solar power
Slovenia’s HSE starts first phase of 16 MW solar power plant in Prapretno
07 July 2021 - HSE is building Slovenia's biggest PV plant, of 3 MW, at a former coal plant landfill in Prapretno, and plans to expand it to 16 MW
Pokrovac: Croatia should help farms install 900 MW in solar, biogas capacity
30 June 2021 - Agriculture and the renewables industry need to join forces instead of competing for resources, Managing Director of RES Croatia Maja Pokrovac said
Copper producer Aurubis installing largest solar power plant in Bulgaria for own needs
29 June 2021 - Aurubis hired ČEZ Group's subsidiary CEZ ESCO to build a 10 MW solar power plant near its production site in Bulgaria, located close to Sofia
New buildings in Berlin must have solar rooftops from 2023
22 June 2021 - Berlin is obligating private owners of all new buildings and of those that undergo significant roof renovation to install photovoltaic systems from 2023
Vattenfall to install Europe’s largest electric boiler in Amsterdam
15 June 2021 - Vattenfall will use electricity from wind farms and solar parks to store heat in a 150 MW electric boiler system in Amsterdam
Greece to build solar power plants for free electricity for poor households
15 June 2021 - Greece earmarked EUR 100 million in subsidies for the construction of photovoltaic facilities to supply electricity to the people in need
Third big solar power project without subsidies enters pipeline in Albania
04 June 2021 - An application was accepted for a 50 MW solar power plant in Fier in Albania, the third such project in the same area that won't be subsidized
North Macedonia plans investments in energy of EUR 3.1 billion by 2027
01 June 2021 - Prime Minister Zaev said investments in energy of EUR 3.1 billion are expected by 2027, of which the overwhelming majority is for renewables
Green left’s Tomašević elected Zagreb mayor with record number of votes
31 May 2021 - Tomislav Tomašević won a record number of votes in the Zagreb mayoral election as the head of the We Can! green left coalition
Turkey to auction 4 GW in solar, wind power this year
28 May 2021 - Turkey will put 2 GW of wind power and 2 GW of solar power up for auction by the end of 2021 through the YEKA scheme
PPC Renewables picks Terna to build 50 MW solar park in Megalopolis
27 May 2021 - PPC Renewables awarded the contract for a solar system in the Peloponnese to Terna. The firm is progressing in vast solar power and storage projects
KIEFER, Mytilineos dominate renewable energy auction in Greece
25 May 2021 - Developers of photovoltaic plants in Greece won contracts for the entire capacity in an auction held together with wind projects
EPBiH to calculate CO2 costs internally after deal with Energy Community
21 May 2021 - EPBiH intends to include CO2 expenses in its financial reports from next year at the initiative of the Energy Community Secretariat
2 GW of renewable energy projects apply for grid connection in Bulgaria
19 May 2021 - The TSO of Bulgaria received requests for connecting 1.97 GW in renewable energy projects to the grid, over four times more than in the same period of 2020.
IEA: Green energy is key for cutting global net emissions to zero by 2050
19 May 2021 - Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century requires a complete transformation of the energy system, IEA warns
Tomašević in strong lead in Zagreb mayoral election with green left platform
17 May 2021 - Tomislav Tomašević won the first round of the mayoral election and his We Can! coalition will hold almost half of the seats in the Zagreb Assembly