wind power
EU acknowledges renewables role in Vision for Agriculture and Food
21 February 2025 - Green energy and energy communities are beneficial for farmers, the European Commission said in its Vision for Agriculture and Food
Kosovo* receives four applications for wind power auction
21 February 2025 - German, Kosovar, French and Turkish companies submitted documentation to qualify for the first wind power auction in Kosovo*
Turkey’s first supercapacitor is energy storage unit for wind park
20 February 2025 - Menderes Tekstil has integrated an energy storage supercapacitor into its Aliağa wind power plant in western Turkey
Turkey tops 20 GW in PV capacity, wind power surpasses 13 GW
18 February 2025 - Turkey exceeded 20 GW in PV capacity last week, reaching 20.4 GW, while wind power grew to more than 13 GW
EDP Renewables inaugurates two wind power plants in Greece
15 February 2025 - EDP Renewables declared its two new wind farms in Central Greece and Thessaly open, adding almost 70 MW to the transmission grid
Cyprus launches grant mechanism for energy storage
11 February 2025 - Owners of renewable energy systems in Cyprus can apply from February 14 for grants to add batteries, under a EUR 35 million program
Greece becomes net electricity exporter in 2024
10 February 2025 - Greece went from net electricity imports of 18% in 2019 to a small surplus in the balance last year, mostly attributed to gas power plants
Number of PPAs jumps in 2024, but volume weakens – Pexapark
06 February 2025 - The European PPA market entered an adjustment chapter last year, characterized by record deal-making for smaller volumes, Pexapark said
Turkey’s photovoltaic capacity doubles since July 2022, to 19.6 GW
28 January 2025 - Turkey's 2025 solar power target of 19 GW was exceeded one and a half years earlier, Ember said in a new report
Enerjisa wins biggest two wind power projects in Turkey’s auction
28 January 2025 - The winners of all five YEKA wind power zones got a 20-year guaranteed price of just USD 35 per MWh. Enerjisa was awarded 750 MW.
Forty firms competing for five wind farm projects at Turkish auction
27 January 2025 - Applicants oversubscribed the upcoming auction for CfDs for wind power plants in predetermined areas in Turkey by 18 times
DRI developing 120 MW Ljubovo wind farm project in Croatia
24 January 2025 - DRI said it plans to start building the 120 MW Ljubovo wind power plant in 2027. It is the company's third renewables project in Croatia.
Solar overtakes coal in EU power sector in 2024
23 January 2025 - The record year of solar growth contributed most to fossil decline, lifting solar above coal for the first time, Ember found.
Trump scraps US climate policy, blocks offshore wind, exits Paris Agreement
21 January 2025 - President Donald Trump substantially reversed the US energy and climate policy. He is withdrawing the country from the Paris Agreement again.
Projects in Turkey for wind power with storage pass important milestones
16 January 2025 - Polat and Kontrolmatik advanced major projects for wind farms with storage as Turkey expects massive deployment of such hybrid solutions
Bulgaria boosts renewables capacity by 938 MW in 2024
14 January 2025 - Renewables capacity increased by 938 MW in Bulgaria last year, compared to the addition of over 1.2 GW in photovoltaics in 2023