Region/EU
Portugal, Spain cap gas prices for power producers to bring down wholesale prices
14 June 2022 - The payments to utilities will be calculated based on the price difference between the market price of natural gas and the gas price cap
BIG Shopping Centers buys another wind project in Romania
13 June 2022 - BIG Shopping Centers is making further inroads into renewables with an acquisition of a 120 MW wind project in Romania
Danske Commodities, Cory sign PPA for one of largest energy-from-waste facilities in UK
10 June 2022 - Every year the facility on the Thames river burns around 750,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste collected in London
Lithium salts could be declared health hazard in EU
09 June 2022 - A major lithium producer threatened to close its plant in Germany if the European Union declares the material dangerous to human health
European Parliament delays decision to introduce carbon border tax – CBAM
08 June 2022 - The European Parliament rejected a set of law proposals within the Fit-for-55 climate package including the CBAM carbon border tax scheme
EU ban on Russian oil to boost fuel prices in Southeastern Europe
06 June 2022 - Exemptions from sanctions were granted to Bulgaria and Croatia as well as to the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia
Climate spending from EU’s 2014-2020 budget was far lower than reported
02 June 2022 - European Court of Auditors found that the spending was not always relevant to climate action as European Commission said
Green power purchase agreements are key for total decarbonization in Western Balkans
02 June 2022 - Instruments like power purchase agreements are becoming more important as the energy market in the Western Balkans is opening up
Energy crisis is not emergency but new reality – Trhulj
01 June 2022 - Power companies imported electricity at a price three to five times higher than their retail price
WB-6 countries struggling to secure electricity production in their old coal power plants
31 May 2022 - It's going to be a long winter in several Western Balkan countries as old coal-fired power plants are unreliable and lignite is scarce
Germany puts coal phaseout on hold to prepare for possible Russian gas supply cut
30 May 2022 - European countries are canceling the closure of coal plants despite phaseout plans to prevent a collapse if Russia halts its gas deliveries
Guarantees of origin scheme ready to go live in Energy Community markets
26 May 2022 - All that is left to do is for the national issuing bodies to sign agreements with energy certificate registry provider Grexel, says Naida Taso
Hungary, Serbia agree to improve energy cooperation
26 May 2022 - The two countries plan to strengthen energy ties to ensure a stable energy supply and achieve energy security during the energy crisis
Corporate PPAs deliver wins for both producer and offtaker
25 May 2022 - Spain and the Nordics are the most developed European PPA markets. The model is emerging in the Balkans with the first corporate deals in Bulgaria and Romania.
GGF, Rockstart select seven green ventures for their Clim@ Scaler program
24 May 2022 - Seven finalists were picked for Clim@ Scaler 2022, an accelerator program for scaleup ventures in the Green for Growth Fund's target regions
Vienna airport completes Austria’s biggest solar power plant
23 May 2022 - Flughafen Wien Group said it has put Austria's biggest solar power plant into operation on 24 hectares at the Vienna International Airport