Electricity
Serbia receives first two grid applications for battery energy storage systems
27 February 2025 - Serbia’s transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije received two grid connection applications for battery energy storage systems
EU Clean Industrial Deal envisages EUR 100 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Bank
27 February 2025 - Within the Clean Industrial Deal, the European Commission aims to raise up to EUR 100 billion for the Industrial Decarbonization Bank
Croatia to invest EUR 50 million in geothermal exploration
26 February 2025 - Croatia has launched geothermal energy exploration near six cities, with an overall budget of EUR 50 million
EU proposes delays, smaller scope for CBAM, sustainability reporting
26 February 2025 - The EU is preparing measures to save EUR 6.3 billion in administrative costs by streamlining CBAM and sustainability reporting rules
Mickoski: Kazancı Holding to invest EUR 1 billion in gas power plants, gas, and heat grids
26 February 2025 - Turkey-based Kazancı Holding plans to invest EUR 1 billion in gas power plants, gas and heat grids, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said
European PPA volumes drop in January – Pexapark
26 February 2025 - The volumes of PPA deals in Europe that Pexapark tracks have dropped 62% month over...
Wind farms Alibunar 1, Alibunar 2 secure market premiums in Serbia’s renewable energy auctions
25 February 2025 - Wind power projects Alibunar 1 and Alibunar 2, majority-owned by SANY Renewable Energy, won market premiums in Serbia’s renewable energy auction
Masdar to supply Eni with electricity from Albania through planned undersea interconnection
25 February 2025 - Masdar and Taqa Transmission intend to deliver power to Eni from future power plants of 3 GW in total in Albania, through a subsea cable
Fortis inks deal for batteries for North Macedonia’s largest PV plant
25 February 2025 - The Oslomej solar power facility, operated by Fortis Energy, is getting a battery system of 62 MW in capability from Pomega
South Korean company to build container ship powered by small modular reactor
24 February 2025 - South Korean shipbuilder HD KSOE is developing a project for a container vessel utilizing small modular reactor (SMR) technology
European Commission seeks one-year delay for CBAM in leaked draft
24 February 2025 - The European Commission's leaked draft legislative proposal contains significant potential changes to how the EU's CBAM will operate
China’s CEEC unveils giant project in Turkey for solar with batteries
24 February 2025 - CEEC, also known as Energy China, signed a deal through its CEOIC subsidiary with Turkish companies İhlas Holding and Sungen Solar Energy
Greece presents 3.55 GW plan for standalone batteries
24 February 2025 - A new ministerial decree sets the framework for the installation of 3.5 GW of energy storage – standalone batteries, without subsidies
Serbia allocates entire quota at second auctions, investors to install 645 MW of wind, solar
21 February 2025 - Serbia allocated the entire 424.8 MW quota in its second auctions. The winning bids came from China, the USA, France, and Serbia
Serbia to add 138 MW in solar, wind in 2025
21 February 2025 - The estimated capacity of prosumers is 123.6 MW, out of which 43 MW would be new photovoltaics, according to the energy balance
Energy industry confidence in net zero goals sinks – report
21 February 2025 - Energy industry confidence in reaching net zero targets is fading, according to Net Zero Jeopardy Report II by the Energy Industries Council