Investment in renewables in EU all but ceased last year

Southern Europe is still almost a no-go area for investors in energy from renewable sources because of retroactive policy changes, most recently those affecting solar farms in Italy, said a press release before the launch of the ninth annual report by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The document entitled ’Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment […]

Conergy launches solar joint venture

Hamburg-based downstream solar specialist Conergy announced the establishment of a company called RKT Conergy, co-owned with the CO Group from Turkey, aimed at expanding in that country’s market. The joint venture will be led by Heinz-Peter Tienken, Conergy’s Vice President responsible for global engineering and service, and Utku Korkmaz, managing director of RKT, CO’s project […]

Geothermal district-heating pilot project for Bečej

Bečej is one of five municipalities in Serbia which plan to implement a pilot project for using geothermal water for district heating, its website said. Analyses results by the Faculty of Mining and Geology from Belgrade showed Bečej is the only location with cost-effectiveness potential, local officials said at a press conference. The project’s study […]

Generation from renewable sources sets daily record

Strong wind and favorable sunshine on March 22 brought the daily share of power generation from renewable sources to a record 47%, Phileleftheros newspaper’s portal said. Another point is that the transmission system operator handled the extreme situation with ease. At 10 a. m. the active production capacity was 408 MW, out of which 138 […]

Invitation for reconstruction of small hydropower plants

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development placed an invitation for tenders, closing on July 24, for the reconstruction of small hydropower plants. The procurement notice is for the supply and installation of electrical and mechanical equipment for the reconstruction of seven systems in east Serbia. Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) has received a […]