Renewables
Solar power developers launch projects in Albania for 235 MW
20 February 2025 - Four applications were submitted in Albania for solar power projects with a combined capacity of 235 MW
BiH’s Centrotrans to switch entire bus fleet to natural gas by 2030
20 February 2025 - Centrotrans, with its fleet of more than 200 buses, operates local, intercity, and international transport
Turkey’s first supercapacitor is energy storage unit for wind park
20 February 2025 - Menderes Tekstil has integrated an energy storage supercapacitor into its Aliağa wind power plant in western Turkey
Green hydrogen production plant opened in Finland
20 February 2025 - Finnish company P2X Solutions has started green hydrogen production at its 20 MW plant in Harjavalta, in the country's southwest
Chinese companies win contract for Korlat solar power plant in Croatia
19 February 2025 - Its nameplate capacity would be 99 MW, with a grid connection of 75 MW, according to Hrvatska Elektroprivreda
Turkey reaches 55% rate of domestic geothermal power equipment
19 February 2025 - Turkey increased its localization rate of equipment for geothermal power plants to 55%, manufacturing generators and other main components
Turkey tops 20 GW in PV capacity, wind power surpasses 13 GW
18 February 2025 - Turkey exceeded 20 GW in PV capacity last week, reaching 20.4 GW, while wind power grew to more than 13 GW
Republic of Srpska grants two concessions for solar power plants
18 February 2025 - The deadline to sign concession contracts for the two power plants is 60 days and it expires in early April
Race against time for Greece to avoid a blackout on Easter
18 February 2025 - Greek authorities are rushing to secure the electricity system against a possible blackout during Easter
IEA: Renewables to cover almost all electricity demand growth through 2027
17 February 2025 - A sharp increase in global electricity demand is expected in the next three years, IEA said and estimated that renewables would cover 95%
KEY – The Energy Transition Expo to be held from March 5 to 7 in Rimini
17 February 2025 - The Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) is organizing its event KEY – The Energy Transition Expo in Rimini, Italy, from March 5 to 7
EDP Renewables inaugurates two wind power plants in Greece
15 February 2025 - EDP Renewables declared its two new wind farms in Central Greece and Thessaly open, adding almost 70 MW to the transmission grid
World’s leading pharmaceutical, healthcare companies ink PPA within Schneider Electric’s Energize initiative
14 February 2025 - Energize, an initiative created by Schneider Electric, aims to accelerate renewable energy adoption within the pharmaceutical value chain
ETIP SNET seeks input for strategic paper on AI in smart grids
14 February 2025 - ETIP SNET drafted a strategic position paper – guide for unlocking AI and GenAI potential in smart grids and the energy transition
NGEN commissions Austria’s largest battery storage system
13 February 2025 - Slovenia-based NGEN put Austria’s largest battery energy storage system into operation. It installed it in record time – just seven months.
Data centers threaten to derail Europe’s energy transition
13 February 2025 - The expansion of data centers in the EU and UK can strongly increase emissions if they rely even partly on fossil fuels, a new report shows