Electricity
Šefčovič: EU to start proper implementation of European Green Deal
05 September 2023 - The EU will enter the phase of proper implementation of the Green Deal, the European Commission's new Executive Vice President Šefčovič said
Making solar safer for the enterprise: the why, what and how
05 September 2023 - With the potential to benefit businesses, smart solar solutions are cropping up on shopping centres, factories, airports, schools, and hospitals
Serbia approves premiums for two more projects from its first solar power auction
04 September 2023 - Two projects made it to the list of solar power plants eligible for market premiums in Serbia at the last minute
Croatia to launch new round of auctions for premiums in October
04 September 2023 - Croatian regulatory body HROTE has invited investors to fill out questionnaires to help it improve auction rules and conditions
Republic of Srpska adopts rulebook on prosumers
04 September 2023 - The rulebook on prosumers is entering into force a year and a half after the Law on Renewable Energy Sources, which envisages its adoption
Axpo signs first long-term financial PPA in Slovenia with Kolektor
04 September 2023 - Kolektor achieved a 10-year deal with Switzerland-based Axpo to buy up to 200 GWh of renewable electricity over ten years
First utility-scale solar power plant in BiH starts test production
01 September 2023 - The testing phase has started for the first large solar power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina – the 45 MW Petnjik facility in Grude
Slovenian firm Andrada to build battery recycling plant in Hungary
01 September 2023 - The company founders are Slovenian entrepreneurs, experts, and automotive suppliers TAB Mežica, and ACH Invest
Prosumers in Albania reach 120 MW in total capacity
01 September 2023 - Minister Balluku attributed the 6.7% drop in power consumption in Albania to a jump in the prosumers segment and lower distribution losses
Developers of solar panel damage alarm win RE-Hackathon in Serbia
31 August 2023 - The S-Futur team won the first RE-Hackathon, a competition held in Serbia within Germany's development cooperation program
EU fossil-fired power plant production slumps to all-time low – Ember
31 August 2023 - The first half of 2023 saw a collapse in electricity production from fossil fuels in the EU to a record low, think tank Ember said
Bulgaria enjoys solar boom as biggest photovoltaic parks come online
31 August 2023 - The lineup in the list of the largest photovoltaic plants in Bulgaria is changing almost every week, and there is more in the pipeline
IRENA: Vast majority of new renewables in 2022 have lower costs than fossil fuel–fired electricity
30 August 2023 - Without renewables, the economic disruption from last year's fossil fuel price shock would have been much worse, according to a new report
HELLENiQ Energy takes over 180 MW solar power project portfolio
30 August 2023 - HELLENiQ Renewables is acquiring a group of solar power plants under development in Greece, totaling 180 MW
Weltec Biopower builds three biogas plants in Greece
30 August 2023 - German company Weltec Biopower added three biogas plants to its portfolio in Greece: in Arta, Ioannina and Serres
Romanian renewables industry demands change in conditions for upcoming auctions
30 August 2023 - Renewable energy firms in Romania proposed changes in the CfD mechanism to the Ministry of Energy to reduce project development risks