energy storage
Biggest Croatian PV plant inaugurated on Vis island
11 September 2020 - One of the most remote islands in the Adriatic became self-sustainable in energy terms. Croatian...
Portugal reaches world’s record low solar power prices in auction
26 August 2020 - Portugal’s government accepted an unidentified project developer’s offer of EUR 11.4 per MWh for solar...
Greece earmarks EUR 850 million for energy efficiency, prosumers
11 August 2020 - The Greek government has prepared an EUR 850 million program for energy efficiency in the...
Greece asks EU to approve state aid for 680 MW pumped storage project
07 July 2020 - GEK Terna is building two pumped storage hydropower plants and artificial lakes in Amfilochia in...
EU launches first call for proposals under Innovation Fund for clean technologies
06 July 2020 - The European Commission has launched the first call for proposals under the EUR 10 billion...
Silba island may use solar power to turn seawater into drinking water
01 July 2020 - A desalinization system powered by photovoltaics was proposed for Silba in a preinvestment study produced...
Amazon earmarks USD 2 billion in venture capital for Climate Pledge Fund
26 June 2020 - Jeff Bezos’s online retail empire is accelerating its efforts toward carbon neutrality. Amazon decided to...
Low costs boost demand for renewables during coronavirus crisis
05 May 2020 - Green energy has been the most resilient to the effects of lockdowns worldwide, said Dave...
Verbund discontinues last coal-fired energy plant in Austria; eyes hydrogen
22 April 2020 - Government-owned Verbund switched the Mellach coal-fired heat and power unit to a backup role, ending...
Luče in Slovenia gets power storage in EU-backed project
31 January 2020 - Fuel retailer and energy services company Petrol mounted three household batteries in the municipality of...
Greece working on new energy storage support framework
17 September 2019 - Greece’s energy regulator, RAE, is preparing a new energy storage support framework to foster renewable...
Energy Vault – energy storage made of concrete blocks and cranes
12 September 2019 - Concrete blocks and cranes that is all that you need to store electricity. How? Simple....
Most Read in June: Siemens Gamesa’s ETES, Montenegro goes coal-free for 10 days, EC Albania report
01 July 2019 - Even though it was published in late June, the news about Siemens Gamesa’s breakthrough electrothermal...
Siemens Gamesa unveils world’s first electrothermal energy storage system
26 June 2019 - Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has put into operation the world’s first electrothermal energy storage system...
PPC inaugurates hybrid wind-hydro system on island of Ikaria
11 June 2019 - Greek power utility Public Power Corporation (PPC) has launched Europe’s second hybrid renewable energy park,...
Renewable technology: What to look out for in upcoming years
24 May 2019 - Author: Marcus Franck, Co-founder of Smart Renewable Heat Renewable energy is a force to be...