energy transition
Heating without burning: how cities can accelerate the heat transition away from fossil fuels
12 April 2024 - Cities have the power to reduce heating emissions on a large scale, through proactive planning and by adopting collective solutions like decarbonized district heating.
Vladimir Malinov joins Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet, quits as Bulgartransgaz CEO
11 April 2024 - Dimitar Glavchev's interim Council of Ministers of Bulgaria includes Acting Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov
Europe’s largest solar farm Witznitz commissioned in eastern Germany
11 April 2024 - Hansainvest and developer Move On inaugurated the Witznitz solar park of 605 MW in peak capacity on coal land near Leipzig in Germany
Romania adopts offshore wind energy law to get first megawatts in 2032
10 April 2024 - More than two thirds of lawmakers voted for Romania's first offshore wind energy law, aimed at getting the first turbines online in 2032
EU investigating China’s wind turbine subsidies
10 April 2024 - The European Commission is expanding its efforts to protect the domestic high-tech market with a crackdown on China's wind turbine subsidies
Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia sign deal to merge their power exchanges
09 April 2024 - Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia signed an agreement to integrate their electricity exchanges under Adex Group
Serbia drafting solar strategic partnership deal with Hyundai Engineering, UGT Renewables
03 April 2024 - Serbia is about to formalize a strategic partnership with the consortium Hyundai Engineering – UGT Renewables
Kosovo* completes first solar power auction at EUR 48.88 per MWh
03 April 2024 - Swiss firm Orllati and its consortium won the first solar power auction in Kosovo*. They can build and operate a PV park of up to 105 MW.
Power industry urges Serbia to abolish nuclear moratorium
03 April 2024 - Heads of state-owned power utility EPS and transmission system operator EMS questioned the purpose of Serbia's nuclear power moratorium
Coal power plants in Bulgaria cutting production amid losses, pollution breaches
29 March 2024 - Coal plants in Bulgaria have halved output as renewables and gas power are cheaper and due to CO2 emission costs and pollution control
Greece ranks first in Europe in number of citizen energy communities
29 March 2024 - Greece holds the first place in the number of citizen energy communities, according to a new report by CEER
Localising EU ambition: Empowering municipalities to drive the implementation of the EU Green Deal
28 March 2024 - In the past 5 years, the European Union set up the legislative framework to become climate-neutral by 2050 and deliver the EU Green Deal. Municipalities can ensure the achievement of the EU’s ambitious objectives.
IRENA: Global solar power capacity surpasses hydropower in 2023
28 March 2024 - The world's renewable electricity capacity additions in 2023 hit a record 473 GW, dominated by China. Solar power became the largest segment in total.
Turkey’s first floating solar power plant installed on irrigation reservoir
27 March 2024 - DSI placed a 1 MW floating photovoltaic plant on a dam reservoir in Elazığ in Eastern Anatolia to power the irrigation system
Slovenia’s HSE to install 140 MW floating PV system next to TEŠ coal plant
26 March 2024 - Slovenian state-owned HSE plans to cover a part of the Družmirje lake, next to the Šoštanj coal plant, with floating solar panels
Renewable sources surpass fossil fuels in Croatia’s electricity mix
25 March 2024 - Renewable sources excluding hydropower accounted for more electricity output in Croatia in February than fossil fuels