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Hungary awards EUR 158 million for 440 MW of energy storage
26 April 2024 - The tender that was completed enables the installation of around fifty battery energy storage systems in Hungary, the government said
Slovenia amends Energy Act to bolster efficiency, decarbonization
25 April 2024 - The changes to Slovenia's Energy Act introduced incentives for renewables, decarbonization of coal regions and energy efficiency measures
Curtailments, record-low power prices threaten renewables investments in Greece, Spain
20 April 2024 - Renewable energy developers have underestimated the effects of curtailments and low wholesale prices
Power utilities in Greece, Cyprus allow home PV systems to be paid in installments
19 April 2024 - Greece and Cyprus have enabled the installation of home PV systems to be paid in installments and without upfront costs
Governments, firms pledge support for solar manufacturing with EU Solar Charter
17 April 2024 - A hundred representatives of the European solar sector and energy ministers from 23 member states have signed the EU Solar Charter
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
Kosovo* adopts Law on the Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources
09 April 2024 - Only after the first auction was held, lawmakers in Prishtina passed the Law on the Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources, which introduces CfDs
EU probes two Chinese solar suppliers amid dumping concerns
08 April 2024 - The news comes amid calls for the European Commission’s reaction to Chinese solar manufacturers’ “unfair trade practices” in the EU market
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
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
Enlight completes financing for wind power project Pupin in Serbia
26 March 2024 - Israeli renewables developer Enlight signed loan, offtake and balancing deals for its 94.4 MW Pupin wind power project in Serbia
Croatia earmarks subsidies for its first hydrogen filling stations for vehicles
25 March 2024 - The government has prepared EUR 29.6 million to subsidize to subsidize hydrogen filling stations and electricity chargers for vehicles
Slovenia approves compensation for municipalities hosting wind turbines
21 March 2024 - Slovenia is trying to encourage municipalities and the population to accept wind power plants on...
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