Islands show great renewable energy potential, EU forum said

The EU islands have enormous potential to benefit from the clean energy transition and become front runners in it, the participants of the inaugural Clean Energy for EU Islands forum concluded. There are more than 2,200 inhabited islands in the EU, which have access to various renewable energy sources, but still rely on fossil fuel […]

Renewables September 25, 2017

Bulgarian national electricity company invites tenders for rehabilitation of three HPPs

Bulgarian National Electricity Company (NEK) is inviting sealed tenders from contractors for the rehabilitation of three hydro power plants (HPP). The facilities to be rehabilitated are Belmeken pumped-storage HPP, and Sestrimo and Momina Klisura HPPs. Subject of the tender are all activities and components of the engineering service such as design, manufacture, delivery, installation, designer […]

Renewables September 19, 2017

Croatian Končar to take over construction of Vranduk hydro power plant 

The construction of hydropower plant (HPP) Vranduk in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be the sole responsibility of Croatian company Končar after Austrian Strabag withdrew from the project. Končar will take over the role of the consortium leader, daily Dnevni Avaz reported citing sources close to the state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH)’s management. Strabag, the […]

42 Governments sign ‘Florence Declaration’, new IRENA report on geothermal energy released

42 countries and 29 partner institutions, members of the the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA), have signed  ‘Florence Declaration’ and agreed to work together to identify and implement measures that will significantly increase the speed of geothermal energy development around the world, following a milestone meeting between public and private leaders in Florence this week. The […]

Renewables September 14, 2017