energy storage
Bulgarian coal plant mulls replacing boiler with molten salt battery
15 September 2025 - The operator of the AES Maritsa Iztok 1 coal plant is interested in replacing one of its boilers with a molten salt reactor
Zen Energy Group kicks off construction of hybrid PV-BESS project in North Macedonia
15 September 2025 - Zen Energy Group has started the installation of a hybrid energy project, combining a solar power plant and a battery energy storage system
ElevenEs mulls building advanced battery cells gigafactory in Poland
12 September 2025 - Battery technology developer ElevenEs, which has production facilities in Serbia, plans to build a EUR 600 million gigafactory
One year in: insights from REIB’s inaugural BESS investments and increasing importance of safety standards
12 September 2025 - We sat down with Delyan Iliev, Managing Director of REIB, to discuss the lessons learned from commissioning and operating two BESS projects and how the experience relates to broader market trends
Greece loses EU grant intended for renewable electricity for vulnerable consumers
11 September 2025 - The ambitious Apollo program is losing a EUR 100 million EU grant for renewables and storage, intended to lower energy costs for vulnerable consumers
European electricity industry issues Paris Pledge on pumped storage hydropower
10 September 2025 - IHA and Eurelectric launched the Paris Pledge, a call to action aimed at unlocking the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Europe
Bajramović: Investments of BAM 1.4 billion needed for distribution grids in BiH
08 September 2025 - Necessary investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s electricity distribution grids by 2030 amount to BAM 1.4 billion (EUR 716 million)
Bulgaria opens public consultation on subsidies for 1.9 GWh of battery projects
27 August 2025 - Bulgaria’s Ministry of Energy is launching a new round of subsidies for battery energy storage projects, worth EUR 118 million.
Agios Efstratios becomes Greece’s first energy-autonomous island
22 August 2025 - A hybrid energy project transforming Agios Efstratios into the first energy-autonomous island in Greece is in trial operation
German startup Voltfang turning used EV batteries into energy storage for solar, wind
22 August 2025 - Voltfang says the facility is the largest of its kind in Europe, with annual output set to reach 250 MWh in 2026.
Investors in standalone batteries in Greece request extension as deadline looms
22 August 2025 - September 30 marks a crucial deadline for standalone battery projects selected through Greece's first two auctions
Dozens of airports in Southeastern Europe invest in solar power, energy efficiency
21 August 2025 - Airports in Istanbul and Athens will be completely self-reliant with their large solar power plants, and many other airports in the region are catching up
Prosumers in Romania are neck and neck with commercial PV plants in capacity
20 August 2025 - Prosumers in Romania don't have a much larger total capacity anymore than commercial solar power plants, a segment accelerating in expansion
Cyprus TSO favored in national battery storage tender
19 August 2025 - Cyprus is rushing to deploy a centralized battery storage system, under indirect state control, on the transmission grid
Battery storage investors in Romania rapidly expanding project pipeline
16 August 2025 - In an rising investment wave, firms in Romania are combining energy storage with solar, wind and hydropower or building standalone systems
First part of Tenevo PV plant comes online, batteries are under construction
12 August 2025 - The largest hybrid power plant in Bulgaria is beginning to take shape as the Tenevo PV park came online and the BESS is under construction