from Crete
Turkish State Railways to build massive solar power capacity for own consumption
24 March 2025 - Turkish State Railways (TCDD) is preparing to build a solar power plant of 159.3 MW within a group of ten such facilities
Cyprus plans to roll out hydrogen buses, trucks by 2030
24 March 2025 - The Cypriot government sees hydrogen production as a complementary solution for the island state's energy isolation
US court rules Greenpeace must pay over USD 660 million to oil pipeline operator
21 March 2025 - A North Dakota state court found Greenpeace liable for more than USD 660 million in damages to Energy Transfer, which controls the Dakota Access Pipeline
EU to unveil strategic projects for raw materials on March 25
20 March 2025 - Rio Tinto's lithium project Jadar in Serbia is among the candidates for strategic status under the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act
Greece’s IPTO connects to balancing energy platform PICASSO
20 March 2025 - The Independent Power Transmission Operator of Greece has joined PICASSO, soon after ESO, its counterpart in neighboring Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s plastic waste recycling rate much lower than in official statistics, report reveals
20 March 2025 - Over half of Bulgarian municipalities reported recycling rates for municipal waste of under 10% for 2019 – some were virtually at zero
Cyprus seeks contractors for PV, energy storage systems at National Guard camps
19 March 2025 - Qualifications are on for equipping the facilities of the National Guard of Cyprus with photovoltaic and energy storage systems
French Photosol to build PV plants of 1.2 GW in total in Balkans
19 March 2025 - Photosol is preparing to establish an office in Romania for its operations in the country as well as in Bulgaria and the Western Balkans
PPC begins construction of 165 MW solar farm with BESS in Bulgaria
18 March 2025 - PPC Group is accelerating its expansion in the Balkans by laying the foundation stone for its Colosseum solar power project in Bulgaria
Eksim Energy completes part of Turkey’s second-largest PV park
11 March 2025 - The first phase, 45 MW, of the Şanlıurfa Viranşehir solar park in southeastern Turkey started commercial operation, Eksim Energy revealed