Renewables
Drought lowers hydropower plant output in Serbia, Europe
10 August 2022 - The water flow in Serbia's hydropower system dropped by a half, increasing the need for electricity imports, but the situation is similar across Europe
Solar power capacity in Greece overtakes wind for first time
10 August 2022 - Photovoltaics are now the number one renewable energy source in Greece, since they have surpassed wind power for the first time
Norway to impose power export controls
09 August 2022 - Norway is preparing a framework for limiting electricity exports at times when the levels of water in hydropower accumulations are low
Siemens Gamesa installs world’s first offshore wind turbine with recyclable blades
09 August 2022 - RWE started to test a wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa with fully recyclable blades at its offshore project Kaskasi
Republic of Srpska plans to install 50,000 small solar power plants
08 August 2022 - The Republic of Srpska has adopted a program that envisages installing 50,000 small solar power plants on residential and commercial facilities
Belgrade’s public heating utility intends to use geothermal energy in district heating
08 August 2022 - Beogradske Elektrane has invited bids for producing a study of the geothermal potential of groundwater on the sites of its heating plants
Automotive components producer Etem Gestamp signs PPA deal in Bulgaria
07 August 2022 - Private Equity Fund - Growth and Etem Gestamp have signed a ten year power purchase agreement for 4 GWh of solar energy
Turkey accounts for one third of world’s geothermal greenhouses
05 August 2022 - The surface of greenhouses heated with geothermal energy in Turkey grew 400% since 2002, says Mücahit Kıvrak from the Balıkesir University
BiH’s Ravno municipality inks 200 MW in solar, wind power capacities
04 August 2022 - Investors signed contracts for wind and solar power plant of over 100 MW and a photovoltaic unit of up to 100 MW in Ravno in BiH
Two wind farms in Croatia enter merchant PPA deal, leave FiT subsidy scheme
02 August 2022 - Wind parks ZD 6 and ZD 2 & 3 are among the first renewable energy plants to voluntarily leave Croatia's feed-in tariff subsidy scheme
Drought to cost Montenegro’s EPCG utility EUR 100 million in third quarter
01 August 2022 - State-owned power producer EPCG said it would have to import 294 GWh of electricity in the three months through September due to drought
Bechtel could finance study for Đerdap 3 pumped storage hydropower
01 August 2022 - Representatives of the Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia and the US-based company Bechtel have discussed the project in Belgrade
Turkey eases rules for installing solar panels for irrigation
01 August 2022 - Rooftop solar panels and small PV systems for irrigation can now be built in Turkey without construction licenses and occupancy permits
EPBiH set to build its first solar power plants to replace coal
30 July 2022 - As part of its decarbonization push, Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine, EPBiH, is starting to replace coal capacities with solar power
Citizen energy – the cornerstone of a sustainable and efficient energy transition
29 July 2022 - Damir Miljević and Mirza Kušljugić from RESET explain the role of citizens in the energy transition
Prosumers in Serbia disappointed with first electricity bills
29 July 2022 - Differences in how two ministries interpreted rules led to higher bills and created confusion among the first prosumers in Serbia