Region/EU
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
Sunotec, Sungrow sign 2.4 GWh battery storage agreement
29 July 2025 - China-based Sungrow and Bulgarian-German company Sunotec have agreed to install 2.4 GWh of battery energy storage systems in Europe
EU faces first annual solar installation decline since 2015 – report
24 July 2025 - The EU is set to install less new solar in 2025 than it did in 2024 - the first annual drop in a decade, according to SolarPower Europe
Rolls-Royce SMR to start works with ČEZ on small modular reactors
22 July 2025 - Rolls-Royce SMR and Czech utility ČEZ have signed an early works agreement within their strategic partnership for small modular reactors
Ninth Energy Community Summer School gathers 40 participants in Montenegro from 28 countries
21 July 2025 - Forty young professionals and researchers from 28 countries gathered at the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Kotor, Montenegro
Pexapark: PPA activity in Europe drops in first half of 2025
21 July 2025 - PPA activity in renewables in Europe fell 26% lower in year-on-year terms in the first half, but not everywhere and not due to solar power
Energy Community marks 20th anniversary as integration pillar for Southeastern Europe
17 July 2025 - The Energy Community Ministerial Council held its annual informal meeting in Athens, where the organization was founded twenty years ago
Clean transition, decarbonization among priorities in EU’s draft budget
17 July 2025 - Within the EU's proposed long-term budget, the EUR 409 billion European Competitiveness Fund is for strategic technologies including for the clean transition and decarbonization
Ex-Yugoslav hydrogen scientists call for funding research with real-world applications
14 July 2025 - A team of scientists from Slovenia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina is working on a hydrogen project based on seawater electrolysis.
Impact Report 2024: GGF grows direct lending, committed to energy transition, energy security
11 July 2025 - In its Impact Report 2024, Green for Growth Fund outlined powering the green transition across Southeast Europe, the Caucasus and beyond
Public call for funding for energy communities in Western Balkans
11 July 2025 - The Emilia-Romagna Region is supporting the creation and strengthening of renewable energy communities (RECs) in the Western Balkans