Renewables
Floating solar power plants on small water bodies add to greenhouse gas emissions
05 February 2025 - A new study shows that placing solar panels on small bodies of water increases greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 27 percent
Termokos opens tender for solar thermal system for Prishtina heating
05 February 2025 - District heating utility Termokos is seeking a contractor to build a 30 MW solar thermal facility outside Prishtina in Kosovo*
Corporate renewable procurement: greenwashing or key driver of the EU’s clean industrial deal?
05 February 2025 - the amount of renewable energy purchased by businesses and corporations in Europe surged by over 52%, yet questions persist about the true impact this has had on emission reductions and the acceleration of the deployment of new renewable energy capacity
Solar thermal installations surge in Greece as result of energy crisis
03 February 2025 - Greece and Cyprus, traditionally the biggest markets in the solar thermal segment in Europe, advanced to new record levels per capita
Imports from China don’t exceed 26% of PV project costs in Romania
03 February 2025 - Simtel's CEO Iulian Nedea said Chinese solar panels and inverters make up just 26% of total costs of a 1 MW facility and that the rest are EU and Romanian products and services
Applications open for European Solar Startup Award 2025
31 January 2025 - SolarPower Europe has invited companies to apply for the European Solar Startup Award 2025. the deadline to apply will close on February 21
Solar to surpass hydropower in Croatia by 2040
31 January 2025 - The share of renewables in power consumption in Croatia is in the upper part of the EU list, according to Dražen Jakšić, head of EIHP
Solar power plant Erseka of 40 MW completed in southeast Albania
31 January 2025 - The Erseka solar park came online near Kolonja, Albanian media reported. The facility will generate 50 GWh per year.
Solar agroland to build 270 MW power plant in Bileća
30 January 2025 - Solar agroland has prepared a preliminary environmental impact assessment for the installation of the Bileća solar power plant.
IFC is building Western Balkans Green Growth Alliance
30 January 2025 - IFC is spearheading the establishment of the Western Balkans Green Growth Alliance for decarbonization and sustainability
Turkey’s Tosyalı to green its steel production with 1.2 GW of solar
30 January 2025 - Tosyalı Holding plans to invest nearly USD 1 billion to increase renewable energy use in steel production
Alcazar Energy, EPCG open talks on PPA for Montenegro’s biggest wind farm
29 January 2025 - Alcazar and EPCG have signed a memorandum of understanding, marking the launch of negotiations on a power purchase agreement
Agrisolar plants with batteries, hydrogen production to be installed in Serbia
29 January 2025 - Serbia-based Solar Power Plant Ipsilon plans to install two agrisolar power plants with a capacity of 9.9 MW each
GGF approves EUR 40 million for AIK Banka to boost green lending
29 January 2025 - The GGF loan will primarily support the expansion of renewable energy, helping to decarbonize Serbia’s economy, the fund said.
Turkey’s photovoltaic capacity doubles since July 2022, to 19.6 GW
28 January 2025 - Turkey's 2025 solar power target of 19 GW was exceeded one and a half years earlier, Ember said in a new report
Enerjisa wins biggest two wind power projects in Turkey’s auction
28 January 2025 - The winners of all five YEKA wind power zones got a 20-year guaranteed price of just USD 35 per MWh. Enerjisa was awarded 750 MW.