floating solar power plants
Floating solar power plants on small water bodies add to greenhouse gas emissions
05 February 2025 - A new study shows that placing solar panels on small bodies of water increases greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 27 percent
Kontrolmatik commissions floating solar power plant near Ankara
20 January 2025 - Kontrolmatik launched production at a floating solar power plant of 1 MW in peak capacity on the Bayındır lake in Ankara province
Montenegro labels 15 energy projects as infrastructure priorities
17 December 2024 - The Government of Montenegro has adopted a list of priority infrastructure projects for the energy sector
Albania’s KESH hires contractor for 13 MW floating PV plant
29 October 2024 - Gamma–Sungrow FPV won the contract for the construction and operation of a floating solar power plant in Albania
Burduja declares energy revolution in Romania amid offshore wind roadmap launch
30 September 2024 - The Offshore Wind Roadmap for Romania envisages up to EUR 19 billion in investments and as much as 7 GW in capacity by 2035
Greece’s PPC doubles portfolio in Romania with acquisition
06 August 2024 - PPC is taking over an operational renewables and battery portfolio of 629 MW in Romania from funds run by Macquarie Asset Management
Turkey adds 1.3 GW in solar power capacity in April alone
17 May 2024 - Photovoltaic capacity in Turkey reached 13.9 GW by the end of last month or a stunning 1.3 GW more than on March 31
Renera kicks off 50 MW floating solar power project in Romania
24 April 2024 - Renera Energy is developing a 50 MW floating photovoltaic project in Romania. It would now probably be the biggest in Europe.
Hidroelectrica, Masdar to set up joint venture for 2 GW in Romania
19 April 2024 - Hidroelectrica and Masdar agreed to jointly invest in photovoltaics, floating solar power and batteries in Romania
Bulgaria’s NEK launches floating solar, battery, pumped storage projects
18 April 2024 - NEK intends to invest in two floating solar power and two pumped storage hydropower plants and battery energy storage projects
Turkey’s first floating solar power plant installed on irrigation reservoir
27 March 2024 - DSI placed a 1 MW floating photovoltaic plant on a dam reservoir in Elazığ in Eastern Anatolia to power the irrigation system
Slovenia’s HSE to install 140 MW floating PV system next to TEŠ coal plant
26 March 2024 - Slovenian state-owned HSE plans to cover a part of the Družmirje lake, next to the Šoštanj coal plant, with floating solar panels