Legal battle won for 33 wind parks plan of 1.08 GW in Crete
Council of State, the supreme administrative court, gave the temporary go-ahead and opened the way for the planned construction of 33 wind parks throughout Crete, Econews.gr portal reported. Yet another decision is needed to materialize the controversial projects with the overall capacity of 1.08 GW in four prefectures. The institution rejected the petition submitted by […]
Pramoritsa hydropower plant commenced trial run phase
D.Y. Pra. AE, operator of small hydropower system Pramoritsa in western Greece, started the test operation of the 1.035 MW plant, Energypress.gr portal said. The facility’s biggest contribution may be lowering the cost for the operation of the water purification plant at the dam, which supplies the Voio municipality, the operator said, adding that the […]
Project discussed for biomass usage in heating in Prijepolje
Introducing biomass for district heating in Prijepolje through a EUR 100 million credit line to Serbia was the topic of a discussion between Prijepolje municipality head Emir Hašimbegović and the officials of Germany’s KfW development bank and of climate technology initiative DKTI. The offer to Serbia is a EUR 100 million loan with a 2.25% […]
Hydro giant’s anniversary during production record
Hydroelectric power station Iron Gate 2 (Đerdap 2) on the Danube started generating power 30 years ago and since then it produced 40.1 TWh of electricity, Ljiljana Milicanović, head of the unit, said on the anniversary gathering. She stressed significant results in maintenance and modernization of equipment, and added last year was successful despite the […]
VIP regional agency took part in Vienna finance forum
Vojvodina Investment Promotion, Serbia’s autonomous province’s agency, participated in Amstad Global’s conference Project Finance in Renewable Energy 2015 and said it presented potentials for investment and legal framework. Numerous companies from Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Poland and other countries took part in the event, as did the representatives of the European Renewable Energy Federation and […]
Juwi establishes its first photovoltaic project in Turkey
The German Juwi Group said construction is underway in the company’s first project in Turkey. In the municipality of Denizli, about 200 kilometers northwest of Antalya, seven individual PV power plants have a combined capacity of 7.4 MW and are scheduled to be connected to the grid early this summer, the press release said. The […]
University of Cyprus aims at energy autonomy
The construction of research park Apollo is going to start soon, and the project shall make the University of Cyprus autonomous in terms of energy, Famagusta Gazette said. One of the greatest successes for the institution is the operation of the photovoltaic park Phaethon, of 395 kW total power, which is estimated to contribute 632,000 […]
Power market and renewables laws in the pipeline
Croatian Economy Ministry carried out public consultation for the new Law on Renewable Energy Sources and High Efficiency Cogeneration as well as for the proposed changes in the Law on Electric Power Market. A discussion of experts and representatives of institutions and associations was organised on April 15 on the renewables bill, the ministry said […]
