solar power
Europe’s largest solar farm Witznitz commissioned in eastern Germany
11 April 2024 - Hansainvest and developer Move On inaugurated the Witznitz solar park of 605 MW in peak capacity on coal land near Leipzig in Germany
EU investigating China’s wind turbine subsidies
10 April 2024 - The European Commission is expanding its efforts to protect the domestic high-tech market with a crackdown on China's wind turbine subsidies
Greece to subsidize two major solar and storage projects with EUR 1 billion
04 April 2024 - The European Commission has given the green light for the subsidies, which will take the form of two-way contracts for difference
Serbia drafting solar strategic partnership deal with Hyundai Engineering, UGT Renewables
03 April 2024 - Serbia is about to formalize a strategic partnership with the consortium Hyundai Engineering – UGT Renewables
Kosovo* completes first solar power auction at EUR 48.88 per MWh
03 April 2024 - Swiss firm Orllati and its consortium won the first solar power auction in Kosovo*. They can build and operate a PV park of up to 105 MW.
Cero to include battery storage in its 370 MW solar power project in Greece
01 April 2024 - Macquarie's subsidiary Cero Development Hellas is adding batteries to its project for a 370 MW photovoltaic plant in Central Greece
Coal power plants in Bulgaria cutting production amid losses, pollution breaches
29 March 2024 - Coal plants in Bulgaria have halved output as renewables and gas power are cheaper and due to CO2 emission costs and pollution control
Greece ranks first in Europe in number of citizen energy communities
29 March 2024 - Greece holds the first place in the number of citizen energy communities, according to a new report by CEER
IRENA: Global solar power capacity surpasses hydropower in 2023
28 March 2024 - The world's renewable electricity capacity additions in 2023 hit a record 473 GW, dominated by China. Solar power became the largest segment in total.
Turkey’s first floating solar power plant installed on irrigation reservoir
27 March 2024 - DSI placed a 1 MW floating photovoltaic plant on a dam reservoir in Elazığ in Eastern Anatolia to power the irrigation system
Simtel gets EUR 12.2 million EU grant for Romanian solar power project
27 March 2024 - Romania-based Simtel Team won EUR 12.2 million from the NRRP for its 52 MW solar power project in Giurgiu county in the country's south
Turkey introduces import tariffs for solar panels
27 March 2024 - Importers of solar power panels from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Croatia and Jordan to Turkey will be charged USD 25 per square meter
Slovenia’s HSE to install 140 MW floating PV system next to TEŠ coal plant
26 March 2024 - Slovenian state-owned HSE plans to cover a part of the Družmirje lake, next to the Šoštanj coal plant, with floating solar panels
Renewable sources surpass fossil fuels in Croatia’s electricity mix
25 March 2024 - Renewable sources excluding hydropower accounted for more electricity output in Croatia in February than fossil fuels
Kosovo* receives financing for 120 MW solar power plant on coal ash dump
24 March 2024 - The EIB is providing a EUR 33 million loan for KEK's solar power project of 120 MW in peak capacity on its former coal ash dump
Finland-based Korkia sets up local partnership for solar power investments in Romania
19 March 2024 - Korkia, headquartered in Finland, and Greek-Romanian firm Econous Green Energy teamed up for solar power projects of 600 MW in total