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Shell halts construction of biofuel refinery in Rotterdam to cut costs
05 July 2024 - Shell is pausing construction of a biofuel plant in the Netherlands. It joins a group of European energy firms scaling back green investments.
Greece plans to end subsidies for battery energy storage systems
04 July 2024 - Given the curtailments for renewables in Greece, batteries can operate in the market without subsidies, Minister Thodoros Skylakakis said
Investors submit bank guarantees for 4 GW of new power plants in Serbia
04 July 2024 - Investors in 51 proposed facilities in two groups had a deadline to submit bank guarantees to TSO Elektromreža Srbije by June 24 or July 1
Serbia proposes national CO2 pricing system instead of regional ETS
04 July 2024 - In light of CBAM, Serbia could accept taxing emissions on a national level at fixed prices instead of a regional emissions trading system
Beo Čista Energija officially starts producing energy from waste at Vinča landfill in Belgrade
03 July 2024 - Beo Čista Energija started the waste incineration in February 2023 as a final phase of testing its waste-to-energy facility
EDF scraps project Nuward to turn to simpler small modular reactor design
03 July 2024 - The French nuclear power giant EDF gave up on its original vision for Nuward, an innovative SMR, turning instead to proven technologies
Kosovo* issues terms for upcoming wind power auctions
03 July 2024 - Kosovo* will hold its wind power tenders in two rounds of 75 MW to 100 MW each. The first one is expected to kick off in October.
Akuo invites EU citizens to invest in its solar power project in Greece
03 July 2024 - Citizens and firms can buy four-year green bonds for refinancing Akuo Energy's solar park in Thessaly. The fixed interest rate is 6.5%.
Israeli-based firm bags financing for 101 MW solar project in Romania
03 July 2024 - Shikun and Binui Energy has secured a EUR 49 million loan for the Simleu Silvaniei photovoltaic project of 101 MW in northwest Romania
Rimac presents Verne – autonomous electric robotaxi
02 July 2024 - Mate Rimac, founder and CEO of Rimac Automobili and Rimac Group, presented a robotaxi named after French author Jules Verne
Montenegro preliminary approves 120 MW agrisolar project Kosanica in Pljevlja
02 July 2024 - Montenegrin company Permonte passed an important milestone for its solar power project Kosanica of up to 120 MW in peak capacity
World Hydropower Outlook: Pumped storage hydropower providing over 90% of energy storage
02 July 2024 - The 2024 World Hydropower Outlook tracks and directs the progress of hydropower development globally against net zero pathways
Transelectrica: Romania requires up to 4 GW in energy storage in balanced mix
02 July 2024 - Transelectrica urged the authorities in Romania to back large-scale energy storage projects, especially for pumped storage hydropower plants
BiH-based Lager acquires one of largest wind projects in Serbia
01 July 2024 - Lager from Posušje in Bosnia and Herzegovina has acquired the Snaga Istoka wind farm project, with a capacity of 300 MW, in Serbia
Batteries mandatory for prosumers in Romania
01 July 2024 - Prosumers in Romania will be obligated to install storage facilities, according to a law adopted by the country's parliament
Greece’s PPC boosts pumped storage hydropower project pipeline to 1.6 GW
01 July 2024 - PPC obtained an electricity storage permit for a pumped storage hydropower project at an open-cast lignite mine in Kozani in northern Greece