Electricity
Bulgaria’s biggest solar power plant Verila put into operation
23 June 2023 - The Verila solar power plant will sell electricity under a 10-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA)
HESS opens Slovenia’s biggest solar power plant as part of Brežice hybrid system
23 June 2023 - The Brežice solar power plant consists of about 13,200 photovoltaic panels, and will generate 6.84 GWh of electricity a year
Domac: Croatia’s energy independence is wishful thinking
22 June 2023 - Croatia lacks solar power plants, which it hasn't built "for lack of wisdom, political vision, and common sense," according to Domac
Solar panels protect raspberries from hail and increase yield
22 June 2023 - BayWa r.e. and GroenLeven have started the construction of a nearly 9 MW solar power plant above a field of raspberries in the Netherlands.
Eurelectric: Clean electrification and massive renewables rollout can drive Europe to net zero by 2050
22 June 2023 - Two of Eurelectric's three decarbonization “speedways” envisage climate neutrality by 2050, while the third targets 2040
IRENA presents 100 key innovations to help speed up smart electrification
22 June 2023 - IRENA offers guidance to countries on how to apply these innovations in their national energy transition strategies
LEAG is transforming coal plant into Germany’s largest energy storage system
21 June 2023 - LEAG made initial steps and a EUR 200 million investment plan to convert the Boxberg coal plant into a renewable energy storage system
EY gives Greece top score in its renewables market index
21 June 2023 - If the advantages of large economies for green energy investments are excluded, Greece is the world's top market, RECAI update showed
Wpd plans hybrid power plant in Croatia – boosting output with no extra burden on grid
21 June 2023 - German renewable energy developer wpd plans to build a solar power plant at the site of its existing wind farm Katuni
Southeastern Europe dominates EUSEW Awards again in 2023
20 June 2023 - KLIK from Križevci in Croatia and innovator Anastasia-Maria Moschovi from Greece are among this year's winners of EUSEW Awards
Solar complex of 36 MW planned to be built in Tuzla
20 June 2023 - The projected annual electricity output of the proposed Deling Invest 1 solar complex is some 40 GWh
HELLENiQ Energy to build solar park with batteries for its Thessaloniki refinery
19 June 2023 - Within its decarbonization efforts, HELLENiQ Energy is planning a solar power project with batteries to supply a refinery with green energy
Montenegro’s EPCG signs financing deal for Gvozd wind power project
19 June 2023 - Montenegro's state-owned coal and power producer EPCG obtained a EUR 82 million loan from the EBRD for its first wind power project
Bulgaria moves to install new nuclear reactor at Kozloduy plant
19 June 2023 - US-based Westinghouse Electric Company will supply an AP1000 nuclear reactor for the Kozloduy power plant in Bulgaria
Nuclearelectrica inks deal on SMR nuclear plant deployment in Romania, region
19 June 2023 - The memorandum envisages installing US-developed SMR plants at a former coal power plant in Romania and elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe
First battery energy storage auction call published in Greece for 400 MW
19 June 2023 - Greece's regulatory body RAWEW published the call for the long-awaited first auction for battery storage systems