energy transition
Romania preparing to build giant AI hub, data centers
29 January 2026 - Romania is developing its Black Sea AI Gigafactory project, of up to EUR 5 billion, and several other investments in new technologies
Record battery installations in EU in 2025 as Bulgaria enters top 3
28 January 2026 - The European Union added 27.1 GWh of battery capacity last year, marking a 12th consecutive record – driven by utility-scale storage
Šušnjar: Croatia allocated EUR 4 billion so far to boost renewables; subsidies for wind, solar to end
28 January 2026 - Minister of Economy Ante Šušnjar said at an energy conference that the money could have been put to better use
Croatia’s Končar to invest EUR 500 million in manufacturing over three years
27 January 2026 - Končar has opened a power transformer tank factory with Siemens Energy and it plans to develop anti-drone protection for energy facilities
Empowering the next generation: Youth engagement as a pillar of the Energy Transition
26 January 2026 - From youth engagement to real impact: how young people can accelerate fast & fair renewables through local projects and energy communities.
Turkey’s first large solar-BESS power plant inaugurated
23 January 2026 - Oze Grup has built a 49 MW photovoltaic facility with a 34 MWh battery storage system. It is the first such hybrid power plant in Turkey.
North Macedonia’s MEMO power exchange starts work with BSP on intraday segment launch
22 January 2026 - North Macedonia's MEMO signed a deal with the Slovenian BSP Energy Exchange for the provision of trading platforms and a clearing platform
Urban industrial symbiosis: a path towards sustainable partnerships
22 January 2026 - Urban industrial symbiosis can unlock major energy efficiency gains by connecting industry and cities, boosting resilience, competitiveness and decarbonisation in the EU.
Twin pumped storage hydropower projects in Greece get environmental approval
22 January 2026 - Proposals for pumped storage hydropower plants Flampouro and Trani Rachi in northern Greece obtained environmental conditions
Energy Community invites applications for 10th Summer School
21 January 2026 - The Energy Community has invited postgraduates, researchers, and young professionals to apply for the 10th Summer School in Tirana, Albania
Motor Oil’s MORE completes three battery systems in Greece
20 January 2026 - MORE, standing for Motor Oil Renewable Energy, built three standalone battery energy storage systems in Greece
IRENA: Global daily flexibility needs are quadrupling by 2050
19 January 2026 - IRENA expects the world's electricity system flexibility needs, on a daily timescale, to quadruple by 2050 from the 2019 level
Renewables account for 99% of Turkey’s net electricity capacity additions
16 January 2026 - Electricity capacity in Turkey reached 122 GW in 2025, of which 62% was from renewables, according to the SHURA Energy Transition Center
From bystanders to partners: How to ensure the new Citizens Energy Package effectively engages EU citizens in a clean energy future?
16 January 2026 - EUSEW Young Energy Ambassadors explore how energy communities and community-benefit clauses can help citizens fairly join Europe’s clean energy transition.
EPCG, Masdar sign cooperation agreement
14 January 2026 - Montenegro’s power utility EPCG and UAE-based Masdar today signed a cooperation agreement as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
Montenegro to renew first solar power auction call as soon as possible
14 January 2026 - Montenegro has disqualified all bidders in its first solar power auction and vowed to urgently remove procedural shortcomings and renew the call