renewable energy sources
PPC Renewables picks Terna to build 50 MW solar park in Megalopolis
27 May 2021 - PPC Renewables awarded the contract for a solar system in the Peloponnese to Terna. The firm is progressing in vast solar power and storage projects
KIEFER, Mytilineos dominate renewable energy auction in Greece
25 May 2021 - Developers of photovoltaic plants in Greece won contracts for the entire capacity in an auction held together with wind projects
Romania to roll out renewable energy auction scheme by end-2022
25 May 2021 - The Ministry of Energy of Romania said it aims to finish the legal framework for a support scheme for renewable energy in the fourth quarter of next year
Zaev: Power prices must rise due to investments in green energy
24 May 2021 - Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev said installing photovoltaics, wind farms and gas-fueled power plants implies higher electricity bills
EPBiH to calculate CO2 costs internally after deal with Energy Community
21 May 2021 - EPBiH intends to include CO2 expenses in its financial reports from next year at the initiative of the Energy Community Secretariat
2 GW of renewable energy projects apply for grid connection in Bulgaria
19 May 2021 - The TSO of Bulgaria received requests for connecting 1.97 GW in renewable energy projects to the grid, over four times more than in the same period of 2020.
IEA: Green energy is key for cutting global net emissions to zero by 2050
19 May 2021 - Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century requires a complete transformation of the energy system, IEA warns
Tomašević in strong lead in Zagreb mayoral election with green left platform
17 May 2021 - Tomislav Tomašević won the first round of the mayoral election and his We Can! coalition will hold almost half of the seats in the Zagreb Assembly
Cooperative in Croatia supplies biomass power plant with olive tree waste
17 May 2021 - Thanks to the deal with GEEN's biomass CHP plant, agricultural cooperative Maslina i vino doesn't have to destroy the waste from its olive trees and vines
European Investment Bank to finance solar power projects in Croatia
14 May 2021 - The European Investment Bank will expand its activities in Croatia to include solar power plants, country head Anton Kovačev said
Greece to subsidize battery storage with EUR 200 million next year
13 May 2021 - A tender for battery storage units will be held in Greece in the first quarter and the government earmarked EUR 200 million for subsidies
Alerion, Monsson Alma ink deal for wind projects of 350 MW in Romania
12 May 2021 - Alerion Clean Power is expanding to Romania with an agreement with Monsson Alma to development of three wind projects of 350 MW in total
HSE to start building Slovenia’s biggest solar power plant in July
11 May 2021 - Holding Slovenske elektrarne is preparing to lay the foundation stone in Prapretno in two months for Slovenia's biggest solar power plant
Apply for EEA’s renewables, energy efficiency grants for Romania, Bulgaria
11 May 2021 - The EEA Financial Mechanism secured grants of EUR 4.6 million in Romania for renewables and EUR 10.7 million in Bulgaria for energy efficiency in buildings
Port of Constanța greening its operations in international Pioneers project
11 May 2021 - Port of Constanța is part of a project called Pioneers, aiming to optimize operations and roll out renewable energy and mobility solutions
Romania’s Oradea city starts tender for geothermal district heating
10 May 2021 - District heating company Termoficare Oradea is looking for contractors for the utilization of geothermal energy in a project valued at EUR 18.8 million