Recom modules deployed in 11.9 MW project
Amur Leopard solar modules of 260 W produced by Recom have been deployed in the construction of a landmark 11.9 MW photovoltaic project in Cyprus. The multi-site development, which includes ground-mounted solar parks in five locations across the country: at Frenaros, Nisou, Dali, Paliometocho and Malounta, are among the first solar projects of this scale […]
Gamesa lands wind turbine deal in Greece of 10.2 MW
Six European projects in development will be supplied by Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica. The manufacturer headquartered in Spain said it has been contracted to install 12 G52 turbines of 850 kW at a wind farm located in the island of Eubea in Greece. The press release adds the deals have been closed in the second quarter […]
LM Wind Power breaks ground for wind turbine blade plant
A facility in Bergama Organized Industrial Zone (BOSBI), set to start production by the middle of next year, is designed to produce enough wind blades for the capacity of 500 MW per year, with an option to raise it to around 2 GW. LM Wind Power, the world’s largest manufacturer in the segment, broke ground […]
Geothermal energy is underutilized
The Belgrade Chamber of Commerce organized a conference called Geothermal Energy is in Our Backyard, under the auspices of the city’s Secretariat for Energy and the Faculty of Mining and Geology of the University of Belgrade. The event was attended by representatives of local municipalities and many companies and public utilities from Belgrade and Serbia, […]
Nordex hired for wind turbines with over 30 MW
Terna Energy SA sent an order to Nordex Group for wind farm projects in Greece. The German manufacturer said it will supply eight N100/3300 and two N90/2500 turbines. Both sites are located in a region near Athens with strong winds. For the Mougoulios project Nordex is to provide five machines from the N100/3300 series. In […]
Court cancels environmental permit for small hydro facility
Environmental group Zeleni Neretva said that after a three-year process, the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo issued a judgment which cancelled ecological permits for the construction of hydropower plant Dindo on the river Ljuta. Environmental permits for this one and two other power plants on the Ljuta – Memiškovići and Donje Luko, were issued in May […]
Summer school on renewables’ role in local development
The Regional Education and Information Centre (REIC) issued an invitation for its twelfth summer school in Fojnica, west of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital Sarajevo. This time the subject is ‘Renewable energy sources as driving force for local development’. Targeted participants are final year master students, PhD students and young professionals dealing with energy issues from […]
State supports 234 renewable projects in 2015
Financial backing under the Renewable Energy Resources Support Mechanism (Yekdem) in Turkey was more than 2.5 times bigger than in 2014, according to Energy Market Regulatory Authority’s (EMRA) latest data, Anadolu Agency’s Energy News Terminal reported. Stimulation was approved for 234 facilities. Companies planning to generate electricity from renewables are eligible to receive funding depending on the project’s specific features. […]