Journalist
Igor Todorović
Exergy to deliver 8 MW geothermal power plant to Emirler in Turkey
19 January 2024 - Italian company Exergy International will supply an 8 MW geothermal binary plant to Emirler Enerji in Turkey
Romania, Serbia to advance cooperation in gas, hydropower sectors
18 January 2024 - Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović Handanović spoke with her Romanian counterpart Sebastian Burduja
Vučić asks Rio Tinto to improve its lithium mining project in Serbia
18 January 2024 - President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said Rio Tinto has to offer "the cleanest solution" to be allowed to resume its lithium mining project
ContourGlobal urges Bulgaria to help coal plants for sake of energy security
17 January 2024 - CEO of ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 Vassil Shtonov said Bulgaria needs to keep coal plants afloat until large gas power plants are built
NextE signs largest onsite corporate solar PPA in Romania
17 January 2024 - Renewables developer nextE signed a long-term corporate PPA for an 51.5 MW onsite project with an unidentified consumer
United Kingdom, Slovakia to bid farewell to coal this year
16 January 2024 - Britain and Slovakia are set to close their last coal power plants this year while Austria gave up on restarting its Mellach facility
Montenegro’s EPCG vows to put solar panels on every roof in country
16 January 2024 - EPCG solar is preparing to start the works within the Solari 5000+ subsidy program in Montenegro for rooftop photovoltaic systems
Albania kicks off qualifications for 300 MW solar power auction
15 January 2024 - Albania invited investors to qualify their photovoltaic projects for an upcoming tender for 15-year contracts for difference
Global players bid to replace coal with 455 MW of solar power in Romania
15 January 2024 - Tenders for 455 MW of PV capacity replacing CE Oltenia's coal plants drew investors from China, Turkey, the US, Germany and Ukraine
Turkey’s largest wind power plant to add battery storage
15 January 2024 - Polat Enerji said an energy storage system would lower balancing costs for its wind park Soma, the largest in Turkey
EU adds record 17 GW of wind power in 2023 but must double pace
12 January 2024 - The EU saw 14 GW of onshore wind and 3 GW of offshore capacity coming online in 2023. WindEurope warned that the goal is 30 GW per year.
Albania to limit final project approvals for renewables to one year
12 January 2024 - Final approvals for renewable electricity plants in Albania will last 12 months. KESH is working on a pumped storage hydropower project.
Rezolv Energy advances projects for biggest solar power plants in Bulgaria, Romania
11 January 2024 - Rezolv received a green light in Bulgaria for a 229 MW solar park. In neighboring Romania it is building a 1.06 GW PV system.
France boosts its nuclear energy plan with eight more large reactors
10 January 2024 - The French government is preparing a bill intended to facilitate the replacement of its aging nuclear power plants
US finds vast lithium reserves in Salton Sea geothermal reservoir
09 January 2024 - Geothermal waters in the Salton Sea area in California contain 3.4 million tons of lithium, enough for over 375 million EV batteries
Slovenia mulls separating coal assets from electricity utility HSE
08 January 2024 - State-owned Holding Slovenske elektrarne is preparing for the possibility of spinning off its coal assets: thermal power plant TEŠ and a mine