Energy, water crisis spreads as Danube region is clinging on power imports
The downstream Danube region is increasingly depending on electricity imports and interconnections, while leaning on solar power and energy storage on the home front.
Eksim Energy bolstering its wind parks in Turkey with solar power
Turkish company Eksim Energy completed the hybridization of two of its wind power plants with photovoltaics, while integrating solar power with two more such facilities.
Historic Danube water lows signal blackout risks – in tandem with fuel crisis
Power production is plummeting in Hungary, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria due to an almost unseen drop in the Danube water level, which is also limiting oil and fuel shipments
Prosumers: We are sustaining Romania’s energy system amid crisis
Prosumers group APCE claimed merits for keeping the Romanian grid in balance as the drop in Danube water flows jeopardized power supply
Greek PPC Group expands into Hungarian renewables market
Public Power Corp. marked its entry into Hungary by acquiring a subsidized 57.5 MW photovoltaic park from Greenvolt, including an option for a BESS project
Romania can connect 17% of planned renewables via its hydropower plants, bypassing gridlock
Ember calculated that 18% of planned wind and solar power across seven major hydropower markets in the European Union requires no extra grid capacity
Albania allows renewables on agricultural land
The Kuvendi – Parliament of Albania – cleared the way for agrisolar and wind parks as well as energy storage on agricultural land, drawing controversy
Greece changing net billing framework, introducing microsolar systems
A sweeping new ministerial decree attempts to rectify errors in Greek net billing and introduce a new category of self-consumption