wind farms
OMV Petrom buys 400 EV chargers, half of 1 GW renewables project portfolio
09 January 2024 - OMV Petrom plans to invest approximately EUR 1.3 billion in renewables in Romania with Renovatio through a newly formed partnership by 2027
Nano Energies virtual power plant in Croatia gets new owner
05 January 2024 - Czech-owned company Nano Energies Hrvatska became the first licensed independent aggregator on the Croatian market in August 2022
Municipalities in Slovenia to get EUR 200,000 per MW of installed wind farm capacity
01 December 2023 - Incentives are another attempt to speed up wind farm projects in Slovenia, which hosts only three wind turbines
Montenegro on track to add 4 GW of solar and wind, seeks EU support for green steel roll-out
29 November 2023 - Montenegro's strategic goals include renewable energy, smart electricity metering, but also green steel production
Industry welcomes EU’s grid action plan but criticizes lack of some crucial measures
29 November 2023 - The European Commission has presented a 14-point action plan for seven challenges to improving electricity grids
Ukrainian billionaire Akhmetov completes 60 MW Ruginoasa wind farm in Romania
28 November 2023 - The Ruginoasa wind farm, featuring Romania’s biggest wind turbines, is expected to start producing electricity next year
BiH canton awards 800 MW concession for wind, solar
16 November 2023 - The Government of the Bosnia-Podrinje Canton Goražde and local renewable energy developer TLG have signed a concession agreement
Serbia gets new wind farm after four years
01 November 2023 - The inauguration of VE Alibunar I could be seen as an overture to the second wave of investments in wind energy in Serbia
Saša Mujović is Montenegro’s new energy minister, Vladimir Martinović to be in charge of environmental protection
31 October 2023 - The Parliament of Montenegro elected the country's 44th government today with Milojko Spajić as Prime Minister.
Professio Energia, RP Global to jointly develop renewable energy projects
26 October 2023 - Professio Energia and RP Global Projekti have signed a term sheet agreement on the joint development of energy projects
Croatian City of Šibenik, Vallis Solaris nearing EUR 1 billion deal on investment in solar
19 October 2023 - Vallis Solaris gave consent to the City of Šibenik to send their agreement for a vote in the local assembly
New rules for grid connection for solar, wind projects in Serbia
03 October 2023 - The Government of Serbia has finally changed the procedure for connecting new power plants to the transmission and distribution grids
Serbia’s electricity system can operate with up to 5,800 MW of solar, wind
18 September 2023 - The 5,800 MW estimate is from an adequacy analysis conducted by Serbia's transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije
Swiss energy company Alpiq posts strong EBITDA, net income in H1 2023
24 August 2023 - Alpiq said its adjusted EBITDA in H1 2023 was CHF 787 million, up from CHF 114 million in the same period of 2022
China, EU hope to make renewables tech recyclable in next decade
22 August 2023 - Wind turbines are 85%-95% recyclable, but blades are challenging because they are made of composite materials
Europe adds only 2.1 GW in offshore wind in H1 2023
18 August 2023 - The EU should be adding an average of 11 GW of offshore capacity per year by 2030 to reach its energy and climate targets