LM Wind Power inaugurates wind turbine blades plant in Bergama, Turkey
LM Wind Power, a wind turbine blades manufacturer recently acquired by GE Renewable Energy, has started production at its new factory in Bergama in Turkey. The factory is designed to produce and distribute an annual capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) with the capability to expand to 1.5 gigawatts (GW), LM Wind Power announced on its […]
Italian Enel starts to build largest wind power complex in Greece
Italian Enel, through its Greek renewables subsidiary Enel Green Power Hellas (EGPH), has started construction of the Kafireas wind power complex on the Island of Evia, the second largest island in Greece. Once completed, the new facility will be the largest wind farm in Greece with total installed capacity of 154 MW. Enel will invest […]
Turkey wraps up pre-licensing tenders for 710 MW wind energy capacities
Winners of pre-licensing tenders for construction of wind energy power plants with total capacity of 710 MW(megawatts) have been announced in Turkey. The plants will be built in 11 regions. Three-day pre-licensing tenders for wind energy power plants were held between June 21 and 23. They were organized by the Turkish Electrical Transmission Company (TEIAS) […]
Tilos island project – switching to renewables, becoming energy independent #EUSEW2017 winner
Greek island of Tilos, near the island of Rhodes, is heading towards big change in its power supply system which will enable it to become truly green and energy sustainable using only wind and solar power. This summer the construction of a hybrid, renewable energy-based battery station and smart micro grid, the first ever in […]
Spanish Ingeteam opens subsidiary in Bulgaria to provide services to renewables market
Spanish company Ingeteam, specialized in power technologies and operation and maintenance services, has opened a subsidiary in Bulgaria to support the renewables sector, the company announced, adding that its personnel performs maintenance work at the country’s largest photovoltaic plant. In Bulgaria, Ingeteam is present in the wind power market, and is responsible for the maintenance […]
REN21: Another record breaking year for renewable energy
Additions in installed renewable power capacity set new records in 2016, with 161 gigawatts (GW) installed, increasing total global capacity by almost 9% over 2015, to nearly 2,017 GW, the annual overview of the state of renewable energy published by REN21 showed. However, the energy transition is not happening fast enough to achieve the goals […]
Hydropower potential Croatia’s best chance for more energy independence
Hydropower potential is Croatia’s best chance for more energy independence, concluded the participants of the 4. Energy Investment Forum 2017, which was organized in Zagreb by Poslovni dnevnik. The country currently imports around 30 percent of electricity consumed. “Hydro potential is our biggest potential with KN 3 billion investment cycle (EUR 403,8 million),” said Perica […]
RENEXPO Water and Energy fair will bring 2,500 experts to Belgrade
The biggest international Western Balkans RENEXPO Water and Energy fair will bring 2,500 experts in the field of water and energy to Belgrade, from April 25 to 27. Over 100 exhibitors from 20 countries will participate at the fair. Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Macedonia will be presented at exhibits and conferences. “RENEXPO […]