SINN Power testing wave energy conversion in Heraklion
A wave energy converter module was installed at the Port of Heraklion to measure generated electricity and evaluate long-term functionality of components. The project by SINN Power was launched by shattering a bottle of champagne. The first tests were performed in November and the port authority aims to use wave energy to power its facilities. […]
Greece only EU member from Balkans that cuts emissions in 2015
While carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion increased by 0.7% last year in the European Union, results in countries followed by Balkan Green Energy News are mixed. Bulgaria fared the worst, fifth in the group registering an increase, according to data released by Eurostat. Slovakia led the jump with 9.5%, followed by Portugal, Hungary […]
Trina to send solar modules of 40 MW to Tegnatia
Trina Solar signed an agreement to supply 40 MW of solar modules to Tegnatia, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor
Greece most mature solar market in Balkans
Solar grew by 15% in Europe last year, connecting 8 GW of power to the grid, according to SolarPower Europe’s data. Formerly called EPIA (European Photovoltaic Industry Association), the international body revealed global grid-connected solar increased by 25% to an estimated 50.1 GW in 2015. The industry figures were presented at the 11th Solar Market […]
Seabed mapped for Greece-Cyprus power interconnection
Research ship Odin Finder, registered in Italy, finished the reconnaisance mission for the suitable route in the project of submarine cable EuroAsia InterConnector, which is planned to connect Cyprus and Greece, In-Cyprus reported. The exploration and mapping along the 518 kilometres from Vasiliko in Cyprus to the Greek island of Crete and then to the […]
Greece raises wind power capacity
There was 171.8 MW in new wind power capacity installed last year in Greece, and 210.7 MW of wind parks were under construction, according to a report by the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA or Eletaen). There was 2.15 GW either in commercial use or being tested, up by 8.7% from 2014, Energy Press portal […]
PPC eligible for compensation from Admie’s split
The agreement for Independent Power Transmission Operator (Admie SA) clearly states the need for the Public Power Corporation SA (PPC) to be compensated, according to the environment and energy minister Panos Skourletis, who gave an interview to newspaper Agora, Greek Reporter said. “We have agreed for an independent appraiser to determine the exact amount of […]
PPC Renewables granted permit for biomass facility
A wholly-owned green energy subsidiary of Public Power Corporation, the main power utility, has been granted a permit to develop a 25 MW biomass power plant in the Kozani area, northern Greece, by the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), Energy Press reported. PPC Renewables’ facility is planned to run on fuel provided by agricultural crops […]
