Transelectrica: Romania requires up to 4 GW in energy storage in balanced mix
02 July 2024 - Transelectrica urged the authorities in Romania to back large-scale energy storage projects, especially for pumped storage hydropower plants
Batteries mandatory for prosumers in Romania
01 July 2024 - Prosumers in Romania will be obligated to install storage facilities, according to a law adopted by the country's parliament
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
EU countries update NECPs: 2030 solar goals lifted by 90% but grids lag
25 April 2024 - SolarPower Europe said grid and flexibility planning trail far behind renewables goals, putting the energy transition at risk
Power utilities in Greece, Cyprus allow home PV systems to be paid in installments
19 April 2024 - Greece and Cyprus have enabled the installation of home PV systems to be paid in installments and without upfront costs
Croatia to add 1,200 MW of solar, wind in 2024
16 March 2024 - Croatia has already connected 750 MW to 800 MW of solar and wind power in 2024, and the total additions are seen reaching 1,200 MW, Ivo Milatić said
Energy Community issues policy guidelines for energy communities
14 March 2024 - The Energy Community Secretariat published policy guidelines on the concepts of energy communities for national authorities
Dutch prosumers must pay fees to feed surplus electricity to grid
14 March 2024 - Many utilities have already introduced such charges as they struggle to handle the surplus electricity from prosumers
Government of North Macedonia sends two energy bills to parliament
13 March 2024 - North Macedonia is about to regulate renewables with a separate law, which the government passed alongside the changes to the Law on Energy
GEN-I completes community PV plants in Slovenia’s Ajdovščina
11 March 2024 - In cooperation with the Municipality of Ajdovščina, Slovenian company GEN-I installed rooftop photovoltaic units on five public buildings
Rooftop solar could generate half of electricity consumed in BiH – Avdaković
04 March 2024 - There is solar energy potential in BiH not only on roofs but also in agriculture and on artificial lakes
IFC approves loan for Serbia’s largest biomass CHP project to decarbonize paper industry
26 February 2024 - IFC facilitated a loan package of EUR 106 million for Serbian tissue paper producer Drenik ND, which is about to build a biomass CHP plant