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IEA’s Birol debunks three myths about global energy crisis
07 September 2022 - Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), wrote an op-ed for the Financial Times
Energy Community can integrate 30 GW of renewables without investments in flexibility
14 July 2022 - The Study on flexibility options to support decarbonization in the Energy Community has assessed the flexibility needs, options for balancing
Energy Transition Tracker: Energy Community’s coal power output drops 11% in 2021
08 July 2022 - Coal power production in all nine Energy Community contracting parties has been reduced by 13% to a five-year low last year
Floating wind farm project unites fishermen, investors in Ireland
01 July 2022 - A joint 2 GW floating wind farm project is the first cooperation in the world between the two opposing sectors.
Serbia’s draft Hydrogen Strategy envisages production from renewables to start by 2025
09 June 2022 - The drafting and adoption of the Hydrogen Strategy is the response of the Serbian academic and economic community to the new global challenge
US-based KKR set to take over ContourGlobal
20 May 2022 - US-based KKR is set to take over Bulgarian thermal power plant Maritsa East 3, as well as wind and solar capacities in Austria and Italy
Industry draws up first global definition of green hydrogen
19 May 2022 - The Green Hydrogen Organization (GH2) has published a Green Hydrogen Standard - for certification and labeling, and greenwashing prevention
Four countries pledge 150 GW of offshore wind in North Sea
19 May 2022 - Four European countries have announced 150 GW of offshore wind by 2050, but all five European wind turbine makers are currently operating at a loss.
EU’s renewable power capacity additions jump 30% in 2021
11 May 2022 - The world as a whole also set a fresh record in new renewables capacity last year, adding almost 295 GW
EU urged to back energy storage development alongside renewables, hydrogen
19 April 2022 - The EU is urged to back energy storage so as to ensure energy security and independence of Russian fossil fuels, and achieve a net-zero power system.
Romania to significantly increase 2030 renewables target
14 April 2022 - The new goal will be determined during the revision of the national energy and climate plan, planned for this year
Deepening energy crisis will spur renewables development
29 March 2022 - In an interview with BGEN, Damir Miljević, Nikola Rajaković and Miroslav Vujnović talk about the impact of the Ukraine crisis on the energy transition in BiH, Montenegro and Serbia
New Law on Renewable Energy Sources has entered into force in Republic of Srpska
25 March 2022 - The changes include the division into small and large plants for production of electricity from renewables
Price of EU’s plan to cut dependence on Russian gas
09 March 2022 - In the light of the energy transition, it could be a great push for renewables, but also a step back due to the expected increase in the use of coal power plants
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
Romania’s supplier Electrica acquires 31 MW in solar power plants
22 October 2021 - Romanian power and distribution and supply company Electrica has taken over five firms that operate solar power plants