Business interests of coal, oil, gas, nuclear are main obstacle to 100% renewable electricity worldwide
Serbia has enough potential to cover energy demand with renewables only, including solar, wind, biomass, organic waste, hydropower, and geothermal. The main obstacles to 100% renewable electricity worldwide are the business interests of coal, oil, gas, and nuclear, says Energy Watch Group (EWG) President Hans-Josef Fell, author of the 2000 German Renewable Energy Sources Act […]
Greece to auction 423 MW in solar, wind capacities on December 10
Greece’s energy regulator, RAE, will hold three auctions on December 10 for a total of 423 MW of renewables capacities, including 194 MW of solar and 229 MW of wind capacity, according to an announcement on the regulator’s website. RAE will auction a total of 94 MW for photovoltaic (PV) projects with an installed capacity […]
Greece awards 277.32 MW of capacity in 1st regular competitive auctions, EDP wins largest wind project
Greece’s energy regulator, RAE, auctioned off a total of 277.32 MW in wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) capacities in its first regular competitive auctions, held on July 2, obtaining prices lower than in the December 2016 pilot tender. A total of 53.48 MW was awarded for 83 small PV projects, with a capacity of over […]
EBRD mulls equity investment in Turkish renewable energy business
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering an equity investment, in the form of capital increase, in Turkish renewable energy firm Ictas Yenilenebilir Enerji Uretim ve Ticaret. The portfolio of the renewable energy firm, a unit of IC Ictas Enerji Yatirim Holding, consists of around 400 MW of operational hydropower plants and […]
Tilos island is getting ready to become 100 percent green
The innovative hybrid, renewable energy-based battery station and smart microgrid project for Greek Tilos island power supply is ready to commence its trial operation. Since its inception, exactly three years ago, the project has attracted much attention worldwide. It combines energy production from renewable sources – solar and wind, and storage in accumulators with the […]
Call for applications: renewables included in IPARD II in Turkey
Turkish renewable energy sector is one of the sectors to be financially supported by the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (ARDSI) under the Farm Diversification and Business Development Measure. The online applications are open until March 12, while the submission of applications could be made until March 15. Renewable energy investments are included as […]
Greece’s RAE proposes stricter rules for renewables capacity auctions
Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) has suggested stricter participation requirements for the new three-year renewable energy (RES) auctions in order to increase successful bidding. The regulator has proposed EUR 1.000 as a minimum registration fee for renewable energy auctions to be calculated at EUR 150 per MW rate. According to the proposals, participants will […]
PPC Renewables readies to develop 700 MW in RES capacity
PPC Renewables, a wholly-owned green energy subsidiary of Public Power Corporation, the main power utility in Greece, is ready to develop 700 MW in renewable energy sources (RES) capacity, mostly in the wind and photovoltaic energy fields. While waiting for the upcoming auctions in renewable, scheduled for April in Greece, PPC Renewables has announced that […]
