Renewables
First Big Conference on Solar Energy in Serbia to be held on April 14
18 March 2021 - The First Big Conference on Solar Energy in Serbia, organized by Balkan Green Energy News, will be held in Belgrade on April 14.
Bechtel interested in investing in renewable energy in Serbia
18 March 2021 - US-based construction giant Bechtel sees opportunities in Serbia to deploy new technologies in wind and solar power and green hydrogen
Interenergo, Trigal to construct 30 MW Gevgelija wind farm
18 March 2021 - A Slovenia's subsidiary of Austria’s Kelag, and investment firm Trigal, majority owned by Germany's KGAL, will invest EUR 40 million.
Energy Community to help set up regional system for guarantees of origin
18 March 2021 - The Energy Community Secretariat will support the rollout of a regional trading scheme for guarantees of origin as a step toward integrating with the EU
Investments of USD 131 trillion needed by 2050 to limit global warming
17 March 2021 - IRENA says planned investments in green energy and new solutions must jump 30% to USD 131 trillion to hold the rise in temperature under 1.5 degrees
Subotica to install rooftop solar units on nine public buildings
17 March 2021 - Subotica and Satnica Đakovačka are using funds from the Interreg IPA program to improve energy efficiency and set up rooftop solar power systems
Municipalities in Bulgaria can apply for funds for geothermal energy
16 March 2021 - Local authorities and state institutions in Bulgaria are preparing geothermal energy projects for grants worth EUR 3.4 million in total
Romania has 1.4 GW of wind farms in the pipeline
16 March 2021 - This is yet another country in SEE with major development in the wind energy sector, after Greece, Bulgaria, BiH, Serbia.
Demand reaches record in solar power auctions for 1 GW in Turkey
16 March 2021 - Companies responded to a call for the development of solar power plants across Turkey with 9.6 times more bids than available lots
Saipem, Alboran Hydrogen plan hydrogen facility in Albania
12 March 2021 - Two companies have signed an MoU on the joint development and the construction of five plants for the production of green hydrogen.
Galatasaray, Enerjisa to install world’s largest solar power plant on stadium
11 March 2021 - The Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex Türk Telekom Arena Stadium will generate its own energy with solar panels that will be installed on its roof.
KOSTT signs connection agreement for 192 MW for solar park in Kosovo*
11 March 2021 - Kosovo's transmission system operator KOSTT inked its third big deal in three months, agreeing with Dukagjini Solar to connect its solar park to the grid
Abazović says wind farm Možura a priority for high-level corruption council
09 March 2021 - Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazović has said the Možura wind farm is a priority for the country's high-level corruption council.
Bulgaria to install 2.5 GW of solar, wind by 2024
09 March 2021 - The country will increase the installed capacity for renewable energy from 1,8 GW to 4.3 GW by 2025, according to Angelin Tsachev.
Kopač: Obsession with coal threatens to push BiH back deeper into past
08 March 2021 - Fixed tariffs for green energy are obsolete and the obsession with coal can push BiH deeper into the past, says Janez Kopač from the Energy Community
Niš is empowering citizens within its energy transition
08 March 2021 - Niš included citizens in energy transition planning and it is working on the establishment of energy cooperatives, Energy Manager Bojan Gajić says