electricity
Turkey’s largest wind power plant to add battery storage
15 January 2024 - Polat Enerji said an energy storage system would lower balancing costs for its wind park Soma, the largest in Turkey
EU adds record 17 GW of wind power in 2023 but must double pace
12 January 2024 - The EU saw 14 GW of onshore wind and 3 GW of offshore capacity coming online in 2023. WindEurope warned that the goal is 30 GW per year.
Albania to limit final project approvals for renewables to one year
12 January 2024 - Final approvals for renewable electricity plants in Albania will last 12 months. KESH is working on a pumped storage hydropower project.
Rezolv Energy advances projects for biggest solar power plants in Bulgaria, Romania
11 January 2024 - Rezolv received a green light in Bulgaria for a 229 MW solar park. In neighboring Romania it is building a 1.06 GW PV system.
France boosts its nuclear energy plan with eight more large reactors
10 January 2024 - The French government is preparing a bill intended to facilitate the replacement of its aging nuclear power plants
Slovenia mulls separating coal assets from electricity utility HSE
08 January 2024 - State-owned Holding Slovenske elektrarne is preparing for the possibility of spinning off its coal assets: thermal power plant TEŠ and a mine
Subsidies in Romania should last until solar panels are installed on last roof
08 January 2024 - Minister of Environment Mircea Fechet says subsidy schemes in Romania should last until there are solar panels on every roof
Europe will catch up with US in supporting nuclear energy revival
05 January 2024 - Director General of WNA Sama Bilbao y León is urging decision makers to convince investors that nuclear assets are investable
Wind turbine manufacturers in EU are beginning to return to profit
04 January 2024 - The year 2024 will remain challenging for the EU wind industry but the tide seems to be turning, according to WindEurope's CEO Giles Dickson
Wind project on Vlašić mountain in BiH needs no environmental study
03 January 2024 - Energokul won't need an environmental impact assessment study for its 200 MW wind farm project on the Vlašić mountain in BiH
Kosovo* increases ceiling price for first solar power auction
29 December 2023 - The Energy Regulatory Office of Kosovo* said the ceiling price for bidders in the first solar power auction would be EUR 75 per MWh
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2023
29 December 2023 - The more the energy transition progresses, the more questions and challenges arise. Here are the most important topics, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News.
Spain to start shutting down nuclear reactors in 2027
28 December 2023 - Spain changed the nuclear waste management plan, raising costs and making the extension of the phaseout even less likely
Future of wind energy – turbines without blades
28 December 2023 - Wind Panel turbines aren't tall towers with blades but hexagonal, honeycomb-shaped devices with tunnels containing aerofoils
Italy to subsidize centralized energy storage system projects with EUR 17.7 billion
27 December 2023 - Italy is launching a state aid package of EUR 17.7 billion for the establishment of a centralized electricity storage system
Renewables in China surpass 50% in electricity capacity
26 December 2023 - Renewable electricity capacity in China topped 1.45 TW or 50%, of which solar and wind power account for 970 GW in total