One year in: insights from REIB’s inaugural BESS investments and increasing importance of safety standards
We sat down with Delyan Iliev, Managing Director of REIB, to discuss the lessons learned from commissioning and operating two BESS projects and how the experience relates to broader market trends
Von der Leyen: EU needs more homegrown renewables with nuclear as baseload
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her 2025 State of the Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
European electricity industry issues Paris Pledge on pumped storage hydropower
IHA and Eurelectric launched the Paris Pledge, a call to action aimed at unlocking the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Europe
Severe electricity price spikes in SEE in summer 2024 could have been avoided – report
ACER's 2025 Monitoring Report tracks progress, challenges and benefits in the implementation of the 70% requirement
Europe’s wind installations in H1 2025 insufficient to meet EU’s 2030 targets – WindEurope
Europe installed 6.8 GW of new wind farms in the first six months of the year, according to a report by WindEurope
New generation of sodium-ion batteries developed in Estonia
Estonian company Freen OÜ has introduced a new generation of sodium-ion battery systems
EU mulls steps to prevent bypassing of CBAM
Brussels fears exporters from third countries could ship low-emission goods to the EU, while selling high-carbon products in other markets
Germany, France move to bridge nuclear divide with joint EU energy policy
Germany and France have agreed to work together on a common European energy policy that would include nuclear power as a low-carbon source.
