Renewables
IEA: Global energy crisis is driving surge in heat pumps
01 December 2022 - Sales of heat pumps will soar to record levels in the coming years as the energy crisis accelerated their deployment
PPC Renewables picks Terna to build biggest solar power plant in Greece
01 December 2022 - The GEK Terna conglomerate gave the best offer for the construction of a 550 MW photovoltaic plant in northern Greece
Finnish startup retrofitting old Tesla batteries for other energy storage uses
01 December 2022 - Cactos from Finland gives alternative purposes to second-life electric vehicle batteries, with the help of its cloud-based software
INA intends to produce green hydrogen at Rijeka oil refinery
30 November 2022 - The green hydrogen will be used to supply the transport sector in Croatia and for the refinery’s own consumption
Turkey’s new energy storage regulation to spur unseen investment boom
30 November 2022 - EMRA Chair Mustafa Yılmaz said applications came in for storage in combination with renewables with a stunning 67.3 GW in total capacity
Greece remains among world’s most attractive renewable energy markets
29 November 2022 - EY kept Greece and Turkey in its Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index of 40 countries. In another ranking, Greece is second in the world!
Romania to grant EUR 103.5 million for battery storage projects
29 November 2022 - The Government of Romania has launched a public call for EUR 103.5 million in grants for investments in electricity storage capacities
EU green technology imports twice as high as exports – Eurostat
29 November 2022 - Buyers in the European Union spent EUR 15.2 billion last year on solar panels, wind turbines, and liquid biofuels from abroad
Coal regions in Western Balkans and Ukraine lack dedicated funds for just transition
29 November 2022 - The Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine held an annual meeting in Brussels
Turkey completes world’s fifth-highest arch dam with hydropower plant
28 November 2022 - The Çoruh river is now filling the reservoir at the 558 MW Yusufeli hydropower plant and arch dam, the world's fifth-highest of its kind
Solar power generation to increase tenfold in Montenegro next year
25 November 2022 - According to the estimate in the Energy Balance of Montenegro for 2023, electricity production will drop 12.63% this year
Austria set to add over 1 GW in solar power in 2022
25 November 2022 - Austria is on track to install more than 1 GW in photovoltaics this year and as much as 1.5 GW every year
North Macedonia’s regulator issues 200 licenses for renewable electricity plants in 2022
25 November 2022 - The Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission issued 200 licenses this year for electricity production from renewable sources
Albania receives applications for solar power projects of 151 MW in total
25 November 2022 - Applications for solar power projects sent to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy of Albania include one of the largest ones so far, for 93 MW
GIZ conducts training courses for professional development in solar energy
24 November 2022 - GIZ has conducted professional development training courses in the field of solar energy for high school teachers and solar panel installers
Romania, Bulgaria in talks on 840 MW hydropower project on Danube river
23 November 2022 - Romanian officials said talks would resume with Bulgaria on building the Turnu Măgurele – Nikopol hydropower plant on the Danube river