Electricity
ETIP SNET seeks input for strategic paper on AI in smart grids
14 February 2025 - ETIP SNET drafted a strategic position paper – guide for unlocking AI and GenAI potential in smart grids and the energy transition
NGEN commissions Austria’s largest battery storage system
13 February 2025 - Slovenia-based NGEN put Austria’s largest battery energy storage system into operation. It installed it in record time – just seven months.
Lakić: Natural gas is key energy source for future
13 February 2025 - Vedran Lakić stressed the importance of natural gas for the future of the energy sector in BiH, keeping in mind that the coal phaseout is on the agenda
Data centers threaten to derail Europe’s energy transition
13 February 2025 - The expansion of data centers in the EU and UK can strongly increase emissions if they rely even partly on fossil fuels, a new report shows
Croatia mulls nuclear power plants including small modular reactors
13 February 2025 - Croatia founded a workgroup for analysis and legislation that could enable the introduction of nuclear energy in the country
REIB insures Romania’s biggest photovoltaic plant
13 February 2025 - Renewable Energy Insurance Broker (REIB) provided insurance packages for every phase of development of the Rătești solar park
Bulgarian IBEX exchange appoints interim CEO Dian Boev
12 February 2025 - The board of BSE replaced Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange's CEO Konstantin Konstantinov with Dian Boev for a six-month term
Guide for mapping areas for solar, wind with minimized impact on environment in Energy Community
12 February 2025 - The secretariat and TNC released a guide for identifying priority areas for renewables that minimizes environmental and social conflicts
Distorted licensing of energy storage in Greece leaves small players out
12 February 2025 - Small investors in energy storage complain about an oligopoly in the sector as a result of a distorted licensing process
GGF provides loan to Lovćen banka in Montenegro for its green portfolio
12 February 2025 - The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has established a partnership with Lovćen banka in Montenegro by signing a loan agreement of EUR 3 million
Croatian Končar taking over local engineering firm HELB
11 February 2025 - Končar agreed to acquire fellow Croatian engineering firm HELB, with 35 years of experience in the power infrastructure sector
Bulgaria’s ESO joins European balancing platform PICASSO
11 February 2025 - Bulgaria's Electricity System Operator became the first TSO in Southeast Europe to connect to cross-border balancing platform PICASSO
Turkish companies expand presence in solar power market in Romania
11 February 2025 - Turkish oil refiner Tüpraş and joint venture Defic Globe, controlled by YEO, have published updates on their operations in Romania
Cyprus launches grant mechanism for energy storage
11 February 2025 - Owners of renewable energy systems in Cyprus can apply from February 14 for grants to add batteries, under a EUR 35 million program
Giving the billions to the millions: a socially just distribution of ETS-2 revenues
11 February 2025 - For ETS-2 to work, two elements are crucial: first, revenues need to be distributed equitably and, second, other policies to reduce fossil fuel demand must complement the EU’s carbon price
Aydem Renewables to expand hydropower plant in Turkey with floating solar power system
10 February 2025 - Aydem Renewables is developing a project for turning its Adıgüzel hydroelectric facility of 62 MW into a hybrid power plant