Turkey set to boost renewables capacity to 63 GW by 2024, rank 5th in Europe
Turkey is expected to become the 5th biggest renewable energy country in Europe by 2024, and the 11th in the world, with a projected 50% increase in installed renewables capacity, driven mainly by new solar power installations. Turkey is expected to add nearly 21 GW to its overall renewable energy capacity between 2019 and 2024, […]
Croatia’s proposed energy strategy envisages raising renewables’ share to 36.4% by 2030
The Croatian government has sent to parliament a proposal of the country’s energy sector development strategy until 2030, with projections until 2050, which envisages increasing renewables’ share in gross final energy consumption to 36.4% by 2030. Presenting the proposal of the strategy, Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić said that renewables’ share is […]
Ukraine launches renewable auction system
Authors: Maria Orlyk, Partner and Sergiy Datsiv, Associate, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz,Kyiv Starting 1 January 2020, Ukraine launches a new state support mechanism for renewables. Power generating facilities seeking state support must take part in e-auctions and compete for the right to sell power to Ukraine at the lowest possible price. Introduction In the first half […]
What can President Trump learn from the Danes? Answer provided by Ida Auken
“If it doesn’t blow, you can forget about television for that night”. This remark on wind farms by Donald Trump is just one of many in his attempt to derogate green energy and to praise the fossil fuels industry. Trump withdrew the US from the Paris agreement in 2017, and rolled back many rules introduced […]
EUR 8 million in incentives paid to Montenegrin renewables producers in January-July
Producers of electricity from renewable energy sources in Montenegro received a total of EUR 8.08 million in state incentives in the first seven months of 2019, an increase of 3% compared with the same period last year, according to data from the Montenegrin Electricity Market Operator (COTEE), RTCG has reported. Krnovo Green Energy’s wind farm […]
Croatia’s enterprise zone Novi Stankovci expects 10 MW in solar plants
Interest in solar power projects in the Novi Stankovci enterprise zone in Stankovci near Zadar, Croatia has spiked in the past few months, and the local authorities expect the construction of solar plants with a total installed capacity of about 10 MW in the next year and a half, on an area of more than […]
Greece hits 3 GW wind energy milestone
Greece’s cumulative wind energy capacity has exceeded 3 GW, according to the latest data from the Greek Wind Energy Association (ELETAEN). Greece hit the 3 GW milestone on May 20, with an Enercon E-70 E4 2300kW wind turbine installed at the Trikorfo wind farm, ELETAEN said in a press release, noting that the achievement was […]
Turkey touts ambitious renewable energy plans as it awards 1 GW of wind capacity
Turkey aims to increase the share of the domestic and renewable energy sources in the country’s electricity production to two-thirds by 2023, said Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez said at a recently held G20 ministerial meeting in Japan. “Last month another wind auction for 1 gigawatt capacity was also successfully completed,” Donmez […]
