RENEXPO Water and Energy fair will bring 2,500 experts to Belgrade

The biggest international Western Balkans RENEXPO Water and Energy fair will bring 2,500 experts in the field of water and energy to Belgrade, from April 25 to 27. Over 100 exhibitors from 20 countries will participate at the fair. Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Macedonia will be presented at exhibits and conferences. “RENEXPO […]

Zorlu Energy to distribute First Solar’s PV modules in 26 countries

American solar panel manufacturer First Solar announced that it has entered into a collaborative sales agreement with Zorlu Holding, a Turkish business and industrial conglomerate. Zorlu Energy is to distribute First Solar’s  high-performance thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules in 26 selected markets. The sales agreement is the latest of its kind to be signed by […]

Renewables February 14, 2017

GS-Solar plans to build a panel factory in Bulgaria

Chinese solar panel manufacturer GS-Solar plans to invest in a new manufacturing plant in Bulgaria, the  government in Sofia announced. GS-Solar CEO Chao Hui Lin met with prime minister Boyko Borissov and his deputy Tomislav Donchev in Sofia to discuss investment opportunities, the Bulgarian media reported. GS-Solar produces thin film solar modules based on amorphous […]

Renewables January 23, 2017

IRENA: South East Europe has vast renewable energy potential of 740 GW

South East Europe has huge potential of renewable energy equal to about 740 GW, according to a new study from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report  “Cost-Competitive Renewable Power Generation: Potential across South East Europe” was released at a high-level meeting preceding the opening of the seventh session of IRENA’s Assembly in Abu […]

Renewables January 16, 2017

Cost of capital for onshore wind and solar investments mapped

Investments in wind and solar energy in Southeast Europe did not increase even though the cost of capital decreased in 2014-2016, which is why stable policy schemes have to be designed at European and national level, according to the “Pricetag” study funded by the European Climate Foundation. The “Pricetag” project examined the cost of capital […]

Greek PPC to install pioneering energy storage system

Greek Public Power Cooperation (PPC) will install a pioneering battery system for renewable energy storage at its production facility on the Dodecanese island of Karpathos. The biggest power producer and electricity supply company in Greece has decided, according to the Greek energy news portal Energypress, to install a lithium-ion battery system for energy storage as […]

Renewables January 5, 2017