Turkey’s Sisecam set up second largest solar roof-top plant in Europe
Turkish glass and chemicals group Sisecam made and installed a 6.2MW solar plant at the top of its Mersin Flat Glass Factory. This rooftop photovoltaic (PV) plant has become the second largest solar roof-top in both Turkey and Europe. Total investment in this project was TRY 22 million (EUR 4.8 million). The plant that covers […]
European Commission approved Greek auction scheme for renewable electricity
Greece will organize regular, competitive auctions to grant support to renewable energy sources, as planned, since the European Commission approved the Greek auction scheme for the production of electricity from renewable sources and high efficiency cogeneration. Being in line with EU State aid rules, the scheme will further European Union energy and climate goals whilst […]
Transeastern Power Trust acquires a wind farm in Romania to power up bitcoin mining
Transeastern Power Trust, a Toronto-based investor, has completed the acquisition of a 45 MW wind farm located in the Romanian Dobrogea Region. The wind farm was operated by OMV Petrom Wind Power SRL. The Trust intends to establish a data center operation containing hardware to mine the digital currency Bitcoin predominantly using electricity produced from […]
Vestas to install new 28 MW wind park in Flampouro, Greece
French developer Total-Eren ordered 28MW from Vestas for the Flampouro wind park in northern Greece. With the last order received, Vestas’ total orders intake in Greece reached 250 MW in 2017. The order made by Total-Eren includes supply and installation of two V117-3.45 MW wind turbines and six V126-3.45 MW turbines, as well as a […]
Macedonia to get first private wind park in Bogoslovec
On the slopes of Bogoslovec, in the eastern part of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the first private wind park in the country will be built. The Macedonian government issued a building permit to a local private investor. The government approved the construction of the wind power plant Bogoslovec at its last session in 2017. […]
UNECE assessment in Drina river basin highlights importance of improving water quality and calls for strengthened transboundary cooperation
Addressing water pollution and improving water quality and monitoring are key steps needed to face the challenges in the Drina River Basin of ensuring sustainable development in a transboundary context, UNECE published in its statement following the completion of the intersectoral and participatory assessment of the Drina River Basin, shared mainly by Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]
Energy Community chief’s message to Serbian Members of Parliament
Serbia is the first member of the Energy Community to have transposed the Third Energy Package of the European Union, but implementation has been delayed in many areas. The huge obstacle is that the Law on Energy adopted in 2014 is not being implemented. The biggest problem is unbundling of gas company Srbijagas, which is […]
Turkey started construction of its first solar module plant
Turkey has marked the end of this year by laying the groundwork for the Renewable Energy Resource Zone (YEKA), the country’s first photovoltaic cell and solar module plant. It should decrease country’s dependency on external energy resources. Commercial operations are expected in the first half of 2019. The Renewable Energy Resource Zone (YEKA) will have the capacity […]