First calcium battery that could provide more sustainable alternative to lithium
The scientists claim they have developed the first calcium-based battery that can charge and discharge 700 times at room temperature
Romania invites fresh bids to support batteries for renewables integration
Romania has also earmarked EUR 199 million to support new capacities for the production and recycling of batteries and solar cells and panels
EU agrees law supporting domestic manufacturing of net zero technologies
The Net Zero Industry Act, NZIA, will be aimed at enabling EU manufacturing capacity for net zero technologies to reach at least 40% of demand by 2030
Kosovo* to auction 950 MW of renewables, energy storage by 2025
The Government of Kosovo* is preparing a series of auctions for renewable energy and battery storage capacity
Photovoltaic, wind power capacity in China surpassing coal amid solar boom
Wind and solar power in China are set to overtake coal plants this year after PV additions in 2023 were bigger than in the rest of the world combined
Renewables had 99.5% share in new capacity in 2023 in Turkey
Minister Alparslan Bayraktar called 2023 "the year of renewables" in Turkey as they accounted for 99.5% of added power capacity
Projects worth EUR 5.6 billion underway in Bulgaria to replace coal
Coal plants in Bulgaria may close much faster than planned. Companies submitted over 70 proposals for the Just Transition Fund.
Turkey’s largest wind power plant to add battery storage
Polat Enerji said an energy storage system would lower balancing costs for its wind park Soma, the largest in Turkey