solar
Spain’s Iberdrola puts Europe’s largest solar power plant into operation
12 August 2022 - Iberdrola's solar power plant in western Spain has 1.5 million solar panels and an installed capacity of 590 MW
Republic of Srpska plans to install 50,000 small solar power plants
08 August 2022 - The Republic of Srpska has adopted a program that envisages installing 50,000 small solar power plants on residential and commercial facilities
Decarbonizing one steel plant with hydrogen requires up to EUR 7 billion in investment
29 July 2022 - Hydrogen Europe conducted an analysis of the viability of using solar and renewable energy to decarbonize steel manufacturing
Energy Community can integrate 30 GW of renewables without investments in flexibility
14 July 2022 - The Study on flexibility options to support decarbonization in the Energy Community has assessed the flexibility needs, options for balancing
Energy Transition Tracker: Energy Community’s coal power output drops 11% in 2021
08 July 2022 - Coal power production in all nine Energy Community contracting parties has been reduced by 13% to a five-year low last year
Fossil fuels returned as top energy source in EU power generation in 2021
01 July 2022 - Among renewable sources, the biggest increase in 2021 was seen in electricity produced from solar energy, 13%,
Switzerland’s Axpo to build two wind farms in Romania
30 June 2022 - The construction of the two wind farms, with a combined capacity of 250 MW, is expected to begin at the end of 2023
NASA sets out to develop nuclear power plant on the Moon
28 June 2022 - Success in building such power systems would pave the way for long-term missions on the Moon and Mars, NASA said
Serbia’s draft Hydrogen Strategy envisages production from renewables to start by 2025
09 June 2022 - The drafting and adoption of the Hydrogen Strategy is the response of the Serbian academic and economic community to the new global challenge
BMW building world’s first carbon-free car plant in Hungary
03 June 2022 - The new BMW factory in Hungary will produce electric automobiles entirely without the the use of fossil fuels.
US-based KKR set to take over ContourGlobal
20 May 2022 - US-based KKR is set to take over Bulgarian thermal power plant Maritsa East 3, as well as wind and solar capacities in Austria and Italy
Kosovo* plans to launch auction for 100 MW of solar
20 May 2022 - Auctions are divided in smaller portions because the intention is to encourage local investors, not only those from abroad
Industry draws up first global definition of green hydrogen
19 May 2022 - The Green Hydrogen Organization (GH2) has published a Green Hydrogen Standard - for certification and labeling, and greenwashing prevention
Solar projects awarded all premiums in Germany’s innovative renewables auctions
19 May 2022 - Germany has awarded market premiums for 403 MW of innovative solar facilities, including projects on farmland and parking lots
TransitionZero: switching straight to renewables is now cheaper than coal-to-gas shift
16 May 2022 - Switching from coal straight to solar and wind energy and battery storage would enable electricity producers in the EU to save USD 90 per ton of CO2 on the carbon price, says TransitionZero
EU’s renewable power capacity additions jump 30% in 2021
11 May 2022 - The world as a whole also set a fresh record in new renewables capacity last year, adding almost 295 GW