Six companies submit applications to install 257 MW of PV plants in Croatia
The construction of seven solar power plants with a combined installed capacity of 257 MW is planned in Croatia, according to applications submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. The two power plants with a total capacity of 95 MW planned by Croatian power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) alone would increase Croatia’s total installed solar […]
Energy Vault – energy storage made of concrete blocks and cranes
Concrete blocks and cranes that is all that you need to store electricity. How? Simple. The crane uses excess energy from renewables to lift concrete blocks, and when the power is required, the crane lifts blocks, and the generator produces it. The process is similar to a pumped-storage hydropower plant (HPP), with water substituted with […]
Europe’s largest on-shore wind farm is on sale – CEZ starts divestment in Romania
Czech energy company CEZ has officially launched the divestment process in Romania, offering seven companies in the country including Europe’s largest on-shore wind park Fantanele-Cogealac, with 600 MW of installed capacity. The move comes just days after Italian energy company Enel initiated the sale of its assets in Romania. Romanian state-owned power utilities Electrica and […]
Alliance of local communities declares “state of emergency” on Mt. Stara Planina over SHPPs
The Mt. Stara Planina alliance of local communities has declared a “state of emergency” on that mountain due to violations of the laws and the Constitution of Serbia related to the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs). The public is already aware of the situation in the village of Rakita, where the state has not […]
Sofia gets first electric scooter rental company
The US-based micromobility start-up Lime has started offering electric scooters for rent in Sofia, one of the most polluted cities in the European Union, becoming the first such company to operate in the Bulgarian capital. According to city officials, two more companies have expressed their interest in providing the same service with e-scooters for Sofia […]
Vestas sells majority stake in three wind power plants in Romania
Vestas has entered into an agreement to sell 80% of its shares in the subsidiaries owning the Romanian wind power plants Pantelimon, Pegasus, and Apollo to a non-disclosed buyer for a selling price of EUR 136 m, the Danish manufacturer of wind turbines has said in a press release. Three wind power plants have 160 […]
E.ON Romania names Manfred Paach new CEO, as Frank Hajdinjak steps down
As of October 1, Manfred Paach will serve as new CEO of German power utility E.ON’s operations in Romania. He will take over from Frank Hajdinjak, who has held the reins of E.ON Romania for 11 years, Romanian media reported. Manfred Paach previously served as the CFO of German energy service provider E.DIS, and he […]
EPS invites expressions of interest for construction of 66 MW Kostolac wind farm
State power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has issued an invitation for expressions of interest in international public bidding (with pre-qualification) for the Procurement of Goods, Works and Associated Services for the Renewable Energy Project Kostolac – Wind Park, Serbia, which will be EPS first wind farm. The project includes the construction of a 66 MW […]