Households in UK are earning money by consuming green electricity
The rise in the share of renewables in the system requires more flexibility to keep the grid in balance. This spring the energy system in the UK was occasionally challenged by the fall in consumption due to COVID-19 and increased production in solar and wind power plants. In order to help overcome the issue, supply […]
Three solar power plant tenders coming soon in BiH’s Una-Sana Canton
After the first solar power plant was commissioned half a year ago, the Government of the Una-Sana Canton is planning three tenders for photovoltaic arrays, its minister of economy Nijaz Kadirić said. The plan is to make the move within months and the number of interested investors from abroad is growing, in his words. The […]
Sekulić: Coal excise tax to cover Montenegro’s stimulus for renewables
Among her remarks in New Year interviews with several domestic media outlets, Montenegro’s minister of economy insisted households will continue to be exempted from premiums for electricity from renewable sources for the consumption of up to 300 kWh per month. Furthermore, Dragica Sekulić stressed, the 2019 directive on stimulus for such production of electricity and […]
Metro Bulgaria equipping supermarket roofs with solar power plants
Three retail units in total out of 11 will have photovoltaic arrays on top of them, Metro Cash and Carry Bulgaria Eood announced at the opening of its first roof power generation system. The project was launched with the installation of over 1,360 panels or 423 kW in Blagoevgrad, in the country’s southwest. Chief executive […]
Spain’s Navitacum signs an agreement on solar power plants in Serbia
The Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) and Spanish renewable energy consultant company Navitacum have signed an agreement on cooperation in the assessment of Serbia’s solar potentials. Navitacum will be engaged in the preparation of projects for renewable energy sources, especially solar parks with an installed capacity of more than 50 MW, and attracting investors in […]
Slovenia chooses 19 facilities to enter RES/CHP support scheme
The Slovenian Energy Agency has completed the latest selection of electricity generation facilities to be included in the support scheme for renewable energy sources (RES) and high-efficiency cogeneration (CHP), choosing 19 projects with a combined installed capacity of 26.7 MW, according to an announcement from the agency. The projects selected to enter the support scheme […]
44 bids submitted for solar power plants on private land in North Macedonia
A total of 44 bids have been submitted for the construction of 27 MW solar power plants on private land, the Ministry of Economy of North Macedonia said on its website. Together with bids for solar power plants on state land, a total of 126 bids have been submitted for 62 MW of installed capacity. […]
Six companies submit applications to install 257 MW of PV plants in Croatia
The construction of seven solar power plants with a combined installed capacity of 257 MW is planned in Croatia, according to applications submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. The two power plants with a total capacity of 95 MW planned by Croatian power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) alone would increase Croatia’s total installed solar […]