subsidies
Bulgaria opens calls for battery storage subsidies within renewable energy projects
18 March 2024 - Bulgaria earmarked EUR 273 million in subsidies for battery systems required to be installed together with renewable electricity plants
Germany’s industry to get billions in subsidies to decarbonize
14 March 2024 - Carbon contracts for difference should help companies stay competitive as they transition to more expensive production processes
Romania’s Burduja reveals ceiling prices for wind, solar auctions
12 March 2024 - Romania will publish a call for its first solar and wind power auctions within weeks, according to Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja
Eurowind Energy starts construction of Teiuș solar park in Romania
06 March 2024 - Denmark-based Eurowind Energy is building the Teiuș solar park of 60.2 MW in peak capacity in the Transylvania region
Romania to subsidize construction of recycling facilities with EUR 220 million
05 March 2024 - The Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests approved funding for the construction of approximately 26 recycling facilities
OMV Petrom obtains EU funding for two green hydrogen plants
29 February 2024 - OMV Petrom is stepping up its decarbonization efforts with projects for two green hydrogen production units at its Petrobrazi refinery
Kacır: Turkey is No. 1 producer of solar panels in Europe
29 February 2024 - Turkey will continue incentives for renewables and roll out an emissions trading system, Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır said
Montenegro subsidizes solar panels, heat pumps for municipalities
21 February 2024 - The Montenegrin Eco Fund has prepared subsidies in the total value of EUR 150,000
EU approves EUR 6.9 billion in state aid for hydrogen infrastructure
19 February 2024 - Strategic hydrogen project IPCEI Hy2Infra, which seven EU member states developed jointly, got a green light from the European Commission
Romania grants EUR 418 million for power distribution grid upgrades
19 February 2024 - Romania signed deals with the country's regional power distribution system operators for EUR 418.2 million in grants
Montenegro to import EUR 160 million worth of electricity in 2025 – minister
12 February 2024 - The Pljevlja coal-fired thermal power plant will be shut down for several months in 2025 due to ecological reconstruction
Romania invites fresh bids to support batteries for renewables integration
09 February 2024 - Romania has also earmarked EUR 199 million to support new capacities for the production and recycling of batteries and solar cells and panels
EU agrees law supporting domestic manufacturing of net zero technologies
08 February 2024 - The Net Zero Industry Act, NZIA, will be aimed at enabling EU manufacturing capacity for net zero technologies to reach at least 40% of demand by 2030
EU proposes 2040 emissions cut target of 90%, spelling end of coal
07 February 2024 - The European Commission published an impact assessment on possible pathways toward making the European Union climate neutral by 2050
Kosovo* to subsidize solar panels for prosumers, solar thermal systems
07 February 2024 - Kosovo* is using an EU grant for public calls for families and firms to install solar power panels and solar thermal collectors
Kosovo* to auction 950 MW of renewables, energy storage by 2025
06 February 2024 - The Government of Kosovo* is preparing a series of auctions for renewable energy and battery storage capacity