Renewables
Green Energy Cooperative gets grant from Google for SOL4ALL project
20 July 2021 - ZEZ is the only organization to receive a grant for the renewable energy project at the Google.org Impact Challenge for CEE region.
Fintel Energija, MK Group to install Europe’s largest solar power plant under Agrosolar Kula project
19 July 2021 - The project envisages a simultaneous production of agricultural crops and electricity from solar panels with a total installed capacity of 660 MW.
EU announces carbon border tax from 2026 – what lies ahead for exporters from Western Balkans, Turkey
16 July 2021 - CBAM will be paid from 2026 on cement, iron, steel, fertilizers, aluminium and electricity, but power producers have on option to be exempted until 2030.
KESH gets nod to install 5.1 MW solar power plant at Qyrsaqi dam in Vau i Dejës
15 July 2021 - The Government of Albania has approved the construction of the photovoltaic facility at the dam of the Vau i Dejës hydropower plant.
Not even carbon price of EUR 200 would make clean hydrogen competitive
14 July 2021 - As clean hydrogen remains far less cost-effective than fossil fuels, the EU is urged to adopt policies that would bring down its production costs and make it competitive with fossil fuels.
EPBiH wants to lease, buy land for installation of solar power plants
14 July 2021 - The company has launched a public call for local municipalities, individuals and legal entities willing to sell, lease land.
Serbia enables state agriculture land to be leased for solar, wind projects
12 July 2021 - The Government of Serbia adopted the decree on the leasing of state-owned agricultural land for non-agricultural use.
wpd is seeking permit to build the Brajići wind farm
12 July 2021 - German renewable company has asked the government to issue urban and technical conditions for the construction of the wind farm Brajići.
Serbia’s Ministry of Energy files charges against ex-minister of environmental protection over small hydropower plants
12 July 2021 - Serbia's Ministry of Mining and Energy filed criminal charges against the ex-environment minister and the Director of the Institute for Nature Conservation
Austria aims to cover all electricity consumption from renewables by 2030
09 July 2021 - The lower house of the Austrian parliament has adopted a bill aimed at ensuring that all electricity consumption is covered from renewables by 2030.
European Parliament warns of offshore wind’s negative impact on fisheries
09 July 2021 - The European Parliament has warned of a possible negative impact of new offshore wind farms on fisheries in EU waters.
EPBiH to build solar power plants on coal mines, landfills as it closes them
08 July 2021 - EPBiH picked five former open pit coal mines and ash and slag dumps for solar power projects. It intends to gradually close its thermal power plants.
Photovoltaics in Montenegro to be supported with grants, loans
08 July 2021 - Firms and farmers in Montenegro will be able to apply for subsidies for renewable energy projects and get loans for photovoltaic systems
Shell launches Europe’s biggest PEM electrolyzer for green hydrogen
08 July 2021 - Shell has put in operation a 10 MW polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer for the production of green hydrogen, the largest of its kind in Europe.
PVMax project expected to bring rooftop solar to 3,000 buildings in Croatia
07 July 2021 - Croatia has launched a project called PVMax, which is expected to result in the deployment of rooftop solar systems on over 3,000 buildings.
Swiss Insolight testing translucent solar modules to boost crop yield
07 July 2021 - Swiss solar tech startup Insolight has developed translucent solar modules that can help improve crop yield.