HEP to invest around EUR 100 million in solar power plants by end-2023
The Kaštelir, Cres, Vis, and Vrlika Jug solar power plants, with a combined capacity of 11.6 MW and value of over EUR 10 million, are the first four solar power plants that state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) plans to build as part of a major investment cycle to soak around EUR 100 million by […]
RECOM to install 20 MW solar projects in Cyprus
Germany-based PV module manufacturer RECOM plans to install 20 MW solar projects in Cyprus during 2019. The company has secured, through tenders, 20 MW of solar projects out of 35 MW offered. According to RECOM, which claims to be Europe’s largest manufacturer of solar products, the first big project of 4.5 MW in Pissouri is […]
Slovenia’s Kobarid eyes solar, heat pumps for energy self-sufficiency
The Slovenian municipality of Kobarid is eyeing an uptake in renewable energy self-supply to ensure environmental sustainability that would, in turn, foster tourism development in the town immortalized in Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. Kobarid, Slovenia’s westernmost municipality, is looking to gradually achieve energy self-sufficiency with the aim of surpassing the EU’s target of […]
GE completes Fokida wind farm in Greece
GE has completed its first wind farm project in Greece. The Fokida wind farm is the first of a series of three wind farms GE is constructing for Nostira Renewable Energy, which has a 20% stake in the Fokida project, according to GE’s website. The Fokida wind farm is located in central Greece along the […]
Turkey: No energy consumption taxation for self-generators
The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that self-generators should not pay energy consumption tax to municipalities. The decision is significant for the entire energy sector and individuals generating their own energy, including from renewable energy sources (prosumers). Attorneys at law of CMS in Turkey explain how. The Turkish Constitutional Court recently decided that municipalities should […]
Concessions for wind energy facilities on Vlašić plateau to be reoffered
The government of the Central Bosnia Canton has terminated concessions for the construction of two wind energy facilities on the Vlašić plateau, the media in the region reported. According to the government’s website, one of the two severed concession agreements had been signed with Travnik-based Eberkon and the other with Travnik-based Lahor. According to the […]
Croatia aims to triple wind, boost solar energy capacities 20 times in next 10 years
Croatia aims to increase its wind energy capacities by a factor of three and solar energy capacities by a factor of 20 in the next 10 years, Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić said at the WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition, held from April 2 to 4 in Bilbao. With wind and other […]
IRENA invites students to apply for summer trainee program
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has invited applications for its annual summer trainee program, with selected students to be offered a 4 to 8-week placement at the IRENA Headquarters in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi between July and August 2019. GROWTH@IRENA is a summer trainee program that aims to provide undergraduate students with opportunities to […]