Croatia
Slovenia, Croatia launch trial operation of joint 50 MWh battery storage
06 April 2022 - The Sincro.Grid project passed another milestone with the start of the trial operation of two battery storage units with 10 MW in total power
Croatia publishes auction rules for premiums for large power plants
01 April 2022 - Premiums will be granted for solar power plants, wind farms, geothermal, biogas, and biomass power plants, as well as hydropower plants
Croatia adopts 2050 hydrogen strategy
30 March 2022 - The document examins two scenarios for the development of hydrogen-based economy
INA kicks off wind measurements on its gas platforms in Adriatic Sea
30 March 2022 - The Croatian oil and gas company began to measure wind potential for offshore wind farms in the Adriatic Sea
Acciona entering new investment round in Croatia
02 March 2022 - Acciona already has one 30 MW wind farm in the country, Jelinak, which has been in operation since 2013
Croatia presents EUR 637 million package to mitigate surge in power, gas prices
17 February 2022 - The measures are planned to lower the expected increase of electricity and gas prices to 9.6 percent and 20 percent, respectively
KOER launches first virtual power plant in Croatia
08 February 2022 - Technology developer KOER is signing on end-users after it launched the first virtual power plant in Croatia
Croatia to launch auctions for renewables by third quarter – ministry
07 February 2022 - The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development plans to announce auctions for the large wind farms and solar power plants
Enercon, Green Trust developing Lički Medvjed wind farm project in Croatia
05 February 2022 - Companies plan to establish a fund for local sustainable projects and offer the local population to become co-owners of the power plant under an energy cooperative
Zagreb to roll out municipal waste model that motivates citizens to sort waste
25 January 2022 - Citizens will dispose of waste in "official bags." They will cover the variable part of the waste collection charge by buying them.
Oil company INA to install largest solar power plant in Croatia
21 January 2022 - The beginning of construction is planned for the spring, and the power plants are expected to be online in 2023.
Edible food accounts for 40 percent of food waste in Croatia
06 January 2022 - The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has conducted research in line with the new EU food waste monitoring methodology
HEP gets government approval to borrow EUR 63 million
27 December 2021 - HEP received approval from the Government of Croatia to take a EUR 63 million loan from the European Investment Bank
Auctions could secure EUR 1 billion in green energy investments in Croatia
22 December 2021 - About 200 renewables projects with an installed capacity of 13,000 megawatts are currently in the pipeline
First commercial PPA in Croatia signed by wpd, Danske Commodities
16 December 2021 - German-based wpd and energy trader Danske Commodities signed a fixed-price power purchase agreement for the Orlice wind farm in Croatia
EU approves Croatia’s renewable energy auction support mechanism
10 December 2021 - The European Commission has approved Croatia's EUR 783 million scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources through 2023