energy transition
Bulgarian capital Sofia to create its first energy community in Vitosha district
29 September 2025 - Citizens and businesses in Sofia will be able to invest in a photovoltaic system on...
Croatia to get EUR 44 million in green transition grants
25 September 2025 - EEA and Norway Grants earmarked EUR 21.6 million for Croatia's green transition and EUR 22 million for green and blue business innovation
Bulgaria to start talks with developers of small modular reactors
25 September 2025 - Bulgaria should discuss projects for small modular reactors with the developers of the technology, according to Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov
EPBiH receives EUR 2 million from KfW for green, market-oriented transformation
24 September 2025 - Germany's KfW Development Bank is donating EUR 2 million to Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey starts building solar parks on former coal land
23 September 2025 - After the first two units of 5 MW each, state-owned Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKI) is planning two solar power plants of 14 MW in total
Half of EU auction-backed hydrogen projects pull out
23 September 2025 - Seven projects for 1.88 GW of total electrolyzer capacity are unfeasible even with grants won at the second European Hydrogen Bank auction
Prime Batteries expanding battery storage manufacturing capacity in Romania
22 September 2025 - Prime Batteries is expanding its battery storage equipment factory in Bucharest, despite strong headwinds for its industry segment
Romania risks blackouts if it shuts coal plants as scheduled
19 September 2025 - Minister of Energy Bogdan Ivan claims that energy poverty or even blackouts could hit Romania if it proceeds with the closure of coal plants
North Macedonia adopts Law on Energy Efficiency
18 September 2025 - The new Law on Energy Efficiency brings a long-term refurbishment strategy and the obligation to set up solar collectors on public buildings
Turkish oil company Tüpraş to produce sustainable aviation fuel
16 September 2025 - Oil refiner Tüpraş is working on a technology for biofuel from algae and yeasts, using solar energy. It has partners from Greece, Serbia and other countries.
Bulgarian coal plant mulls replacing boiler with molten salt battery
15 September 2025 - The operator of the AES Maritsa Iztok 1 coal plant is interested in replacing one of its boilers with a molten salt reactor
ELES, Hitachi Energy launch Next Generation Control System project
15 September 2025 - ELES and Hitachi Energy plan to develop advanced digital solutions for transmission grid control centers
Coal plant operator KEK to begin construction of Solar4Kosovo PV plant
15 September 2025 - Government-controlled Kosovo Energy Corp. said it is preparing to build the Solar4Kosovo 1 plant on a coal ash dump near Prishtina
ElevenEs mulls building advanced battery cells gigafactory in Poland
12 September 2025 - Battery technology developer ElevenEs, which has production facilities in Serbia, plans to build a EUR 600 million gigafactory
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