REGEA to launch platform for connecting investors, roof owners to speed up solar energy use
The Sunce na dlanu platform connecting investors and owners of facilities, buildings and houses interested in the installation of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) plants, will be operational at the beginning of June, local media reported. The platform, developed by the North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA), SAP and Experta, will allow participation of the facilities and […]
Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors to invest EUR 80 million in Rimac Automobili
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have jointly invested EUR 80 million in Croatian technology and electric sports car company Rimac Automobili. Hyundai and Rimac Automobili will also join forces in the development of high-performance electric vehicles (EVs). According to Rimac Automobili’s news release, Hyundai Motor will invest EUR 64 million, while Kia Motors […]
Croatia’s Geo Power Zagocha plans to build 20 MW geothermal power plant
Croatia’s Geo Power Zagocha intends to build 20 MW geothermal power plant in the Slatina region, according to an application submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. The plant will use Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system to produce electricity, which will be delivered to the distribution network of HEP ODS, Croatia’s state power […]
Oil company INA to install two solar power plants with total capacity of up to 11 MW
The Croatian energy group INA plans to build two solar power plants with a total installed capacity of about 11 MW, according to applications submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. One plant, called Virje, will have a capacity of 7 MW- 8 MW, and will be installed within INA’s central gas facility […]
RWE acquires Croatian solar energy service provider
German power utility RWE has taken over Relatio ES Adria, one of the largest Croatian companies in design, supply, installation and commissioning of solar power plants, Novac.hr reported. Relatio ES Adria, based in Varaždin, was established in 2012, and until 2019 it has designed, installed and put into operation solar power plants in Croatia, BiH, […]
Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund to issue public call for co-financing EV charging stations
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) will launch the public call on Wednesday, May 8 for co-financing the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, a program with a budget of HRK 5.8 million (about EUR 782,000). Companies, entrepreneurs, municipalities, and non-for-profit organizations will be able to receive up to 40% of eligible […]
Croatia to get its first fast EV chargers along key transport corridors
Croatia will get 5 fast chargers for electric vehicles (EVs) along the country’s key transport corridors, the A1 and A6 motorways, by the end of May as part of the NEXT-E project, co-financed by the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). These are the first ever fast EV chargers along Croatia’s motorways connecting the Zagreb – […]
CROPEX to organize auctions for purchase of energy to cover grid losses
On May 6, the Croatian Power Exchange (CROPEX) will organize auctions for the purchase of energy to cover transmission system losses in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 via the CROPEX trading platform. This was agreed between Croatian transmission system operator (TSO) Hrvatski operator prenosnog sistema (HOPS) and CROPEX. The application for participation in the […]