Spanish Ingeteam opens subsidiary in Bulgaria to provide services to renewables market
Spanish company Ingeteam, specialized in power technologies and operation and maintenance services, has opened a subsidiary in Bulgaria to support the renewables sector, the company announced, adding that its personnel performs maintenance work at the country’s largest photovoltaic plant. In Bulgaria, Ingeteam is present in the wind power market, and is responsible for the maintenance […]
REN21: Another record breaking year for renewable energy
Additions in installed renewable power capacity set new records in 2016, with 161 gigawatts (GW) installed, increasing total global capacity by almost 9% over 2015, to nearly 2,017 GW, the annual overview of the state of renewable energy published by REN21 showed. However, the energy transition is not happening fast enough to achieve the goals […]
First ELEN charger for electric vehicles installed in Rijeka
Croatian national energy company Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP) installed the first ELEN charger for electric vehicles in the city of Rijeka. It allows simultaneous charging of two cars, and the charging time is between one and four hours. Using the ELEN charger in Rijeka is free of charge, but requires RFID identification card, which owners of […]
GEN-I Sonce step towards energy independence
The Slovenian company GEN-I presented their new service GEN-I Sonce (Sun) which allows households and small businesses to build micro solar power plants on a “turnkey” basis. The GEN-I Sonce service is the first of its kind in Slovenia and it should enable citizens and businesses to make an environmental, sustainable and economically viable transition […]
Macedonian government gives subsidies for solar thermal panels to households
Macedonia has granted subsidies for installation of the solar thermal panels to 620 households across the country planned for 2016. The funds worth MKD 6 million (EUR 100,000) were provided by the Ministry of Economy, which gives back to buyers 30% of the money they invested in the equipment. The maximum subsidy per household is set at […]
EnGoPlanet lights up Las Vegas using Smart Street Lights
The city of Las Vegas, Nevada has installed the experimental street lights created by EnGoPlanet. The main source of energy for the Smart Street Lights are solar panels and pedestrian footsteps. These street lights could offer a solution for the cities struggling to secure street lights. Built in the Nevada desert, Las Vegas is best […]
State-of-the-art solar park launched by the University of Cyprus
The University of Cyprus aims to become completely energy self-sufficient through two solar panel parks, rector Constantinos Christofides said during the launch of the ‘Phaethon’ photovoltaic park, made up by 1,645 solar panels, with an annual capacity of 632,000 kWh. The second solar park, to be named ‘Apollon’, which will have a 10 MW capability, […]
