wind power
EDP Renewables to build wind park in Romania, buy renewable energy projects
26 January 2022 - EDP Renewables advanced its wind power plant project of up to 70 MW in Galați while it is purchasing firms that develop wind and solar parks
Albania to boost solar, wind capacity by ten times through 2023
25 January 2022 - Albania's transmission system operator OST said wind and solar capacity connected to its network may reach a combined 220.4 MW next year
Emergy acquires Siemens Gamesa’s wind energy portfolio in Romania
10 January 2022 - Emergy took over Romanian subsidiaries of Siemens Gamesa that are developing wind park projects in Dobruja totaling almost 370 MW
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2021
30 December 2021 - The most important topics for our readers in 2021 were lithium, the coal phaseout and investment in renewable energy in Serbia
Construction of largest wind farm in southern hemisphere to begin in 2022
29 December 2021 - The Golden Plains wind farm is planned to have 215 turbines and produce enough electricity for 765,000 homes
Greece, Croatia are top-tier markets for energy transition investment
28 December 2021 - Climatescope put Greece in the best position in the region for investment in renewable power and the energy transition, followed by Croatia
HEP gets government approval to borrow EUR 63 million
27 December 2021 - HEP received approval from the Government of Croatia to take a EUR 63 million loan from the European Investment Bank
World’s biggest offshore wind farm starts producing power
22 December 2021 - The Hornsea 2 wind power plant off the UK's east coast started delivering electricity. When finished, it will have a capacity of 1.3 GW.
Greece gets EU nod for state aid for Amfilochia plant, renewables in islands
21 December 2021 - Greece will support the construction of the Amfilochia pumped storage plant and the development of renewables in non-interconnected islands
Falck, BlueFloat launch giant floating wind power project in Ionian Sea
17 December 2021 - Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy started developing their third floating wind power project offshore Italy and said it would have 675 MW in capacity
First commercial PPA in Croatia signed by wpd, Danske Commodities
16 December 2021 - German-based wpd and energy trader Danske Commodities signed a fixed-price power purchase agreement for the Orlice wind farm in Croatia
EU approves Croatia’s renewable energy auction support mechanism
10 December 2021 - The European Commission has approved Croatia's EUR 783 million scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources through 2023
BIG Shopping Centers Group starts EUR 109 million wind farm project in Romania
08 December 2021 - BIG Shopping Centers is taking over a wind power plant project of 102 MW in Romania, marking a major expansion of its renewables portfolio
CMS Belgrade provides full legal support in refinancing of Alibunar wind farm
07 December 2021 - CMS Belgrade provided full support to UniCredit Bank Serbia in the refinancing of Elicio’s Alibunar wind farm
Renewable energy projects of 95 GW compete for completion in Greece
02 December 2021 - An overwhelming number of renewable energy projects received a production license or a producer certificate in Greece so far
Wind measuring lidars to be deployed at North Adriatic platforms
01 December 2021 - Megajoule will install lidar devices at a client's gas platforms in the North Adriatic to analyze offshore wind power potential