batteries
11 projects selected in Greece’s second energy storage auction
15 February 2024 - Seven companies have won support for 11 standalone battery projects at Greece's second energy storage auction
First calcium battery that could provide more sustainable alternative to lithium
14 February 2024 - 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
09 February 2024 - 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
08 February 2024 - 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
06 February 2024 - 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
02 February 2024 - 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
23 January 2024 - 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
22 January 2024 - 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
15 January 2024 - Polat Enerji said an energy storage system would lower balancing costs for its wind park Soma, the largest in Turkey
Albania to limit final project approvals for renewables to one year
12 January 2024 - Final approvals for renewable electricity plants in Albania will last 12 months. KESH is working on a pumped storage hydropower project.
Nano Energies virtual power plant in Croatia gets new owner
05 January 2024 - Czech-owned company Nano Energies Hrvatska became the first licensed independent aggregator on the Croatian market in August 2022
Nofar Energy orders solar panels for EUR 76.6 million for Romania
03 January 2024 - Nofar Energy will equip its photovoltaic projects in Romania with LONGi Solar's panels with a total capacity of 576 MW
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2023
29 December 2023 - The more the energy transition progresses, the more questions and challenges arise. Here are the most important topics, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News.
Italy to subsidize centralized energy storage system projects with EUR 17.7 billion
27 December 2023 - Italy is launching a state aid package of EUR 17.7 billion for the establishment of a centralized electricity storage system
YEO Technology to open Reap Battery gigafactory in Turkey in 2024
25 December 2023 - YEO Technology expects its subsidiary Reap Battery to begin mass production of battery energy storage systems in the second half of 2024
North Macedonia drafts two laws introducing energy storage to market
21 December 2023 - In drafts for a set of key laws, North Macedonia defined energy storage operators and facilities and energy communities or cooperatives