renewables
Slovenia’s TSO ELES joins forces with army to develop hydrogen technologies
23 September 2025 - Last year the Ministry of Defence of Slovenia initiated the Defence Resilience Hub Network in Europe (RESHUB) project
Poštak to build 400 MW wind farm in Croatia
22 September 2025 - The project is for the largest wind energy facility in Croatia and one of the largest in Southeast Europe
Slovenia’s Novo Mesto makes important step on path to energy independence
18 September 2025 - The Municipality of Novo Mesto has made an important step toward becoming the first major local authority in Slovenia to achieve energy independence.
RES Croatia to Brussels: Renewables have no future in Croatia
17 September 2025 - RES Croatia, together with SolarPower Europe and WindEurope, has sent a letter to the European Commission in Brussels
Power the Balkans: Optimizing Solar & BESS projects with RatedPower – webinar announcement
16 September 2025 - RatedPower is organizing a webinar to showcase software that boosts the efficiency and profitability of PV and battery storage projects.
Von der Leyen: EU needs more homegrown renewables with nuclear as baseload
11 September 2025 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her 2025 State of the Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
Japan inaugurates world’s second osmotic power plant
29 August 2025 - Japan's first osmotic power plant began operations in early August. The facility in Fukuoka harnesses the natural process of osmosis.
Renewables keep top spot in Greece’s power mix despite surge in curtailments
06 August 2025 - In the first half of 2025, curtailments amounted to 1,327 GWh, equivalent to 9.6% of Greece’s total renewable electricity output.
New systems protecting birds from wind turbine collisions
31 July 2025 - Croatian company Oikon has become a regional representative for three systems that detect the presence of birds and temporarily stop the operation of wind turbines.
EU’s Modernisation Fund disburses EUR 3.66 billion for clean energy projects in nine countries
04 July 2025 - Focusing on renewables, grids, storage, and energy efficiency, the funds will support projects in Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, and Romania.
World’s largest sand battery commissioned in Finland
16 June 2025 - A sand battery is a high-temperature thermal energy storage system, first developed by the start-up Polar Night Energy.
Global Wind Day 2025: Wind energy creates new jobs
13 June 2025 - Global Wind Day is celebrated every 15 June to raise awareness of the importance of wind as a renewable energy source.
Interenergo launches its first wind farm in Bosnia and Herzegovina
27 May 2025 - Ivan Sedlo wind farm is the first in the Sarajevo Canton and the first for Interenergo in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Citizens, activists in Bulgaria oppose wind farm project that would destroy forest
13 May 2025 - In the Avren municipality of Bulgaria, citizens and activists are preparing a protest against a planned wind farm that would result in the felling of 30 hectares of forest.
Green hydrogen production plant opened in Finland
20 February 2025 - Finnish company P2X Solutions has started green hydrogen production at its 20 MW plant in Harjavalta, in the country's southwest
Floating solar power plants on small water bodies add to greenhouse gas emissions
05 February 2025 - A new study shows that placing solar panels on small bodies of water increases greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 27 percent