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Spain’s solar power capacity tops 50 GW
13 February 2026 - Spain’s total solar capacity currently stands at around 50.2 GW, or 34% of the overall electricity generation capacity, according to REE
Sarajevo installs digitalized containers for textile waste
13 February 2026 - Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has introduced ten special containers for the separation and recycling of textile waste
Romania to build one small reactor to test before proceeding with six-unit SMR project
13 February 2026 - Nuclearelectrica voted to launch the investment in an SMR project of 462 MW. Reportedly, it would build and test one of the six units before continuing.
Serbia’s new electricity market rules bring important changes
12 February 2026 - Nikola Tošić, Market Division Manager at Serbia's transmission system operator EMS, explains new electricity market rules
Von der Leyen: EU working with member states to cut taxes and lower energy prices
12 February 2026 - The taxes that industry pays on power are 15 times higher than on gas, Ursula von der Leyen said at the Antwerp European Industry Summit
YESS Power integrates battery system with Novaci PV plant in North Macedonia
12 February 2026 - Turkey-based YESS Power has commissioned, as a contractor, the first grid-scale BESS in North Macedonia and the region
PPC to install 60 MWh battery system at Sălbatica wind farm
11 February 2026 - PPC operates the Sălbatica 1 and Sălbatica 2 wind farms, with a combined capacity of 140 MW, located in Tulcea County
Montenegro clears environmental impact study for 118.8 MW Bijela wind farm
11 February 2026 - The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the environmental impact assessment for the 118.8 MW Bijela wind farm
Next generation geothermal challenging competitiveness of gas power plants
11 February 2026 - With its new solutions and falling costs, geothermal power can already replace 42% of EU coal- and gas-fired plant output, Ember found
El-Mor advances delivery-ready BESS projects in Romania
11 February 2026 - El-Mor Electric Installations & Services is advancing two large stand-alone BESS projects in Romania
North Macedonia launches EUR 22 million grant scheme for green businesses
10 February 2026 - The project for supporting green businesses with grants until 2030 is worth EUR 25 million, of which EUR 22 million is for the subsidies
Solar power production driving prices on North Macedonia’s power exchange
10 February 2026 - Ana Angelova, a market operations specialist at the National Electricity Market Operator, analyzed official power exchange data for 2024
China-based Envision launches world’s largest battery energy storage system
10 February 2026 - The 4 GWh project marks the completion and grid connection of Envision's 12.8 GWh battery energy storage cluster in northern China
First car with sodium ion batteries entering mass production
10 February 2026 - Changan presented the world's first mass-produced passenger vehicle equipped with sodium ion batteries, in partnership with CATL
HWEA slams Greece’s red tape – just 3% of wind projects reach completion
10 February 2026 - The wind energy sector suffers in Greece as a result of multi-year delays in the licensing process, said Hellenic Wind Energy Association
Serbia to enable carbon credits trading
10 February 2026 - The Belgrade Stock Exchange plans to introduce trading in carbon credits, according to CEO Lazo Ostojić