battery storage
Construction works start on Bulgaria’s first hybrid power plant
20 September 2023 - The Tenevo hybrid power plant, the first in Bulgaria, will consist of a solar and wind power plant and a battery storage system
EU’s Batteries Regulation sets standards for sustainability, CO2 emissions
18 August 2023 - The EU's Batteries Regulation aims to ensure batteries are safe, circular and sustainable throughout their entire lifecycle
Greece selects 12 projects in first battery auction while PPC boosts its pumped hydropower portfolio
10 August 2023 - The Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY) completed the selection process in the first energy storage auction in Greece.
CMS publishes expert guide Electricity Storage Facilities in Austria
10 August 2023 - A new CMS expert guide outlines what to keep in mind when investing in and operating electricity storage facilities in Austria
Serbia will build renewable power plants totaling 3,000 MW within several years
28 July 2023 - Minister Dubravka Đedović speaks in an interview about changes in renewable electricity auction rules, how much more capacity the transmission system can handle and how companies would be helped to prepare for the EU's CBAM carbon border tax
Hidroelectrica to install battery at its loss-making Crucea Nord wind farm
27 July 2023 - Romania's Hidroelectrica is preparing to integrate a 1.2 MW battery system with its only wind power plant – Crucea Nord
Volkswagen joins EPEX Spot electricity exchange via its Elli brand
14 July 2023 - German carmaker Volkswagen and its Elli division entered the EPEX Spot power bourse with a stationary system and a digital platform
95 projects with 3.5 GW participate in Greece’s first battery storage auction
12 July 2023 - Competition is high in Greece's first energy storage auction, as 95 offers were submitted to the regulatory authority
IEA: Demand for critical minerals to spike 3.5 times by 2030
11 July 2023 - The growth in projects for the production of critical minerals such as copper and lithium is insufficient for a net zero energy transition
Slovenia regulates locations for renewables with new law, accelerates permitting
10 July 2023 - Slovenia's new law regulates the determination of suitable areas for wind and solar power plants and the priority areas for PV systems
Danske Commodities signs its first UK battery storage deal
04 July 2023 - Danske Commodities has signed a three-year agreement for the 25 MW battery storage asset, called Blandford Road
Belgian company to build EUR 1.4 billion car battery factory in east Romania
27 June 2023 - Belgian firm ABEE agreed to invest EUR 1.4 billion in the construction of an electric car battery factory called Romvolt in Galaţi
HELLENiQ Energy to build solar park with batteries for its Thessaloniki refinery
19 June 2023 - Within its decarbonization efforts, HELLENiQ Energy is planning a solar power project with batteries to supply a refinery with green energy
First battery energy storage auction call published in Greece for 400 MW
19 June 2023 - Greece's regulatory body RAWEW published the call for the long-awaited first auction for battery storage systems
Power prices on Serbia’s SEEPEX crash to zero amid European solar output surge
30 May 2023 - The reoccurring anomaly when power prices in Europe turn negative and even slump deeply below zero affected Serbia this time, too
Rimac Energy outlines innovative stationary energy storage solutions at BEF 2023
20 May 2023 - Preparing to hit the stationary energy storage market, Rimac Technology's new brand Rimac Energy presented its solutions at BEF 2023