Renewables
Europe’s largest solar power project is underway in Portugal
06 February 2023 - "I greeted the sun by raising my right hand." Europe's largest solar power plant will be named after Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa.
Serbia opens door for batteries as solution for intermittency of renewables
04 February 2023 - We spoke with Professor Nikola Rajaković about proposed changes to the Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Motor Oil, PPC establish Hellenic Hydrogen company
03 February 2023 - Motor Oil and PPPC proceeded with the establishment of Hellenic Hydrogen. The firm will produce and store green hydrogen in Greece.
Serbia gets its first commercial PPA – financing secured for Krivača wind farm
03 February 2023 - MK Group and ALFI Green Energy Fund have secured EUR 155 million for the project from a consortium of lenders led by Erste Group
Bulgarian IBEX exchange to set up market for guarantees of origin
03 February 2023 - Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange – IBEX said it would organize a market for guarantees of origin of electricity
BLOW project – pioneering 5 MW floating offshore wind turbine in Black Sea
03 February 2023 - Renewable energy company Eolink announced it is launching a 5 MW floating offshore wind project off the Bulgarian coast in the Black Sea
Wind turbine orders in EU drop by almost half in 2022
03 February 2023 - It is the continuation of the downward trend as orders have been declining since the first quarter of 2021
Slovenia’s DEM to build 440 MW pumped storage hydropower plant
03 February 2023 - Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) has high ambitions beyond hydropower. Solar, wind, battery and geothermal projects are underway.
ESM is developing power plant projects with total capacity of 1.8 GW
03 February 2023 - ESM said it is developing 12 power plant projects with a total planned capacity of nearly 1.8 GW, which exceeds the current overall capacity
Slovenia’s largest solar power plant comes online as part of hybrid system
02 February 2023 - HESS's 6 MW solar power plant is in trial production, integrated with the company's Brežice hydroelectric system
Republic of Srpska grants largest solar power concession so far
02 February 2023 - Renewable energy firm Etmax, based in Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been granted a concession from the Government of the Republic of Srpska
Profine Energy pushes ahead with floating solar power project in Bulgaria
02 February 2023 - German company Profine Energy plans to build a massive floating solar power plant on the Ogosta artificial lake in Bulgaria
EU launches subsidy plan to protect its green industry
02 February 2023 - The European Commission unveiled its Green Deal Industrial Plan to maintain competitiveness amid a rise net zero subsidies on a global scale
Ember: Wind and solar generate more electricity than gas in EU
02 February 2023 - The share of wind and solar electricity production reached 20% in the European Union last year, surpassing fossil gas for the first time
Enel looking for bids for its 551 MW renewables portfolio in Greece
02 February 2023 - Italian Enel plans to sell its renewables portfolio in Greece with offers from international groups expected later this month
Romania to subsidize households with up to EUR 610 million for photovoltaics
01 February 2023 - Romania will subsidize as many as 150,000 households this year for the installation of solar panels on roofs and their private land