Energy, water crisis spreads as Danube region is clinging on power imports
The downstream Danube region is increasingly depending on electricity imports and interconnections, while leaning on solar power and energy storage on the home front.
EU opens AI Gigafactories call to spur over EUR 30 billion in investments
EuroHPC JU published an invitation to bids, under a funding program worth up to EUR 10 billion, for projects for AI Gigafactories
Historic Danube water lows signal blackout risks – in tandem with fuel crisis
Power production is plummeting in Hungary, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria due to an almost unseen drop in the Danube water level, which is also limiting oil and fuel shipments
Prosumers: We are sustaining Romania’s energy system amid crisis
Prosumers group APCE claimed merits for keeping the Romanian grid in balance as the drop in Danube water flows jeopardized power supply
Greek PPC Group expands into Hungarian renewables market
Public Power Corp. marked its entry into Hungary by acquiring a subsidized 57.5 MW photovoltaic park from Greenvolt, including an option for a BESS project
Montenegro’s EPCG signs deal with Masdar on solar, pumped storage projects
A joint venture of Montenegrin utility EPCG and the UAE's Masdar agreed to build two solar farms in Montenegro and consider 400 MW of pumped storage
Serbian student team H-Bridges ranks fourth in IEEE IFEC 2026 final
The H-Bridges student team from the School of Electrical Engineering (ETF) of the University of Belgrade, Serbia, finished fourth and received the Best Technical Report award in the final of the IEEE International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC)
Number of hours with negative electricity prices rises 30% in Croatia
According to the annual report published by the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (HERA), the number of hours with negative electricity prices continues to grow sharply