batteries
Slovenia, Croatia launch trial operation of joint 50 MWh battery storage
06 April 2022 - The Sincro.Grid project passed another milestone with the start of the trial operation of two battery storage units with 10 MW in total power
Bulgarian state-owned firm to develop battery energy storage network
15 March 2022 - The Restore project in Bulgaria for battery energy storage will have a capacity of 6 GWh, and it will balance electricity from renewables
EU intends to ban integrated batteries in phones, electronic devices
12 February 2022 - Although batteries are an essential tool in the energy transition, they also have huge hidden costs and environmental impact
Turkey gets first battery-only power project, worth USD 250 million
27 January 2022 - Progresiva applied for the installation and operation of an energy storage system at a site near Istanbul, the first of its kind in Turkey
Greek wind, PV projects of over 10 MW with storage to take part in joint auctions
04 January 2022 - A new ministerial decree specifies the categories of renewable energy projects that will take place in individual or joint auctions
Volkswagen, Stellantis, GM turn to geothermal lithium for batteries for electric vehicles
09 December 2021 - Leading automakers have signed agreements to secure lithium extracted from geothermal water, a method with a much lower ecological footprint
Renewable energy projects of 95 GW compete for completion in Greece
02 December 2021 - An overwhelming number of renewable energy projects received a production license or a producer certificate in Greece so far
Geothermal-rich California could cover US lithium demand
01 December 2021 - The Salton Sea in the southern part of California can supply 600,000 tons of lithium per year, an amount exceeding the current annual consumption of the US
Europe’s first LFP battery factory to be built in Serbia
21 October 2021 - ElevenEs will produce LFP batteries for vehicles and energy storage in Subotica, Serbia. It will build the plant with the help of EU funds.
Orbital Marine Power to upscale its floating tidal power technology across Europe
02 October 2021 - Orbital Marine Power is heading towards the commercialization of its O2 turbine, recently deployed offshore Scotland. The company is heading the EU-backed project FORWARD-2030.
Energy market is changing – we’ll buy electricity in department stores
31 August 2021 - The business models that the energy industry maintained for decades are being rapidly altered as customers can now buy power in supermarkets
French 1 GW solar power project to include batteries, hydrogen, agriculture
26 August 2021 - A 1 GW solar power plant with 40 MW of storage is planned to be integrated with a hydrogen plant, a fruit and vegetable farm and a data center
CATL’s sodium ion batteries threaten to take over world market from lithium
05 August 2021 - CATL's sodium ion batteries are entering the market in 2023. They could become more competitive than lithium-based solutions.
Romania’s Electrica takes over EUR 207 MW wind, solar portfolio from Monsson
29 July 2021 - Distribution and supply company has bought firms which are developing two photovoltaic parks, and one wind farm.
Rio Tinto launches controversial Serbian lithium investment before environmental study
28 July 2021 - Rio Tinto keeps buying land in Serbia and getting permits for a lithium mine after the investment decision, but there is no environmental impact study
Romanian power supplier, distributor Electrica to set up renewables firm
21 June 2021 - Electrica intends to establish a subsidiary with the aim to acquire and develop renewable energy and power storage projects