EU greenlights state aid regulations including CfDs, partly allows gas projects
Projects with government support need to be aligned with the EU's decarbonization goals, with some exceptions for gas
Solar power plant to be built at former Trbovlje-Hrastnik coal mine in Slovenia
Solar power plant Blate will have a peak capacity of 1.5 MW, making it one of the largest facilities of its kind in Slovenia
Hydropower dam in Albania gets PV plant, new RES capacities to be added
Hydropower plant Vau i Dejës will be turned into an integrated energy production hub with solar and wind power capacities
Greek power network operators report surge in investments in 2021
Investment in the Greek electricity network increased substantially in 2021 in order to help the country make its energy transition
Serbia’s electricity crisis: EPS struggling to get coal plants back online
State-owned utility EPS got some of the aging units functioning again after a breakdown, but the country is still relying on power imports
Elon Musk’s SpaceX seeks rocket fuel made from atmospheric CO2
Elon Musk revealed SpaceX would launch a program for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for the production of rocket fuel
IMF: Soaring metal prices may delay world’s energy transition
The switch from fossil fuels to low-carbon sources implies a massive leap in demand for metals and other commodities, IMF said
OMV Petrom to install 1 GW of renewables in Romania by 2030
In its EUR 11 billion investment plan for the current decade, OMV Petrom earmarked more than 35% for low and zero carbon opportunities
