Renewables
Romania to use EUR 1.4 billion of EU funds to strengthen its energy sector
27 May 2022 - The EU allowed Romania to use its share of the Modernisation Fund for the makeover of coal plant owner CE Oltenia and the electricity grid
First Greek climate law sets deadlines for ban on conventional vehicles
27 May 2022 - Greece's parliament passed the first climate law with more flexible requirements than in the original proposal
Guarantees of origin scheme ready to go live in Energy Community markets
26 May 2022 - All that is left to do is for the national issuing bodies to sign agreements with energy certificate registry provider Grexel, says Naida Taso
Bulgaria to abolish limitations for rooftop solar panels for own use
26 May 2022 - Bulgaria is introducing a law to eliminate the administrative procedure for renewables on buildings, as long as they are for own use
IGB, Alexandroupolis LNG to help gas diversification in Bulgaria, Greece, Western Balkans
26 May 2022 - New natural gas infrastructure is key for increased diversification in the Balkans, according to Alexander Nikolov
Virtual power plants to enable power market access for prosumers in Croatia
26 May 2022 - The law in Croatia allows households with solar panels to group and place excess energy in the market, though it is too expensive for now
Romania picks site of old coal power plant for first small nuclear reactor in Europe
25 May 2022 - The site was chosen as a result of an agreement between Romania's Nuclearelectrica and US-based NuScale Power
Romania, Serbia in talks on pumped storage hydropower Đerdap 3, energy cooperation
25 May 2022 - Two energy ministers met in Bucharest after a roundtable organized by the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation
GGF, Rockstart select seven green ventures for their Clim@ Scaler program
24 May 2022 - Seven finalists were picked for Clim@ Scaler 2022, an accelerator program for scaleup ventures in the Green for Growth Fund's target regions
Slovenia backs controversial hydropower project Mokrice amid energy crisis
23 May 2022 - The Government of Slovenia said the public interest outweighs nature conservation in the case of HESS's hydropower project in Mokrice
Energy crisis accelerates construction of Bistrica pumped storage hydropower
23 May 2022 - The project is one of the most important investments in the energy sector of Serbia, with a planned capacity of 630 MW
Three Slovenian companies develop geothermal facility on abandoned oil, gas well
23 May 2022 - The project will be the first application of a Slovenian patent. It could lead to a breakthrough in the use of geothermal energy in deserted gas and oil wells.
Vienna airport completes Austria’s biggest solar power plant
23 May 2022 - Flughafen Wien Group said it has put Austria's biggest solar power plant into operation on 24 hectares at the Vienna International Airport
Serbian power utility kicks- off construction of its first wind power plant Kostolac
20 May 2022 - EPS signed the loan agreement in November 2017, and received an energy permit for the wind farm at the end of 2018
Kosovo* plans to launch auction for 100 MW of solar
20 May 2022 - Auctions are divided in smaller portions because the intention is to encourage local investors, not only those from abroad
Industry draws up first global definition of green hydrogen
19 May 2022 - The Green Hydrogen Organization (GH2) has published a Green Hydrogen Standard - for certification and labeling, and greenwashing prevention