Yingli of China developing 20 MW solar portfolio
Companies from Turkey and China which developed solar plant projects of 10 MW across four sites on 18 hectares now move on to additional facilities of a total of 10 MW, which they expect to complete by the end of 2016. The initial investments in western Turkey are underway and construction is expected to begin […]
Power sector reform financed with EUR 200 million
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is supporting a comprehensive reform programme for the power sector in Serbia by extending a EUR 200 million restructuring line to Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS), a state-owned utility that generates, distributes and supplies electricity. The sovereign-guaranteed loan will help the company restructure its balance sheet and […]
Green light for EU-financed concentrated solar power projects
The cabinet approved funding on October 29 for CY EOS Green Energy project by Alfa Mediterranean Enterprises Ltd. for a 50 MW solar thermal power park in the Alassa area in Limassol, portal In-Cyprus reported. The concentrated solar power project was selected for funding within the framework of the second phase of the NER300 programme […]
Regulator renews power trading permit for HEP-Trade
A draft license was granted to company HEP-Trade d. o. o. from Mostar for the activity of international trade in electricity, according to a release by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC), Brčko District’s administrative body. The local self-governing authority officially belongs to both entities that make up Bosnia and Herzegovina. Brčko is located in […]
Kolektor commissions five small hydropower plants
The irrigation system on the Bošava river was reconstructed and the supply channel capacity from the water reservoir was increased to fit five small hydroelectric systems and supply the municipalities of Kavadarci, Rosoman and Negotino with water.
PPC Renewables granted permit for biomass facility
A wholly-owned green energy subsidiary of Public Power Corporation, the main power utility, has been granted a permit to develop a 25 MW biomass power plant in the Kozani area, northern Greece, by the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), Energy Press reported. PPC Renewables’ facility is planned to run on fuel provided by agricultural crops […]
Timişoara’s renewables research lab second in Europe
Digi24 television reported that after an EUR 8 million investment, the second renewable energy research laboratory in Europe was recently completed in Timişoara in western Romania. The researchers are looking for the best way to use solar energy, which they say will ensure the world’s future, according to an article by Romania-Insider. The lab has […]
Smart battery can bring Tilos to 80% green energy
A study by energy storage developer Younicos has found that Tilos could push the share of green energy in its beyond 80% by installing an intelligent battery. The Greek island would thus dramatically reduce its costs for expensive fossil fuel-based power, which is currently transported to the island through an interconnection from the neighboring island […]
