electricity
Share of green hydrogen in Vienna cogeneration plant reaches 15%
29 August 2023 - The gas-fired Donaustadt heat and power plant in Vienna is now using a mix with up to 15% of green hydrogen
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
EU adopts rules for CBAM transitional phase starting on October 1
18 August 2023 - Importers of electricity, aluminium, cement, fertilizers, hydrogen, iron, and steel to the EU will be charged a carbon border tax from 2026
Five firms apply for subsidies in Romania for solar panel factories
18 August 2023 - German, Hungarian and domestic investors are lining up for European grants in Romania for manufacturing and recycling solar power equipment
Serbia awards CfDs for 400 MW in wind power capacity, 11.6 MW for solar in first auctions
17 August 2023 - Four projects filled the 400 MW quota in Serbia's first wind power auction while the competitive bidding for CfDs for solar power landed heavily undersubscribed
Serbia publishes qualification results for its first wind, solar power auctions
16 August 2023 - Eligible bids from the wind power auction surpassed the 400 MW quota by almost 30%. In the solar power segment, only 11.6 MW met the requirements to bid for 50 MW
Serbia’s EPS to start building its first solar power plant Petka in September
16 August 2023 - EPS is about to pick the contractor for its first solar power plant and begin construction. The Petka unit should have 9.75 MW in capacity
Serbia’s EPS earns over EUR 500 million in first half of 2023
14 August 2023 - The result is a huge improvement, having in mind that in the same period in 2022 the company suffered a EUR 420.6 million loss
First municipal solar park in Western Balkans to be built in Mostar
14 August 2023 - Mostar is getting the concession for the first municipal utility-scale renewable electricity plant in BiH and the Western Balkans
Greece surpasses 11 GW in renewable energy capacity
14 August 2023 - Power plants in Greece that run on renewable sources had 11.3 GW in total capacity at the end of June, DAPEEP said
Real estate firm starts construction of 37 MW solar park in Tuzla in BiH
11 August 2023 - Deling Invest began preparatory works outside Tuzla for Bosnia and Herzegovina's first utility-scale solar power plant
Serbia’s reformed power utility EPS opens search for CEO
11 August 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije – EPS, since recently a joint stock company, published a call today for a chief executive officer
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
Bulgaria earmarks EUR 1.15 billion for just transition of coal regions
10 August 2023 - The coal regions of Stara Zagora, Pernik and Kyustendil are eligible for EUR 1.15 billion in EU funds for a green economic transformation
Eight EU countries on track to meet new NECP solar power targets before 2030
09 August 2023 - Cyprus and Croatia are among the EU countries that may hit their 2030 PV targets early, SolarPower Europe said, citing updated NECPs
Turkey selects its first offshore wind power zones
09 August 2023 - Studies are underway for four maritime areas that Turkey intends to declare offshore wind power zones under the YEKA support mechanism