balancing
Cyprus plans to roll out hydrogen buses, trucks by 2030
24 March 2025 - The Cypriot government sees hydrogen production as a complementary solution for the island state's energy isolation
Greece’s IPTO connects to balancing energy platform PICASSO
20 March 2025 - The Independent Power Transmission Operator of Greece has joined PICASSO, soon after ESO, its counterpart in neighboring Bulgaria
First battery in world to provide stability services to TSO, largest battery in Europe is now online
07 March 2025 - United Kingdom-based Zenobē has announced that its battery site, in Blackhillock, Scotland, Europe’s largest, consists of two phases
ENNA Next qualifies for balancing Croatian power system as aggregator
05 March 2025 - ENNA Next has passed the prequalification phase and became an active participant in balancing the Croatian power system
Serbia receives first two grid applications for battery energy storage systems
27 February 2025 - Serbia’s transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije received two grid connection applications for battery energy storage systems
Petrol, NGEN start strategic partnership in advanced energy solutions
17 February 2025 - Petrol and NGEN have joined forces in digitalization for energy management and adaptation to fluctuations in power production and consumption
ETIP SNET seeks input for strategic paper on AI in smart grids
14 February 2025 - ETIP SNET drafted a strategic position paper – guide for unlocking AI and GenAI potential in smart grids and the energy transition
Bulgaria’s ESO joins European balancing platform PICASSO
11 February 2025 - Bulgaria's Electricity System Operator became the first TSO in Southeast Europe to connect to cross-border balancing platform PICASSO
Greece becomes net electricity exporter in 2024
10 February 2025 - Greece went from net electricity imports of 18% in 2019 to a small surplus in the balance last year, mostly attributed to gas power plants
Prequalification open for 170 MW of battery storage in Kosovo*
17 December 2024 - Companies can apply within a prequalification call for a battery storage project in Kosovo* divided into two segments
Global pledge signed to boost energy storage six times to 1.5 TW
11 December 2024 - The COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge calls for increasing capability by six times to 1.5 TW by 2030
Romania risks power outages as import capacity is nearing its limits
09 December 2024 - Imports account for over 35% of power consumption in Romania during daily peaks, but Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja isn't pessimistic