ContourGlobal installs 500 MWh standalone BESS facility in Bulgaria
ContourGlobal inaugurated a standalone battery energy storage system of 202 MW. It is participating in Bulgaria’s day-ahead and intraday electricity markets.
Serbia developing legal framework for CO2 storage
Serbia's draft law on hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation will include permanent disposal of CO2 in geological formations of depleted deposits
After adding PV unit, Slovenian gas power plant TEB launches battery project
The management of the Brestanica gas power plant has decided to diversify its activities further with a battery energy storage system
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2025
Battery storage and digitalization stepped into the spotlight in 2025, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News, which marked its tenth anniversary with the best results so far
Athens International Airport builds biggest photovoltaic-BESS plant
Athens International Airport (AIA) has a PV plant of 51.5 MW with 82 MWh in energy storage, the largest such facility in Europe
OMV Petrom, CE Oltenia building solar parks of 550 MW in total
Romanian state-owned CE Oltenia is turning its coal land into PV plants in partnership with OMV Petrom. The four projects total 550 MW.
Serbia is first Energy Community contracting party to enter verification phase of market coupling
At the Energy Community Ministerial Council, ministers addressed energy security, market integration, climate policy
Slovenia earmarks EUR 282.2 million for just transition, renewables in coal region
The plan envisages renewable energy projects in the district heating system and at the Šoštanj thermal power plant site