Region/EU
Winners of 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards revealed
20 August 2025 - Tringë Shkodra, Ani Gogokhia, and Kateryna Pereloma have been announced as the winners of the 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards
EU preparing roadmap on digitalization, AI in energy
19 August 2025 - The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a roadmap for digitalization and AI in the energy sector.
Heat pump sales in Europe plunge in 2024
15 August 2025 - The EU wants to reach 60 million heat pumps by 2030, but sales in major European markets fell 22% in 2024
Floating solar farm ready to be merged with North Sea offshore wind park
14 August 2025 - Oceans of Energy has assembled its floating PV plant Nymphaea Aurora in three days, to integrate it into a giant offshore wind park
Water shortages in Southeastern Europe point to desalination as strategic approach
08 August 2025 - Turkey got its first floating desalination facility, running on wind and solar power, while other Balkan countries are examining such options
NGEN Group launches 9.4 MW battery project in Poland; more large-scale investments underway
07 August 2025 - NGEN Group launched an energy storage project in Poland, which is a significant step in its expansion into the country's market
WindEurope urges Germany to drop negative bidding in wind auctions, switch to CfDs
07 August 2025 - Germany’s auction for 2.5 GW of offshore wind failed to attract bids, exposing the inadequacy of negative bidding, says WindEurope.
European Energy Communities Facility to award EUR 45,000 per project
06 August 2025 - The European Energy Communities Facility has launched its first call for comprehensive business plans for community energy projects
WindEurope: EU must boost investment in ports, ships to meet offshore wind targets
05 August 2025 - In the past three years, EUR 6.7 billion has been invested in ports and new vessels, but a further EUR 6.4 billion is needed, WindEurope says.
KKR to provide Greenvolt with EUR 150 million capital boost
01 August 2025 - Greenvolt Group said its majority owner KKR fully subscribed to a EUR 150 million share capital increase, with a focus on battery investments
New systems protecting birds from wind turbine collisions
31 July 2025 - Croatian company Oikon has become a regional representative for three systems that detect the presence of birds and temporarily stop the operation of wind turbines.
Price of residential battery storage in Europe drops over 50% in two years
30 July 2025 - The mature residential battery storage markets in Europe are stabilizing, while policy-driven and emerging markets are gaining traction