Renewables
Wind farms, solar power plants set to push coal out of market
04 December 2020 - Decision makers can slow down or speed up the coal phase-out, but regardless of their action, the coal share is heading for a big drop.
EVN Macedonia opens solar power plant with two-sided panels
04 December 2020 - EVN Macedonia built a 1.48 MW bifacial solar power plant within a state incentive scheme. Panels use the reflection from below to add to output.
Kosovo* to launch renewable energy auctions, submit NECP next year
03 December 2020 - Kosovo* is preparing to open renewable energy auctions in cooperation with the EBRD, and its National Energy and Climate Plan is almost finished
Feed-in tariffs for solar power plants with installed capacity of 20 MW in Kosovo* to be halted
02 December 2020 - State Aid Commission (SAC) said that it has found that the scheme approved by the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) is illegal.
Energy Community’s new guidelines remove barriers to prosumer development, experts say
01 December 2020 - Experts from BiH, North Macedonia, and Serbia highlight the new elements in the Energy Community’s policy guidelines on prosumers.
HESS to build biggest photovoltaic plant in Slovenia, link it to HPP Brežice
01 December 2020 - HESS plans to add a 6 MW photovoltaic unit to its Brežice hydroelectric plant, located...
CMS Austria: New rules on Energy Communities in Austria
30 November 2020 - Based on the EU’s Clean Energy for all Europeans package, Austria is one of the first countries in Europe, which has presented draft legislation on energy communities.
Excessive air pollution in Valjevo triggers Air Quality Alert
30 November 2020 - The air quality in Valjevo has been in the highest category, designated as "very polluted," ever since measuring began in 2012. According to official data, the city had the highest annual level of suspended particles PM10 and PM2.5 in Serbia last year.
BiH to add 116 MW with two wind farms – Grebak, Vlašić
30 November 2020 - Preparations for the construction of the first wind farm in the Republic of Srpska are over, and talks on financing the Vlašić wind farm are starting.
Bulgarian municipalities advised on possibilities for energy communities
27 November 2020 - An energy transition training session was organized for Bulgarian municipalities to highlight the potential benefits of energy communities
Mali Zvornik in Serbia building biomass heating plant in EUR 2.35 million project
27 November 2020 - Two boilers of 900 kW each fueled by wood chips and a 2.5 MW spare unit on gas will provide heating in Mali Zvornik from next October
Renewables make up 99.6% of new power capacity in Turkey this year
26 November 2020 - Hydroelectric units had a 66.6% share in the commissioned power capacity in Turkey in the first three quarters, compared to 99.6% for all renewables
EU promotes innovation, offers funds during European Hydrogen Week
26 November 2020 - Companies and institutions are making announcements as the first European Hydrogen Week is held with a focus on achieving carbon neutrality
Race is on to make satellites that generate, transmit solar power
25 November 2020 - The EU and UK are supporting the development of space-based solar power satellites while the US already has a test module in orbit
IEL OIE Balkan Renewable Energy, Akuo to start construction of Bašaid wind farm in 2021
24 November 2020 - Start of the construction of the 85 MW Bašaid wind farm near Kikinda and a geothermal plant is planned for next year.
Energy reforms move ahead despite COVID-19 – Energy Community annual report
23 November 2020 - The Annual Implementation Report reveals that the average implementation score of the contracting parties increased from 48% to 53%.