Journalist
Igor Todorović
First car with sodium ion batteries entering mass production
10 February 2026 - Changan presented the world's first mass-produced passenger vehicle equipped with sodium ion batteries, in partnership with CATL
EU opens public consultations on climate policy, global carbon market
10 February 2026 - Public consultations are open on EU climate policy after 2030 and the use of international carbon credits, which would form a market
Protests against giant hybrid power plant project in Bulgaria over loss of land
09 February 2026 - Environmentalists and locals are opposing a EUR 450 million solar power and battery project in Suhindol in Bulgaria
CWP Europe commissions Romania’s largest solar park
09 February 2026 - Solar power plant Studina, the largest in Romania at 174 MW in peak capacity, has entered regular operation
ANRE: Prosumers in Romania reach 3.35 GW in capacity
06 February 2026 - There were almost 290,000 prosumers in Romania at the end of November, with 3.35 GW...
Prinos CO2 storage project offshore Greece gets EU endorsement
06 February 2026 - The EU issued a positive opinion on EnEarth's Prinos CO2 storage project for offshore geological oil reservoirs under the Aegean Sea
Đedović Handanović: ADNOC would participate in management of Serbian NIS with MOL upon takeover
05 February 2026 - ADNOC would be part of NIS's management bodies in case of the planned takeover, as MOL’s minority partner within a joint venture, Serbian Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović said
Slovenia endorses key green energy, grid investments
05 February 2026 - Slovenia selected a range of PV, battery storage and grid projects eligible for support via the European Union's Modernisation Fund
GEN-I to optimize operation of R.Power’s battery system in Romania
04 February 2026 - GEN-I and R.Power signed a long-term optimization agreement for the Scornicești battery energy storage system (BESS) in Romania.
Saudi Arabia to build 2 GW of solar power in Turkey within 5 GW deal
04 February 2026 - Saudi Arabia signed an agreement for its companies to build solar power plants totaling 2 GW in two provinces in Turkey
NGEN Group enters Latvia with EUR 50 million investment
03 February 2026 - NGEN Group took over Latvian firm Liepāja ESS to implement a standalone BESS project for 100 MW in operating power and a capacity of 200 MWh
North Macedonia unveils EUR 5.7 billion plan for new power plants, energy storage
02 February 2026 - North Macedonia's 2026 plan includes 67 power plant projects of at least 1 MW each, for investments totaling an estimated EUR 3.74 billion
Romanian tomato grower to halve costs by installing own cogeneration units
02 February 2026 - One of the largest greenhouse tomato growers in Romania is about to start generating power and heat and capturing CO2
Renewables grant call issued for municipalities, energy communities in BiH
02 February 2026 - The EU4CAET Grant Facility launched its first call for proposals for community-led sustainable energy projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Germany’s Merz: Nuclear fusion to make wind power obsolete
30 January 2026 - Chancellor Friedrich Merz claimed nuclear fusion would introduce electricity so cheap that it would replace wind power within thirty years
Romania preparing to build giant AI hub, data centers
29 January 2026 - Romania is developing its Black Sea AI Gigafactory project, of up to EUR 5 billion, and several other investments in new technologies