Energy Community launches public consultation on policy guidelines on renewables self-consumers
The Energy Community Secretariat is seeking views on the draft policy guidelines on the integration of renewables self-consumers. The public consultation started on June 17, and it will last until July 17. Stakeholders are invited to submit their comments via an online questionnaire. The draft guidelines reflect the latest legal requirements stemming from the EU’s […]
Turkey: No energy consumption taxation for self-generators
The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that self-generators should not pay energy consumption tax to municipalities. The decision is significant for the entire energy sector and individuals generating their own energy, including from renewable energy sources (prosumers). Attorneys at law of CMS in Turkey explain how. The Turkish Constitutional Court recently decided that municipalities should […]
Guide to scaling-up rooftop solar in SEE region
Author: Toby D. Couture, Director of E3 Analytics As the costs of solar power continue to decline around the world, solar power is now securing its place as not only the most abundant energy source in the world, but increasingly, as the least expensive. While many decision-makers around the world continue to think that solar is costly […]
PVP4Grid presents study on prosumer concepts in EU, online tool for assessing PV projects to be created
The individual self-consumption is allowed and feasible in almost 100% of the countries analyzed, while collective self-consumption, regardless of scale (individual building – residential, commercial and – at larger scale – in districts / building groups), is currently not feasible in most countries, a study on the individual and collective use of locally generated solar power […]
Renewable energy cooperatives herald region’s true energy transition
Author: Melani Furlan, head of regional activities, Green Energy Cooperative, Croatia In May 2018, Green Energy Cooperative or ZEZ (Zelena energetska zadruga) launched the first crowdinvesting initiative for renewables in Croatia, with support of the City of Križevci. In just 10 days the local renewable energy project (RES) project was successfully funded by citizen-investors. At […]
Energy minister announces new draft law on renewables
Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić has announced a new draft law on renewable energy sources in order to simplify the procedure for such projects. The current Croatian law on renewables and high-efficiency cogeneration was adopted in September 2015. According to the Croatian media, the minister announced that the new draft law would […]
EU reaches agreement on binding 32% target for renewables
A binding EU target of 32% of final energy consumption from renewables by 2030 with an upwards revision clause by 2023 was reached between negotiators from the Parliament, Commission, and Council. New targets and rules were also agreed for self-consumption, biofuels, and the heating and cooling sector. The European Commission had proposed a target of […]
Government of Macedonia presented Draft Law on Energy
The Draft Law on Energy, which envisages full liberalization of the energy sector, will soon be submitted to the parliament, the Macedonian Government announced. Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Kočo Angušev said that this law is harmonized with five European directives and three European regulations. “The law will enable complete liberalization of the energy […]
