energy transition
Petrol obtains financing for EV charging network in Slovenia, Croatia
15 July 2024 - Slovenia-based Petrol is about to install electric vehicle charging points in 35 locations in its home market and in Croatia.
Green for Growth Fund tops its financial, impact targets in 2023
15 July 2024 - The Green for Growth Fund kept mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable economic growth last year in its 18 markets
IRENA’s La Camera: Renewables must grow at higher speed, scale
12 July 2024 - IRENA's Director-General Francesco La Camera warned of ongoing patterns of concentration in geography in renewables deployment as well as against complacency
Albania declares eight winners at 300 MW solar power auction
10 July 2024 - The lowest bid at Albania's solar power auction came in at EUR 39.7 per MWh, against a starting level of EUR 59.97 per MWh
ContourGlobal fires almost all workers from its coal plant in Bulgaria
09 July 2024 - The open market crushed the ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 coal-fired power plant, which has been offline since February
Bulgaria experiences historic power output slump in June
09 July 2024 - Bulgaria's total power output in June was the weakest since 2019. The country only had a slight year-to-date surplus in electricity trade.
Beeck: ProCredit Bank leads by example in sustainability
08 July 2024 - ProCredit Bank aims to make a significant impact in Southeastern and Eastern Europe, board member Christoph Beeck said
Slovenia publishes draft agrisolar rulebook for public debate
08 July 2024 - Slovenia proposed to allow agrisolar facilities only on supporting structures and above orchards of berries and small apple or pear trees
Shell halts construction of biofuel refinery in Rotterdam to cut costs
05 July 2024 - Shell is pausing construction of a biofuel plant in the Netherlands. It joins a group of European energy firms scaling back green investments.
Greece plans to end subsidies for battery energy storage systems
04 July 2024 - Given the curtailments for renewables in Greece, batteries can operate in the market without subsidies, Minister Thodoros Skylakakis said
Serbia proposes national CO2 pricing system instead of regional ETS
04 July 2024 - In light of CBAM, Serbia could accept taxing emissions on a national level at fixed prices instead of a regional emissions trading system
EDF scraps project Nuward to turn to simpler small modular reactor design
03 July 2024 - The French nuclear power giant EDF gave up on its original vision for Nuward, an innovative SMR, turning instead to proven technologies
Akuo invites EU citizens to invest in its solar power project in Greece
03 July 2024 - Citizens and firms can buy four-year green bonds for refinancing Akuo Energy's solar park in Thessaly. The fixed interest rate is 6.5%.
Transelectrica: Romania requires up to 4 GW in energy storage in balanced mix
02 July 2024 - Transelectrica urged the authorities in Romania to back large-scale energy storage projects, especially for pumped storage hydropower plants
Greece’s PPC boosts pumped storage hydropower project pipeline to 1.6 GW
01 July 2024 - PPC obtained an electricity storage permit for a pumped storage hydropower project at an open-cast lignite mine in Kozani in northern Greece
Pope Francis to make Vatican energy independent with agrivoltaics
28 June 2024 - The Vatican intends to achieve energy independence with solar power. Moreover, it is turning to a combination of agriculture and photovoltaics, according to Pope Francis.