Renewables
Bulgaria adopts changes to Energy from Renewable Sources Act
03 October 2023 - Bulgaria simplified renewables permitting, rolled out banking guarantees for projects and regulated citizen energy communities
White hydrogen: sustainable energy from depths of Earth
02 October 2023 - White hydrogen is gaining attention in the context of decarbonization as it can become one of the cleanest energy sources
Andonov: Čebren hydropower plant to accelerate renewables development in North Macedonia
02 October 2023 - The Čebren project, planned decades ago in the ex-Yugoslavia country, will be finally built by the Greek consortium PPC-Archirodon Group
Promoting transboundary cooperation on water and energy in Drina River Basin to achieve the green energy transition and climate commitments
02 October 2023 - At the SECW the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH, UNECE and Finland co-convened a session on renewable energy development in the Drina River Basin
Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović receives Female Leader in Sustainable Energy award
29 September 2023 - President of CPOR and Cofounder of WISE Serbia Branislava Jovičić handed the Female Leader in Sustainable Energy award to Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović
Bulgaria could add as much as 42 GW from wind outside protected areas
29 September 2023 - A study found that Bulgaria is expected to increase its total wind power capacity by...
Alcazar Energy fund acquires rights to wind power project Bijela in Montenegro
28 September 2023 - Luxembourg-based Alcazar Energy took over the Bijela wind farm project in Šavnik in Montenegro, of 118 MW
Solar to cover 70% of local electricity demand in Tešanj in BiH
28 September 2023 - The Municipality of Tešanj is one of the most successful in the use of renewable energy sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece, Saudi Arabia launch power interconnection joint venture
28 September 2023 - Greece's transmission system operator IPTO is working on projects for interconnections from Germany and Poland to Saudi Arabia
Bernard: NGEN batteries enable end consumers to enter electricity market
28 September 2023 - Slovenian company NGEN is currently installing a 70 MW / 140 MWh battery in Slovenia and a 50 MW / 100 MWh facility in Croatia
EU’s solar workforce grew by 200,000 in 2022
27 September 2023 - The solar workforce grew by almost 200,000 people last year, according to the EU Solar Jobs Report
IEA’s Birol: Climate change is indifferent to geopolitical rivalries
27 September 2023 - IEA's head Fatih Birol warned that governments need to separate climate issues from geopolitics on the pathway toward net zero emissions
Green electricity corridor envisaged to run from Greece to Poland
27 September 2023 - A proposed corridor between Greece and Poland would carry solar power from the Balkans to northwestern Europe and wind power in the opposite direction
Hidroelectrica, Masdar mull joint investment in floating solar power of 1.5 GW
26 September 2023 - CEO Bogdan Badea said Hidroelectrica is considering a joint investment in floating solar panels of 1.5 GW with its partner Masdar
Friends of Good Energy event in Belgrade concludes Climate Week
26 September 2023 - The Friends of Good Energy event was held on September 23 at the Belgrade Fortress – Kalemegdan, concluding Climate Week in Serbia
LEITWIND LTW42 250 kW, the third wind turbine installed in the entire state of Slovenia
26 September 2023 - This month marked the completion of the installation of the first LEITWIND LTW42 250 kW turbine in Razdrto, a village in the municipality of Postojna, Slovenia