energy transition
One year in: insights from REIB’s inaugural BESS investments and increasing importance of safety standards
12 September 2025 - We sat down with Delyan Iliev, Managing Director of REIB, to discuss the lessons learned from commissioning and operating two BESS projects and how the experience relates to broader market trends
Greece loses EU grant intended for renewable electricity for vulnerable consumers
11 September 2025 - The ambitious Apollo program is losing a EUR 100 million EU grant for renewables and storage, intended to lower energy costs for vulnerable consumers
European electricity industry issues Paris Pledge on pumped storage hydropower
10 September 2025 - IHA and Eurelectric launched the Paris Pledge, a call to action aimed at unlocking the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Europe
Airport in Cluj-Napoca secures grant for battery-backed solar park
08 September 2025 - International Airport Avram Iancu Cluj will cover more than half of the costs for a solar farm with battery storage from European funds
Romania preparing to include biomethane in gas grid
08 September 2025 - Romania has drafted a directive that would regulate biomethane and mitigate the impact of the extension of an EU emissions pricing scheme
Agios Efstratios becomes Greece’s first energy-autonomous island
22 August 2025 - A hybrid energy project transforming Agios Efstratios into the first energy-autonomous island in Greece is in trial operation
Dozens of airports in Southeastern Europe invest in solar power, energy efficiency
21 August 2025 - Airports in Istanbul and Athens will be completely self-reliant with their large solar power plants, and many other airports in the region are catching up
Enerjisa Enerji to rebuild grid, install solar in earthquake-hit region in Turkey
21 August 2025 - Enerjisa Enerji will rebuild and upgrade the power distribution grid and install solar power plants to supply corporate customers.
Montenegro’s power utility gets EUR 25 million loan to expand Gvozd wind farm
20 August 2025 - The installed capacity will be increased to 75.6 MW, making Gvozd the largest wind farm in Montenegro.
Prosumers in Romania are neck and neck with commercial PV plants in capacity
20 August 2025 - Prosumers in Romania don't have a much larger total capacity anymore than commercial solar power plants, a segment accelerating in expansion
Winners of 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards revealed
20 August 2025 - Tringë Shkodra, Ani Gogokhia, and Kateryna Pereloma have been announced as the winners of the 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards
University in Antalya signs deal for 50.4 MW solar power plant
19 August 2025 - Akdeniz University in Antalya established a partnership with Kopuz Group, which will build and operate a solar power plant of 50.4 MW in peak capacity
Šahmanović: Montenegro expects first large private wind and solar plants to be online in 2026
19 August 2025 - Admir Šahmanović, Minister of Energy and Mining, spoke with Balkan Green Energy News about the ministry’s achievements so far and plans for the future.
Cyprus TSO favored in national battery storage tender
19 August 2025 - Cyprus is rushing to deploy a centralized battery storage system, under indirect state control, on the transmission grid
CWP Europe invests in rooftop solar plant for Henkel Serbia
18 August 2025 - In partnership with Resalta, CWP Europe led the investment in a rooftop photovoltaic system of 6 MW in peak capacity in Kruševac in Serbia
Battery storage investors in Romania rapidly expanding project pipeline
16 August 2025 - In an rising investment wave, firms in Romania are combining energy storage with solar, wind and hydropower or building standalone systems