Renewables
Bulgarian gas firms to make green hydrogen, mix it into gas grid
13 August 2024 - The Bulgarian Natural Gas Association (BAPG) is planning a project to produce green hydrogen and mix it into the gas distribution grid
All set for construction of Široka draga wind park of 125.4 MW in BiH
13 August 2024 - Local firm Imres Smart Greenergy signed the deal with the selected contractor on its Široka draga wind power project
Romania drafts regulation for agrisolar plants on pastureland
12 August 2024 - Romania plans to limit the surface under solar panels and accompanying equipment on pastureland to 20% with a new decree on agrivoltaics
Northeast Bulgarian town resists giant wind power project that wpd revived
09 August 2024 - Wpd is facing backlash for trying to amend and merge two old wind power projects in General Toshevo in northeast Bulgaria
Turkish solar panel manufacturers expanding their capacity
09 August 2024 - Solar panel producers Kalyon Energy and Smart Solar Technologies are major players in Turkey's expansion in the sector, competing even with China
Negative electricity prices lower bills for households in Europe
09 August 2024 - Data for the first six months of 2024 showed that consumers with dynamic tariffs paid up to 34% less for electricity than the average price on the EEX
Revised Greek NECP halves initial expenditure sum, keeps focus on renewables
09 August 2024 - Greece aims at a less costly and more realistic energy transition through its revised National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)
Montenegro publishes draft Energy Law for public debate
09 August 2024 - Montenegro is receiving comments on its draft Energy Law until September 16. The new provisions are harmonizing the domestic legal framework.
Fortis Energy secures preliminary grid permits for three wind projects in Serbia
08 August 2024 - Wind measurements for wind park sites and preliminary wind resource assessments are underway, Fortis Energy said
Romania won’t allow pumped storage project Đerdap 3 to jeopardize other Danube hydropower plants
07 August 2024 - Minister of Energy of Romania Sebastian Burduja said his country would closely follow the Đerdap 3 pumped storage hydropower project
BW ESS, Penso Power, Shell create pioneering battery storage partnership
07 August 2024 - A deal between BW ESS, Penso Power, and Shell represents a new model for agreements in the development and operation of energy storage systems
Greece’s PPC doubles portfolio in Romania with acquisition
06 August 2024 - PPC is taking over an operational renewables and battery portfolio of 629 MW in Romania from funds run by Macquarie Asset Management
Romania to allocate grid capacity through auctions
06 August 2024 - Romania is breaking the grid congestion deadlock by introducing a competitive process for capacity allocation for power plant projects
Romania approves CfD scheme for auctioning 5 GW of wind, solar capacity
06 August 2024 - Romania approved the contract-for-difference subsidy mechanism for wind and solar power projects that win the support at upcoming tenders
UNECE calls investors to showcase clean energy projects at COP29
06 August 2024 - UNECE and UN Climate Champions invited firms to apply to present their advanced-stage clean energy projects to investors at COP29
Acciona wins CfD for largest solar project at Croatia’s auction
06 August 2024 - Acciona's photovoltaic project is the largest that won premiums at Croatia's latest auction