energy storage
Coal power plant in Spain to be turned into green hydrogen hub
23 September 2021 - Portugal's EDP will invest EUR 550 million to replace a coal-fired power plant in Spain into a green hydrogen production facility.
Cement maker to decarbonize production with solar, green hydrogen
09 September 2021 - Cement maker Salonit Anhovo has agreed cooperation with hydropower company Soške Elektrarne with the aim of decarbonizing production through solar power and green hydrogen projects.
Energy market is changing – we’ll buy electricity in department stores
31 August 2021 - The business models that the energy industry maintained for decades are being rapidly altered as customers can now buy power in supermarkets
French 1 GW solar power project to include batteries, hydrogen, agriculture
26 August 2021 - A 1 GW solar power plant with 40 MW of storage is planned to be integrated with a hydrogen plant, a fruit and vegetable farm and a data center
Serbia to construct pumped storage hydropower plants Đerdap 3, Bistrica
23 August 2021 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy will present a EUR 17 billion investment plan in September including two major pumped storage hydropower plants.
CATL’s sodium ion batteries threaten to take over world market from lithium
05 August 2021 - CATL's sodium ion batteries are entering the market in 2023. They could become more competitive than lithium-based solutions.
Rio Tinto launches controversial Serbian lithium investment before environmental study
28 July 2021 - Rio Tinto keeps buying land in Serbia and getting permits for a lithium mine after the investment decision, but there is no environmental impact study
Energy Community Just Transition Forum: transition to clean energy must be gradual
30 June 2021 - Energy Community Just Transition Forum: to make sure the energy transition is just, it needs to be gradual.
Romanian power supplier, distributor Electrica to set up renewables firm
21 June 2021 - Electrica intends to establish a subsidiary with the aim to acquire and develop renewable energy and power storage projects
PPC Renewables picks Terna to build 50 MW solar park in Megalopolis
27 May 2021 - PPC Renewables awarded the contract for a solar system in the Peloponnese to Terna. The firm is progressing in vast solar power and storage projects
Greece to subsidize battery storage with EUR 200 million next year
13 May 2021 - A tender for battery storage units will be held in Greece in the first quarter and the government earmarked EUR 200 million for subsidies
Slovenia’s Idrija installing battery storage to become smart town
07 May 2021 - With storage and distribution management from the NEDO project, Idrija will be able to maintain the power supply for priority services during outages
Nemanja Mikać: integrating energy storage into solar and wind would ensure the cheapest electricity (VIDEO)
26 April 2021 - Nemanja Mikać: integrating energy storage into solar and wind would ensure the cheapest electricity on the market and facilitate the energy transition.
ELES CEO: Slovenia must set coal phaseout date as soon as possible
19 April 2021 - Slovenia's only coal-fired thermal power plant TEŠ is on track to lose up to EUR 150 million this year, CEO of ELES Aleksander Mervar said
Clean energy use becoming condition for doing business in world market
17 April 2021 - Setting up photovoltaic systems is cost-effective for both households and the industrial sector, experts and businessmen said at the First Big Conference on Solar Energy in Serbia.
Transelectrica issues permit for 393 MW wind farm
16 April 2021 - Two Romanian businessmen have obtained a permit to build a 393 MW wind farm in Constanta County in eastern Romania.