renewable energy sources
Romanian firm Nord Wind Power to install 130 MW wind farm in Iași
14 February 2022 - A company that counts a Romanian senator among its shareholders obtained the technical approval for its planned 129.5 MW wind power plant
North Macedonia to allow bigger capacity for rooftop solar power systems
10 February 2022 - Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi said North Macedonia would boost the allowed rooftop photovoltaic capacity for households and firms
Micro wind turbines are making telecom towers energy independent
10 February 2022 - Vantage Towers hired Berlin-based startup MOWEA to install its modular micro wind turbines on 52 radio towers in Germany
EU’s carbon border tax must become mainstream topic in Western Balkans
09 February 2022 - Measures accompanying the CBAM must be directed to helping the Western Balkans adjust to the CO2 pricing system, experts say
KOER launches first virtual power plant in Croatia
08 February 2022 - Technology developer KOER is signing on end-users after it launched the first virtual power plant in Croatia
Activists in Romania protest against high energy bills, demand more renewables
04 February 2022 - More than 46.000 people in Romania signed a petition with a demand to cut energy bills through green investments
Photovoltaic project of 50 MW underway next to coal complex in North Macedonia
03 February 2022 - The Municipality of Novaci in North Macedonia is assisting DTPU Mej grup in its 50 MW solar power project next to REK Bitola
Green Genius preparing to invest EUR 450 million in solar power in Romania
03 February 2022 - Green Genius from Lithuania intends to invest EUR 450 million in Romania to install solar parks with 500 MW in total by 2025
Turkish aluminum producer building solar power plants to reach net zero emissions
02 February 2022 - Eti Alüminyum is expanding its solar park with the aim to produce clean and green aluminum, using renewable energy
Vulcan expands to Italy with geothermal lithium research permit
02 February 2022 - The Cesano geothermal area near Rome has potential for sustainable lithium battery chemicals development, Vulcan Energy said
Fossil fuels still subsidized more than renewables in EU, auditors find
01 February 2022 - The EU's energy taxation and carbon pricing policies don't square with its climate goals, the European Court of Auditors said in a review
Albania’s KESH to reconstruct its hydropower plant Fierza
31 January 2022 - The Fierza hydropower plant in Albania will be upgraded within the EU's Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans
North Macedonia delays coal exit deadline to 2030
28 January 2022 - Minister of Environment and Physical Planning Naser Nuredini said North Macedonia would close its two coal plants by 2030
Turkey gets first battery-only power project, worth USD 250 million
27 January 2022 - Progresiva applied for the installation and operation of an energy storage system at a site near Istanbul, the first of its kind in Turkey
EDP Renewables to build wind park in Romania, buy renewable energy projects
26 January 2022 - EDP Renewables advanced its wind power plant project of up to 70 MW in Galați while it is purchasing firms that develop wind and solar parks
Energy Community starts renewables certificates project to help accelerate energy transition
26 January 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat is creating an electronic system for guarantees of origin to enable consumers to choose green electricity