Solar helps University of Virginia save USD 1 million annually – find out how
The University of Virginia (UVA) has saved USD 1 million per year by using solar power from 1,000 solar panels installed on the roofs of the university, US portals reported, noting that the school is involved in several solar projects with private companies. All of this makes the UVA a leader among high education institutions […]
Kosovo* to transfer 100-120 MW in licenses from hydropower to solar, wind projects – minister
Kosovo’s* Ministry of Economic Development aims to transfer the quota of 100-120 MW for hydropower projects to solar and wind power projects, Economic Development Minister Valdrin Lluka said at the opening of the Green Festival in Prishtina. The Green Festival, held for a third year in a row, promotes green businesses and raises awareness and […]
EDP Renewables opens energy storage for Cobadin wind farm
Renewable energy company EDP Renewables (EDPR) has opened a pioneering facility for the battery-based storage of wind energy produced at its Cobadin wind farm in Romania, EDPR said on its website. The Stocare Project, as this EDPR venture has been named, represents the first energy storage undertaking in Romania, according to the company’s website. When there […]
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 […]
Ministry receives six bids for solar project from US, EU companies
Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has received six bids from international companies for building a solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, the ministry has said in a press release. Last month, the ministry launched a bidding procedure for the construction of a solar plant for the generation of electricity in the Akerni area in the […]
KESH designs floating solar power plant
Albania’s state-owned power utility KESH has designed a 12.9 MW floating solar power plant, which it plans to build on the Vau i Dejes reservoir.
Solar PV, thermal panel plant opens in Skopje
PiKCELL Group, in partnership with Solar Power, has unveiled a plant to produce solar photovoltaic (PV) and thermal panels in Skopje, the Macedonian media reported. This is the first such plant in Macedonia and the region, according to the reports. The investment is expected to reach EUR 5 million by the end of the year. […]
UNDP BiH seeks consultant to explore potential of renewable energy sources
The UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina seeks a consultant for development of Study on renewable energy sources with a focus on biomass, geothermal energy and concentrated Solar Power in BiH. “The UNDP BiH looks for a professional service provider for development of Study on Renewable Energy Sources with Focus on Biomass, Geothermal Energy and Concentrated Solar […]