energy transition
SolarPower Europe: EU needs ten times more battery storage by 2030 to meet renewables targets
02 July 2025 - SolarPower Europe has launched an initiative called the Battery Storage Europe Platform to promote battery growth across the EU.
Solaris Holding launches production at large hybrid renewable energy park in Bulgaria
02 July 2025 - The new Selanovtsi solar farm of 59.8 MW in peak capacity near Vratsa was installed alongside a battery energy storage system of 107.3 MWh in capacity
Hungary’s MAVIR commissions 60 MWh battery energy storage system
01 July 2025 - MAVIR, the Hungarian TSO, put into operation a battery energy storage system (BESS) of 20 MW in capability and a three-hour cycle.
Montenegro publishes NECP for public consultation – sole coal plant planned for shutdown in 2041
30 June 2025 - The retirement of the Pljevlja coal plant is planned for 2041, but it depends on a just transition and supply security, the draft NECP reads
Energy storage in focus: How custom insurance solutions are fueling Southeast Europe’s green transition
27 June 2025 - Delyan Iliev, Managing Director of Renewable Energy Insurance Broker (REIB), talks about the critical role of custom-made insurance solutions in the success of BESS projects.
Satellite dishes get new life, hosting solar panels for data center
26 June 2025 - A Swiss firm converted its unused satellite dishes into solar dishes to power its data center, using SolarEdge-s inverters and optimizers.
Solar power exceeds Bulgaria’s entire electricity demand for first time
25 June 2025 - For the first time, photovoltaic production alone surpassed power consumption in Bulgaria – for two hours
Grants for public institutions’ solar projects in Romania top EUR 500 million
25 June 2025 - The number of grants for solar energy projects at public institutions across Romania has increased to 1,046
Greece to rely on carbon price, renewables potential in green hydrogen development
25 June 2025 - Despite early efforts to develop green hydrogen and its first regulatory framework, Greece finds itself on a steep curve.
Ireland ends coal use – Spain, Italy, Greece set to follow
24 June 2025 - The last coal plants in several countries in the European Union are operating only barely or occasionally
OMV Petrom enters Bulgarian solar power market as partner in one of biggest projects
24 June 2025 - As part of its decarbonization efforts, Romanian hydrocarbons producer OMV Petrom is strengthening its presence in neighboring Bulgaria
Alteo building solar park with battery storage for MOL Group
23 June 2025 - MOL's 37.4 MW solar power plant with BESS of 40 MWh will contribute to the energy independence of its oil and gas complex in Algyő
Coal power plant Maritsa East 3 plans to build solar plant, 200 MW battery system
23 June 2025 - Maritsa East 3 plans to use the existing grid infrastructure for the green energy project, says Vasil Shtonov, CEO of ContourGlobal Bulgaria
North Macedonia, Kosovo* planning 400 kV power interconnection
23 June 2025 - TSOs of North Macedonia and Kosovo* are developing a project for a 400 kV interconnection between Tetovo and Prizren and other grid upgrades
Serbia preparing nuclear, hydrogen deal with South Korea’s KHNP
20 June 2025 - After contacts with Russia, Slovenia and China and the start of cooperation with France, Serbia is expecting an agreement with South Korea's KHNP
Slovenia to subsidize battery storage for businesses with EUR 17 million
20 June 2025 - New batteries can be combined with existing energy storage or solar power plants, the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy said.