battery storage
Serbia opens door for batteries as solution for intermittency of renewables
04 February 2023 - We spoke with Professor Nikola Rajaković about proposed changes to the Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Slovenia’s DEM to build 440 MW pumped storage hydropower plant
03 February 2023 - Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) has high ambitions beyond hydropower. Solar, wind, battery and geothermal projects are underway.
Slovenia’s largest solar power plant comes online as part of hybrid system
02 February 2023 - HESS's 6 MW solar power plant is in trial production, integrated with the company's Brežice hydroelectric system
Romania to subsidize households with up to EUR 610 million for photovoltaics
01 February 2023 - Romania will subsidize as many as 150,000 households this year for the installation of solar panels on roofs and their private land
Slovenia to incentivize installation of batteries for prosumers
09 January 2023 - The trend of installing batteries in Europe has been additionally fueled by the energy crisis and the impact of the war in Ukraine
Hive Energy plans 4 GW of solar power with storage in Turkey
09 January 2023 - UK-based Hive Energy revealed its ambition to invest USD 4 billion in the construction of solar power plants with storage in Turkey
Hydrogen filling station project underway on Vis island in Croatia
04 January 2023 - The City of Vis and the H2 association are developing a plan to build the first hydrogen filling station in Croatia
Over one million European homes have batteries for their solar installations
26 December 2022 - SolarPower Europe estimates that the capacity of residential battery energy storage units will reach 44.4 GW by 2026
Finnish startup retrofitting old Tesla batteries for other energy storage uses
01 December 2022 - Cactos from Finland gives alternative purposes to second-life electric vehicle batteries, with the help of its cloud-based software
Turkey’s new energy storage regulation to spur unseen investment boom
30 November 2022 - EMRA Chair Mustafa Yılmaz said applications came in for storage in combination with renewables with a stunning 67.3 GW in total capacity
Romania to grant EUR 103.5 million for battery storage projects
29 November 2022 - The Government of Romania has launched a public call for EUR 103.5 million in grants for investments in electricity storage capacities
Europe’s biggest battery energy storage system is online
22 November 2022 - The Pillswood facility, developed by Harmony Energy, can store up to 196 MWh of electricity in a single cycle
Romania-based PBT teams up with EIT InnoEnergy in major battery production project
16 November 2022 - EIT InnoEnergy became a shareholder in Prime Batteries Technology – PBT from Romania, which intends to invest EUR 1 billion by 2026
FRV acquires majority stake in largest battery project in Greece
09 November 2022 - Fotowatio Renewable Ventures took over a portfolio of 600 MW of battery energy storage systems under development in Greece
Turkey’s chief regulator expects investments of up to USD 25 billion in energy storage
03 November 2022 - EMRA Chairman Mustafa Yılmaz said upcoming regulations would result in up to USD 25 billion in investments in energy storage
CWP Global developing first hybrid power plant project in Serbia
19 October 2022 - CWP Global made progress with three renewable energy projects in Serbia with 680 MW in total electricity generation capacity