Voltalia breaks ground in Albania for biggest solar park in Western Balkans
The site for the Karavasta solar park spans 196 hectares in Fier county in Albania's west. The planned capacity is 140 MW.
Serbia’s power utility EPS posts Q1 net loss of EUR 254 million
The state-owned power utility is blaming the poor result on a drop in output, electricity imports, and capped prices for end-consumers
Switzerland’s Axpo to build two wind farms in Romania
The construction of the two wind farms, with a combined capacity of 250 MW, is expected to begin at the end of 2023
Greece passes renewables law targeting 15 GW in new capacity by 2030
Greece adopted a new law on renewables licensing, which includes various measures related to the energy crisis
Spanish city of Seville begins to name, classify heatwaves
The time has come to start giving names to heatwaves – like hurricanes – as damage from some of the extreme weather will be historic.
EU agrees fossil fuel car ban as climate package talks are starting
The Council of the EU and European Parliament are set for talks on the Fit-for-55 package. Both agree new combustion engines should be banned by 2035.
Record 21.1 GW of new offshore wind capacity deployed in 2021 – GWEC report
By the end of this decade, 260 GW of new offshore wind is forecast to be added globally, with total capacity reaching 316 GW
G7 reverses climate policy with support for LNG, gas, nuclear power
The G7 reaffirmed its commitment to climate goals, but it backed the deployment of gas, particularly LNG, and of nuclear power