EPS plans solar and wind projects at coal-fired plant complex
State-controlled Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) called for offers in the procurement of a preliminary feasibility study with a general project for the construction of a solar power plant in the slag and ash pond of thermal power plant Kostolac A, located 100 kilometers east of Belgrade. It also placed a public invitation for […]
Phantom energy companies drain government funds
Thermal power plant operators AES and ContourGlobal, alongside renewable energy sources, will remain the primary sources in the energy mix of Bulgaria, a recent document shows. The latest pricing changes show that AES’s Maritsa Iztok-1 and ContourGlobal’s Maritsa Iztok-3 set their share in the system at 20% and 25.2%, respectively, 3e-news.net reported. Meanwhile, according to […]
Island of Vis to host solar power plant of 2 MW
A remote Adriatic islet in Split–Dalmatia County may get its first power plant and significant energy autonomy, as it currently depends on a submarine link with the island of Hvar. Vis mayor Ivo Radica told Dalmacija News a location permit for the solar power plant is needed, as is a spatial plan for the wider […]
Soma wind farm adds third section, grows to 240 MW
EDF Énergies nouvelles announced the commissioning of the third section of the Soma wind farm in Turkey via its local subsidiary Polat Enerji, 45% owned by the group. The 100 MW extension increases the total capacity of the wind farm to 240 MW. Polat Energy is a joint venture company with Canada’s PSP Investments and […]
Tilos island installing autonomous green energy system
The small Dodecanese island of Tilos combines power generation from renewable energy sources with storage in developing an autonomous smart grid, WWF Greece said. The multinational European demonstration and research project has 15 participating enterprises and institutes from 7 European countries. It aims to demonstrate the potential of local-scale energy storage to serve a multi-purpose […]
German–Turkish partnership launches wind power plants
Borusan EnBW’s two aeolic parks in the provinces of Mersin and Çanakkale began operations, while additions to an existing wind power plant in the province of Balıkesir increased the facility’s capacity by 30 MW, bringing the partnership’s wind facilities to 246 MW, Today’s Zaman reported. The main mission of Borusan EnBW’s energy is to benefit […]
Wind power deployment proportional to incentives
Turkey added 804 MW in wind turbine capacity last year, and ranked tenth in the global scale, European Commission’s Joint Research Center published in its third annual report, signed by Roberto Lacal Arántegui and Javier Serrano González. Nine countries in the first tier increased wind energy installations by more than 1 GW, led by China […]
Bogdanci 36.8 MW wind farm starts regular operation
ELEM (Macedonian Power Plants) said the country’s first wind power plant with 16 turbines has commenced the regular generation of electricity. Bogdanci facility is worth EUR 55.5 million and it is expected to generate over 100 GWh a year, enough to meet the needs of 60,000 people, according to a report on Reve review’s website. […]
