Energy, water crisis spreads as Danube region is clinging on power imports
The downstream Danube region is increasingly depending on electricity imports and interconnections, while leaning on solar power and energy storage on the home front.
EU opens AI Gigafactories call to spur over EUR 30 billion in investments
EuroHPC JU published an invitation to bids, under a funding program worth up to EUR 10 billion, for projects for AI Gigafactories
Historic Danube water lows signal blackout risks – in tandem with fuel crisis
Power production is plummeting in Hungary, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria due to an almost unseen drop in the Danube water level, which is also limiting oil and fuel shipments
Prosumers: We are sustaining Romania’s energy system amid crisis
Prosumers group APCE claimed merits for keeping the Romanian grid in balance as the drop in Danube water flows jeopardized power supply
Greek PPC Group expands into Hungarian renewables market
Public Power Corp. marked its entry into Hungary by acquiring a subsidized 57.5 MW photovoltaic park from Greenvolt, including an option for a BESS project
Financing signed for largest battery storage system in Romania
Aukera Energy got a financing contract for the remaining part of what is set to become the biggest BESS in Romania
Albania allows renewables on agricultural land
The Kuvendi – Parliament of Albania – cleared the way for agrisolar and wind parks as well as energy storage on agricultural land, drawing controversy
Sunotec, GEN-I put standalone BESS facility into operation in Bulgaria
Slovenia-based GEN-I is running and optimizing a new 50 MW / 126 MWh battery energy storage system in northwestern Bulgaria for Sunotec