solar panels
Zagreb on track to reach almost 20 MW of solar on public buildings
24 April 2025 - In 2021, Croatia's capital presented the Sunny Roofs program for the installation of photovoltaic plants with a combined capacity of 50 MW
Montenegro’s power consumption grows 25%
16 April 2025 - Electricity consumption in Montenegro is driven, among other factors, by solar power expansion
Rörig (E.ON): Croatia charges up to six times higher e-waste fees on solar panels than other EU states
15 April 2025 - The levy slows down the use of solar energy, according to Andreas Rörig, president of the Management Board of E.ON Croatia
Upgrade for prosumers to avoid grid curtailments costs up to EUR 1,000
15 April 2025 - Cyprus allowed prosumers to switch to a zero-export mode and avoid curtailments, but the cost could outweigh the benefits for most homes
Bulgaria suspends ill-designed solar energy support program
14 April 2025 - In a suspended scheme for solar thermal collectors and PV panels, beneficiaries need to buy and install them, and then they get reimbursed
Number of prosumers in Romania spikes 79% in one year to 204,000
02 April 2025 - Prosumers in Romania operated 2.44 GW of capacity at the end of January or 63% more than one year before, according to ANRE
Renewables equipment factory to contribute to just transition of coal region in Romania
01 April 2025 - Monsson is about to build a renewable energy equipment plant in Petrila as part of just transition efforts in Romania's main coal region
Heliup wins European Solar Startup Award 2025 with solar panels 60% lighter than conventional ones
01 April 2025 - Heliup said it is committed to revolutionizing solar energy with lightweight solutions manufactured in Europe
Largest solar power plant on football stadium to be installed at Signal Iduna Park
28 March 2025 - The home of Borussia Dortmund is set to become the site of the world's largest solar power plant installed on a stadium roof
Greece’s first solar panel recycling machine installed in Crete
28 March 2025 - Greek company Katheris said it installed the country's first solar panel recycling machine. It's one of few such endeavors in the region
Solar power to energize European football, UEFA teaming up with SolarPower Europe
27 March 2025 - The Union of European Football Associations and SolarPower Europe have partnered to advance sustainability in European football
Montenegro preparing to install solar panels along highway
24 March 2025 - Monteput has launched a tender for a techno-economic study of the use of solar potential along the Bar-Boljare highway
Energy efficiency, renewables in rural communities in Serbia’s Zlatibor region
11 March 2025 - Rural areas around Priboj, Čajetina and Arilje in Serbia have been heavily affected for years by power cuts. However, solutions do exist
Serbia to add 138 MW in solar, wind in 2025
21 February 2025 - The estimated capacity of prosumers is 123.6 MW, out of which 43 MW would be new photovoltaics, according to the energy balance
Turkey facilitates USD 500 million in solar power investments through auction round
05 February 2025 - The winners of PV projects in the latest auction round in Turkey must pay high contribution shares for a guaranteed price at the low end of the initial range
Imports from China don’t exceed 26% of PV project costs in Romania
03 February 2025 - Simtel's CEO Iulian Nedea said Chinese solar panels and inverters make up just 26% of total costs of a 1 MW facility and that the rest are EU and Romanian products and services