Virtual power plant in Turkey balances renewables with geothermal capacities
Geothermal plants of 103 MW joined the pool in Pure Energy's virtual power plant in Turkey so the firm optimized its electricity trade and boosted its balancing capacity
Slovenia approves Paški Kozjak wind farm – second out of eight planned
The Government of Slovenia approved the construction of the 14 MW Paški Kozjak wind farm – the second out of eight planned facilities for the use of wind energy. In October last year it announced national zoning plans would be established for eight wind farms in a push to increase the use of the renewable […]
Excessive air pollution recorded today in Bor
The smelter of China’s Zijin halted operations today due to excessive air pollution as the city of Bor, which normally has poor air quality, was covered by smoke from a waste landfill fire. Smoke covered the city of Bor today, making it difficult to breathe, Ist Media reported. The local measuring station run by the […]
North Macedonia to convert oil-fired power plant Negotino to natural gas
The new Government of North Macedonia intends to switch the 210 MW thermal power plant TEC Negotino from fuel oil to natural gas. The oil-fired facility is on cold reserve for the country’s power system. Negotino, a state-owned power plant, is paid to be prepared to start generation very fast if there is a need. […]
At least 1,000 projects are ‘shovel-ready’ for EU green recovery
EY identified more than 2,000 green development projects in the EU which could be funded from the central budget and it also highlighted one thousand that are already prepared for implementation. Romania, Greece, Cyprus and Croatia are in the lead in Southeastern Europe in different categories in green recovery investments. While the European Union is […]
Meat company Pivac installs 1.2 MW PV plant for self-consumption
Meat processing company Pivac Group has installed a 1.2 MW solar photovoltaic plant on the roofs of its factory PPK Karlovačka Mesna Industrija. The facility will produce electricity for self-consumption. The EUR 1 million investment was implemented by HEP ESCO, a member of the HEP Group. The 7,500-square-meter PV facility has 3,939 PV panels, with […]
Excessive air pollution registered in 14 Serbian cities in 2019
Last year the air was excessively polluted in 14 cities in Serbia, compared to just ten cities in 2018. Air pollution was recorded in Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad, Bor, Pančevo, Smederevo, Kosjerić, Užice, Valjevo, Kraljevo, Zaječar, Požarevac, Subotica, and Beočin. The annual report on the state of air quality in Serbia, prepared by the Environmental […]
Turkey’s regulator licenses 1 GW Karapınar solar power plant
Following the start of operations of its integrated solar cell plant in Ankara, Kalyon got a license from EMRA for the 1 GW solar power system that it is working on in Turkey’s central Konya region. The two projects are worth USD 1.4 billion overall. Kalyon Group received a license for the planned solar power […]