renewable energy sources
EU outlines measures to end Russian gas, oil imports by end-2027
07 May 2025 - The European Commission aims to stop by 2027 the purchases of Russian gas, including LNG, and oil, and phase out nuclear fuel imports
Global solar power capacity hits 2.2 TW in 2024, with Turkey among top growers
06 May 2025 - The world added 597 GW of photovoltaic capacity last year, achieving an astounding 36% rate of growth, SolarPower Europe found
Landmark report demonstrates safety, cybersecurity, higher yield of SolarEdge PV systems
05 May 2025 - VDE Renewables found that SolarEdge’s advanced safety capabilities minimize photovoltaic system risks and effectively prevent fire hazards
Nordex Group – from a sketch on the wall to a leading Western wind turbines developer
02 May 2025 - Nordex, one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in the world, is celebrating its 40th anniversary
OMV opens Austria’s largest green hydrogen plant
30 April 2025 - OMV put into operation its 10 MW green hydrogen plant at the Schwechat refinery. It can produce 1,500 tons per year.
US interested in pumped storage hydropower projects in Romania, Bulgaria
30 April 2025 - Ministers of energy of Romania and Bulgaria separately met their US counterpart and hinted at cooperation in pumped storage hydropower projects
European Commission launches call for investment in green transition, critical raw materials in Western Balkans
28 April 2025 - Private businesses from the EU, the EEA, and the Western Balkans are invited to express interest in investing in the region
Electricity system in Spain, Portugal collapses
28 April 2025 - Power was out today throughout Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France amid one of the most serious outages so far
Episodes of negative power prices in Slovenia, Romania spread to workdays
28 April 2025 - Romania and Slovenia are experiencing the first episodes of negative day-ahead power prices on workdays, as the phenomenon used to occur only on holidays and weekends
Horius becomes exclusive distributor of PupinEnergy chargers for Serbia
25 April 2025 - Horius signed an exclusive agreement and became the authorized distributor of PupinEnergy AC electric vehicle chargers in Serbia
Project for first gas power plant in Albania enters next stage
25 April 2025 - Greece-based GEK Terna and DEPA Commercial are preparing to build the first gas power plant in Albania, with local partner Gener 2
MORE puts 43.2 MW wind park in northern Greece into regular operation
24 April 2025 - Motor Oil Renewable Energy (MORE) received the operating license for its 43.2 MW wind power plant near the border with North Macedonia
Constitutional Court of Bulgaria annuls exemptions for renewables on agricultural land
24 April 2025 - Investors in agrivoltaics and other renewables on agricultural land face higher expenses and longer procedures as exemptions were scrapped
GWEC: Record wind power capacity was installed globally in 2024
23 April 2025 - New wind turbine installations reached an all-time high 117 GW last year, just above the 2023 level, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) found
Greece’s DEPA Commercial picks contractors for PV plants of 500 MW
23 April 2025 - Terna and Aktor are about to start building a solar power plant of 400 MW and another 100 MW in Greece for state-owned DEPA Commercial
Two PV parks of 117 MW in total coming online near Bucharest
23 April 2025 - Eximprod is commissioning a 65 MW solar park north of Bucharest and Simtel arranged loans for the completion of a 52 MW plant in Giurgiu