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Bulgaria outlines EU-funded tender for standalone energy storage units
26 June 2024 - The draft for the RESTORE tender for support to energy storage facilities in the electricity transmission system was issued for public consultation
Montenegro finally scraps bids for Briska Gora solar power project
26 June 2024 - The Briska Gora project is also controversial due to its potential adverse impact on biodiversity and cultural heritage
First guarantees of origin auction in Greece attracts 14 participants
26 June 2024 - The first guarantees of origin (GO) auction took place today in Greece with the participation of 14 companies
Danske Commodities to optimize world’s largest power-to-X facility
25 June 2024 - Danske Commodities is tasked with optimizing electricity consumption at the Kassø power-to-X facility, which is about to start producing e-methanol
CO2 is CO2: Zero Waste Europe calls for including incineration in EU ETS
25 June 2024 - Incinerators are poised to become the most carbon-intensive power source once coal is phased out, claims Zero Waste Europe
Italian green loan for EPS requires Serbia to set 2030 renewables target at 45%
25 June 2024 - The green loan, provided by Italian development bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, is aimed at helping EPS to decarbonize
Alcazar Energy Partners launches 400 MW wind power project in North Macedonia
25 June 2024 - Alcazar Energy Partners is kickstarting a 400 MW wind power investment in North Macedonia. Its new AEP-I fund is worth USD 490 million.
China’s Norinco seeks to take over 125 MW solar project in BiH
25 June 2024 - Norinco International plans to buy an 80% stake in Aurora Solar, a firm that was granted a concession for a 125 MW solar power plant in BiH
North Macedonia gets new government – Sanja Božinovska is in charge of energy
24 June 2024 - New Minister of Energy, Mining and Mineral Raw Materials Sanja Božinovska indicated that North Macedonia would revise four proposed strategic partnerships
Germany sets EUR 3 billion to subsidize hydrogen pipeline projects
24 June 2024 - Germany got a green light for its EUR 3 billion mechanism to support the construction of the Hydrogen Core Network
Premier Energy, Motor Oil launch joint venture for hybrid power plants in Romania
24 June 2024 - Premier Energy established a firm in Romania with Greece-based Motor Oil that bought two PV projects of 86 MW in total, with storage
Green Steel from Sremska Mitrovica – responsible industry for sustainable future
24 June 2024 - Serbian company Metalfer Group, whose production portfolio includes the so-called Metalfer® Green Steel, has demonstrated that steelmaking can be sustainable and responsible
French firms to build, operate Belgrade’s first wastewater plant
24 June 2024 - The large-scale wastewater plant in Veliko Selo would help preserve the water quality and biodiversity of the Danube and Sava rivers
Turkish firm buys mature PV project of 214 MW in Romania from Econergy
21 June 2024 - Entek Elektrik's subsidiary Enspire Enerji took over a 214 MW solar power project in Romania from Israel-based Econergy
Cascading power grid failure causes blackout in BiH, Montenegro, Albania, Dalmatia
21 June 2024 - Overloads in key electricity interconnections led to unprecedented outages in BiH and Montenegro today while the power was out in much of Croatia and Albania as well
Renalfa IPP puts largest battery facility in Bulgaria into operation
21 June 2024 - Renalfa IPP has started the commercial operation of its first utility-scale battery energy storage system