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Electrica proposes EUR 253 million for wind park Crucea Est
26 November 2024 - Electrica has asked shareholders to greenlight the Crucea Est wind farm near Constanța, worth as much as EUR 253 million
Greece establishes Islands Decarbonization Fund with EU
22 November 2024 - The Islands Decarbonization Fund was launched in Naxos, with financing from the European Investment Bank
OMV Petrom starting construction of its first large photovoltaic plant
20 November 2024 - OMV Petrom awarded the EPCC contract for the Ișalnița solar power project to a group of Romanian companies
Mezzanine Partners to launch Energy Adria fund for renewables in Croatia
19 November 2024 - Energy Adria will be the first so-called dark green fund in Croatia, according to Mezzanine Partners
Electrica to issue green bonds, start building two large PV plants
14 November 2024 - Electrica's shareholders voted to raise up to EUR 500 million through green bonds, take a EUR 623 million loan and begin building two solar power plants
Masdar, Albania’s KESH ink deal on renewables joint venture
14 November 2024 - Masdar and state-owned power utility KESH are exploring the development of gigawatt-scale green energy projects in Albania
Greece kicks off third battery storage auction – for 200 MW
12 November 2024 - issued a public call for the country's third auction for subsidies for standalone battery storage projects
Dama Solar project of over 1 GW in Romania stuck in court over biodiversity
07 November 2024 - At 1.04 GW, Dama Solar would currently be the largest photovoltaic system in Europe, but environmentalists are disputing the project in court
City of Zenica in BiH calls for bids for energy storage project
06 November 2024 - The City of Zenica in BiH is organizing a bidding procedure for an energy storage facility in the Zenica 1 business zone
Bulgaria awards EU funds to 249 projects for renewables with energy storage
04 November 2024 - Developers of 249 projects in Bulgaria will receive EUR 268 million in total grants for renewable electricity plants with energy storage
Monsson to build 2 GWh battery storage system in Romania
31 October 2024 - A subsidiary of Monsson Group revealed a battery storage project for just over 2 GWh on 20 hectares in Constanța county
V2G technology can reduce energy system costs by EUR 22 billion per year
30 October 2024 - V2G technology can cut the need for stationary battery storage by up to 92% by 2040, a report by Fraunhofer ISI and ISE for T&E showed
Mervar: Cheapest scenario for Slovenia’s energy future is without nuclear energy
29 October 2024 - ELES CEO Aleksander Mervar wrote a feasibility study for various scenarios defined in the NECP
Turkey plans 89 GW of new solar, wind power by 2035
26 October 2024 - The Government of Turkey aims to almost quadruple wind and solar power capacity to 120 GW by 2035, according to the new roadmap
Wind power producers in Greece ask government for support to add batteries
25 October 2024 - The Greek wind energy sector wants government support for adding batteries to facilities, like the measures for the photovoltaics sector
Fund ran by asset manager Mirova buys stake in RP Global
24 October 2024 - Energy transition infrastructure fund MET6, managed by Mirova, is becoming a relevant minority shareholder in RP Global