Journalist
Igor Todorović
Romanian town Beiuș to boost geothermal distring heating to 100%
04 April 2025 - The local authority in Beiuș, a trailblazer in geothermal district heating in Romania, should apply for European funding to reach full coverage
Share of coal power in Finland nearly zero as cogeneration plant shuts down
03 April 2025 - The now closed Salmisaari coal plant accounted for just 0.8% of the electricity mix in Finland together with three remaining ones
Eurowind Energy signs virtual PPA in Romania with automotive manufacturer
03 April 2025 - Autoliv contracted the supply of electricity from a wind park that Eurowind Energy built in Romania and Alight's solar project in Finland
Bulgaria aims to make Europe’s biggest energy community
03 April 2025 - The upcoming solar power program in Bulgaria for municipalities and small businesses will create Europe's biggest energy community, Minister Zhecho Stankov claims
Number of prosumers in Romania spikes 79% in one year to 204,000
02 April 2025 - Prosumers in Romania operated 2.44 GW of capacity at the end of January or 63% more than one year before, according to ANRE
Greek companies expand to Bulgaria with solar power investments
02 April 2025 - PPC and Masdar's Greek subsidiary Terna Energy are separately building two solar power plants in Bulgaria, valued at EUR 190 million in total
Power exchanges to test cross-border day-ahead trading in 15-minute intervals
02 April 2025 - NEMOs in Europe are starting joint member testing on April 7 for cutting the cross-zonal day-ahead power trading interval to 15 minutes
Renewables equipment factory to contribute to just transition of coal region in Romania
01 April 2025 - Monsson is about to build a renewable energy equipment plant in Petrila as part of just transition efforts in Romania's main coal region
Bulgaria’s IBEX opens registration for market of guarantees of origin of electricity
01 April 2025 - The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) is registering entities interested in participating in a market for guarantees of origin
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