batteries
BEF 2023: Serbia starts bringing order to grid connection process, battery rule may cause problems
10 May 2023 - Belgrade Energy Forum 2023 brought together government officials and major companies in Serbia’s capital city
Serbia looking for strategic partner to build 1 GW of solar
09 May 2023 - The power plants and batteries will be handed over to state power utility EPS under a turn-key contract
Turkey introduces subsidies for wave, tidal energy, offshore wind
04 May 2023 - Wave and tidal energy facilities and offshore wind were included for the first time in Turkey's YEKDEM feed-in tariff scheme for renewables
Greece launches subsidy program for rooftop PV with batteries
04 May 2023 - The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy issued a public call for its EUR 238 million subsidy program for rooftop photovoltaics
Battery factory launches operations in Rousse in Bulgaria
03 May 2023 - The LiFePO4 Energy Storage manufacturing facility in Ruse, Bulgaria, is officially open for business, Solar MD said.
New renewables law in Serbia limits connection capacity to keep grid stable
29 April 2023 - Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović said the changes to the Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources enable auctions
ElevenEs completes Europe’s first LFP battery cell factory
27 April 2023 - Battery storage startup ElevenEs said its manufacturing facility in Serbia is fully operational. It is the first LFP cell factory in Europe
Turkey launches construction of its first car battery factory
25 April 2023 - TOGG and Farasis' joint venture Siro will produce batteries near Bursa for Turkey's first national car model and all-electric SUV – the T10X.
Bulgaria establishes state-owned green energy company
24 April 2023 - Natsionalen energien operator or NEO is a new firm within the Bulgarian Energy Holding tasked with green energy and storage projects
Greece’s PPC Renewables to boost Astypalaia island’s self-sufficiency with hybrid power plant
05 April 2023 - A 3.5 MW photovoltaic unit with batteries is set to cover half of the electricity demand in the isolated Aegean island of Astypalaia
Đedović: Serbia to promote energy storage with changes to renewables law
30 March 2023 - To avoid a delay in connecting their renewable power plant, investors will need to add batteries, according to the renewables bill
Kosovo* outlines energy transition until 2031 in strategic document
24 March 2023 - Kosovo* aims at 1.6 GW in renewables capacity by 2031, with 340 MWh in batteries. It opted to reconstruct at least three coal plant units.
EU presents proposals for electricity market design reform
14 March 2023 - The revision to the electricity market design is aimed at switching away from short-term markets, boosting electrification and renewables and protecting consumers
Public consultation underway for largest solar power plant in Cyprus, storage included
13 March 2023 - AGM Lightpower has submitted an environmental impact study for a 72 MW photovoltaic park with a 41 MW battery system.
New wave of battery storage projects in Greece ahead of first auction
06 March 2023 - The upcoming general election in Greece is set to delay the first auction for energy storage in Greece
German RWE becomes top-tier solar developer in US, Britain
02 March 2023 - RWE became the fourth-biggest in renewables in the US, the second-largest solar operator there, and a top-three solar developer in the UK