Renewables
Crowdfunding begins for first energy cooperative–owned solar power plants in Serbia
21 June 2022 - The Elektropionir energy cooperative started a crowdfunding campaign for two solar power plants on the Stara planina mountain in Serbia
Domestic share of wind turbine production in Turkey reaches 72%
20 June 2022 - Turkey has boosted its share of local production of wind turbines to 72% and the government has the ambition to attract more investment
Registration open for EUSEW 2022 in Brussels and online
17 June 2022 - Registrations are now open for in-person and online attendance at EUSEW 2022, which will be held from September 26 to 30
REPowerEU is “Russian roulette” for Europe’s energy
17 June 2022 - The arguments for both possible outcomes are strong, said Željko Lovrinčević, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Economics Zagreb
North Macedonia enables prosumers to sell surplus electricity
16 June 2022 - Households, firms and institutions registered as prosumers can sell surplus electricity from their rooftop solar systems from next month
Statement of the Day, Balluku: Nine big companies in game for wind auction in Albania
16 June 2022 - Albania's first wind power tender is entering its second phase, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku said.
Austria to ban gas boilers in new buildings in 2023
15 June 2022 - Austria is phasing out fossil fuels in heating, starting with a ban on the installation of gas boilers in new buildings from next year
Republic of Srpska invites bids for building Planik wind farm, solar power plant
14 June 2022 - The total value of the two Planik projects is estimated at EUR 120 million, and concessions will be granted for 50 years.
North Macedonia’s green energy output rose 14.7% in 2021
14 June 2022 - Production at photovoltaic power plants increased 38%, from 37 GWh in 2020 to 51 GWh last year.
BIG Shopping Centers buys another wind project in Romania
13 June 2022 - BIG Shopping Centers is making further inroads into renewables with an acquisition of a 120 MW wind project in Romania
MK Group, ALFI take over Krivača wind farm project, Nordex to supply turbines
13 June 2022 - MK Group is developing wind power projects with a total capacity of 800 MW and solar power projects with a capacity of 660 MW
Hidroelectrica makes plans to enter green hydrogen production
10 June 2022 - Hidroelectrica is looking for a consultant for a feasibility study for the design and execution...
Cement giant Holcim joins Croatia’s first virtual power plant
10 June 2022 - By joining KOER's virtual power plant, the Komoračno cement plant is contributing to the integration of renewable energy in Croatia, Holcim said
E-Grus may seek coinvestor for its Golič wind farm project in Slovenia
10 June 2022 - Savaprojekt's subsidiary E-Grus will probably look for a coinvestor when it advances the Golič wind farm project in Slovenia
Germany’s GIZ to help Serbia make renewables available to everyone
09 June 2022 - Minister Zorana Mihajlović signed an agreement with GIZ on the Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Serbia
Serbia’s draft Hydrogen Strategy envisages production from renewables to start by 2025
09 June 2022 - The drafting and adoption of the Hydrogen Strategy is the response of the Serbian academic and economic community to the new global challenge