Greek Government prepares legal framework for energy cooperatives
Draft bill which will permit establishment of energy cooperatives should be finalized next month. With that act, consumers will be entitled to become shareholders in energy ventures. Drafting of the future bill on energy cooperatives is going smoothly, according to Greek portal energypress.eu. The Ministry of Energy is working on this with RAE, the Regulatory Authority for […]
Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Romania reach EU 2020 renewable energy goals
Four countries from the Balkan region – Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Romania – reached their national targets for the share of renewable energy in total consumption by 2020, according to latest Eurostat data for 2015. Share of energy from renewable sources in final consumption in Romania reached 24.8 percent, achieving the country’s EU 2020 target, which […]
Greek PPC Renewables plans to triple electricity production from geothermal energy
PPC Renewables, the leading Greek company for the production or electricity from renewables, wants to triple production capacity from geothermal energy. Business plan which includes the development of geothermal energy is prepared by the newly elected Board of Directors. Previous board is replaced after the series of bad decisions which caused, according to Manolis Panagiotakis, […]
European demand for solar power decreased by 21 percent in 2016
European demand for solar power decreased by over 21 percent to 6.7 GW in 2016, according to the market research conducted by SolarPower Europe. At the same time, global solar installations grew by around 50 percent to an all-time record number of 76.2 GW. “The European solar industry is ready to take a larger share […]
Switching to biomass could save to Valjevo heating plant up to EUR 1.4 million
Valjevo Heating Plant is planning to switch to biomass, which would cost EUR 4-5 million. According to this year’s expenses, utilizing biomass would save the plant EUR 1.3-1.4 million annually. “Ahead of us is a 12-month period during which we have to conduct a feasibility study and obtain the project documentation. The ambitious plan is […]
Slovenia adopts proposed draft of EU directive on renewables
The Government of Slovenia adopted the proposed draft of a European Parliament and European Council directive for promotion of energy from renewable sources. Slovenia supports the binding EU target of at least 27 percent energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption by 2030. Slovenia agreed that EU member states should determine by themselves […]
Komazec: GGE regional expansion strongly supported by its strategic partners
GGE’s plan to become regional energy leader providing integrated energy solutions both in Slovenia and other markets of SEE region, as well as its EUR 170 million investment plan for the next five years is bein strongly supported by its owners and new investors. GGE’s primary focus ever since its establishment in 2011 has been energy performance […]
Upsolar to supply Turkish Hilvan solar plant with PV modules
International company Upsolar won a contract to supply Hilvan solar plant in Turkey with PV panels. The plant will have 23.6 MW installed power and will annually make enough energy to meet the needs of 17,500 households in the region, said Upsolar in a press release. Construction on the Hilvan Enerji plant will begin within […]