Proposed law changes for renewable energy in Romania not in favour of small producers
Small energy producers in Romania claim that proposed law changes for the renewable energy sector are not in their favour. After a public consultation, the Energy Ministry has recently published the draft bill for amending the Law 220 from 2008 which sets the support system for the production of energy from renewable sources. According to the […]
Real time sun power to energize Serbia
By Mihailo Mihailović, independent energy consultant Decreasing our dependence on “pre-historic” solar energy stored in fossil fuels and utilizing the “real time” sun power is an inevitable task for Serbia to prepare its future energy mix. This November Belgrade was the host of the 10th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion […]
Investors in dilemma about RES pilot tender
Prospective investors are in dilemma about the participation in a RES pilot tender for the installation of new PV systems announced by Regulatory Authority for Energy of Greece as they are required to provide additional letters of guarantee. Potential investors are upset after they have been informed that they are required to provide follow-up letters […]
Gabela photovoltaic power station opened in BiH
Solar energy d.o.o opened a photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Gabela near Čapljina. The plant has 6,500 sq.m. of PV panels, with a capacity of 1 MW and 1,5 GWh of estimated electricity production per year, portal Vijesti reported. Project`s total area of 16,800 sq.m. was constructed in three months, with 3,800 PV panels installed. […]
OTP bank installs photovoltaic unit in Zadar
OTP banka d.d. said it is the first in Croatia using its own energy sources. The construction of solar power units in Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula will secure a part of electricity for its buildings, according to a statement issued at the beginning of this month. The bank headquartered in Hungary recently put the new solar power […]
Two utilities choose First Solar’s modules of 160 MW
Zorlu Energy – Enerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ and Başarıarge Enerji Teknolojileri AŞ of Turkey have placed orders from First Solar Inc. for photovoltaic modules of 100 MW and 60MW, respectively, in the first six months of this year. First Solar Inc, the company headquartered in Arizona, said the independent power producer and member of Zorlu […]
Initiative for implementation of photovoltaic systems on rooftops without FITs
The USAID Macedonia Clean Energy Investment Project and the Renewable Energy Association within the Economic Chamber of Macedonia organized a round table on the open issues and possible solutions for implementation of the initiative for placing photovoltaic (PV) systems on the rooftops that will generate electricity without using Feed-in tariff (FiT), due to the high […]
Recom modules deployed in 11.9 MW project
Amur Leopard solar modules of 260 W produced by Recom have been deployed in the construction of a landmark 11.9 MW photovoltaic project in Cyprus. The multi-site development, which includes ground-mounted solar parks in five locations across the country: at Frenaros, Nisou, Dali, Paliometocho and Malounta, are among the first solar projects of this scale […]