Horizon 2020 call for smart cities and energy systems, renewable fuels projects
The European Union published calls under the 2018-2020 Horizon Work Programme for project proposals focusing on smart cities, smart energy systems or renewable fuels with the deadline for submissions expiring on April 5, 2018. Among other countries, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, and Serbia are also eligible for funding. […]
Turkey’s Sisecam set up second largest solar roof-top plant in Europe
Turkish glass and chemicals group Sisecam made and installed a 6.2MW solar plant at the top of its Mersin Flat Glass Factory. This rooftop photovoltaic (PV) plant has become the second largest solar roof-top in both Turkey and Europe. Total investment in this project was TRY 22 million (EUR 4.8 million). The plant that covers […]
European Commission approved Greek auction scheme for renewable electricity
Greece will organize regular, competitive auctions to grant support to renewable energy sources, as planned, since the European Commission approved the Greek auction scheme for the production of electricity from renewable sources and high efficiency cogeneration. Being in line with EU State aid rules, the scheme will further European Union energy and climate goals whilst […]
Transeastern Power Trust acquires a wind farm in Romania to power up bitcoin mining
Transeastern Power Trust, a Toronto-based investor, has completed the acquisition of a 45 MW wind farm located in the Romanian Dobrogea Region. The wind farm was operated by OMV Petrom Wind Power SRL. The Trust intends to establish a data center operation containing hardware to mine the digital currency Bitcoin predominantly using electricity produced from […]
Bulgaria’s NEK calls for tender for Chaira HPP rehabilitation
Bulgarian National Electricity company (NEK) has invited sealed tenders from contractors from all over the world for the rehabilitation of pumped-storage hydro power plant Chaira, located in the Rila mountains, some 100 km from Sofia. The call for tender, published at the NEK website, says that subject of the tender are all activities and components […]
Montenegro to publish tender for water management project
Montenegrin Directorate of Public Works announced intention to publish tender for Support to the Implementation and Monitoring of Water Management until end of January. “The objective of the project is to strengthen the institutional, administrative and monitoring capacities of the Montenegrin water management sector institutions in order to improve environmental protection,” Directorate of Public Works […]
Vestas to install new 28 MW wind park in Flampouro, Greece
French developer Total-Eren ordered 28MW from Vestas for the Flampouro wind park in northern Greece. With the last order received, Vestas’ total orders intake in Greece reached 250 MW in 2017. The order made by Total-Eren includes supply and installation of two V117-3.45 MW wind turbines and six V126-3.45 MW turbines, as well as a […]
Macedonia to get first private wind park in Bogoslovec
On the slopes of Bogoslovec, in the eastern part of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the first private wind park in the country will be built. The Macedonian government issued a building permit to a local private investor. The government approved the construction of the wind power plant Bogoslovec at its last session in 2017. […]