energy transition
Romania awards EU funds for battery storage projects, solar panel factory
18 October 2024 - Electrica and Renovatio Trading obtained the first EU grants for battery storage in Romania, alongside a solar panel factory project
Optimus Energy, Sympower add over 230 MW to Greece’s balancing market
18 October 2024 - In a deal with flexibility provider Sympower, Optimus Energy enabled its customers across Greece to participate in demand response services
Capacity of renewables projects in Romania with all permits almost doubles in six months
17 October 2024 - Project developers in Romania obtained all required permits for 3.51 GW in renewable electricity generation capacity
China breaks records with offshore, onshore wind turbines
15 October 2024 - Dongfang manufactured a 26 MW offshore wind turbine, the strongest on the planet, while two other Chinese firms beat records in floating and onshore units
Greece, Egypt to lean on wind power in GREGY subsea interconnection project
15 October 2024 - Greek and Egyptian energy ministers agreed to adjust the framework for the GREGY submarine power interconnection project
Corporate PPAs emerging in Balkans – here are options for investors
15 October 2024 - PPAs for renewables are relatively new as a whole in much of Southeastern Europe, while corporate or other private agreements are beginning to emerge
TotalEnergies to supply Saint-Gobain under five-year solar, wind PPA
09 October 2024 - TotalEnergies will supply renewable electricity to Saint-Gobain in France under a five-year power purchase agreement
Nuclear power plant Krško 2 would ensure energy security for Slovenia, region
08 October 2024 - In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, GEN’s CEO Dejan Paravan explains why he believes nuclear energy is the right solution
Southeastern Europe has major role in Masdar’s 100 GW target
08 October 2024 - The acquisition of Terna Energy will facilitate Masdar’s growth in the CEE region and beyond, Business Development and Investment Director Ahmed Al Awadi said
Europe is facing energy crisis in winter because of Ukraine
04 October 2024 - About half of Ukraine’s power generation capacity is out of operation, so it has turned from a net exporter of electricity to an importer
Major solar power projects lining up for permits in Montenegro
04 October 2024 - Investors are submitting another wave of applications to Montenegrin authorities for permits for major solar power projects
EU preparing to include manufactured goods into CBAM import tax on CO2
03 October 2024 - The European Commission opened a stakeholder survey on a potential CBAM scope extension to downstream products
US Exim Bank approves USD 98 mn for Doicești SMR project, first in Southeastern Europe
02 October 2024 - The Doicești SMR project of 462 MW in Romania, the most advanced in the EU and beyond, passed another milestone
EU adjusts rules before second European Hydrogen Bank auction
30 September 2024 - The second auction for renewable hydrogen under the European Hydrogen Bank mechanism has a budget of EUR 1.2 billion
Sky-high turbines for wind park above another wind park in Germany’s coal region
27 September 2024 - Gicon is building the first of its sky-high turbines, with the tallest pylons in the world, at a hybrid power plant on a former mine
Rezolv signs VPPA for Vifor wind power project in Romania
27 September 2024 - Rezolv Energy signed the sixth virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for its Vifor wind power project in Romania's east