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EU ramping up solar, wind to meet 2030 renewables target

The EU's renewables capacity is set to soar in the coming years. Data shows the bloc's pipeline of solar and...

Green Energy

EDPR to sell 149-MW wind portfolio in Poland

Spain-based renewable energy company EDP Renovaveis SA announced it has agreed to sell a 100% equity stake in a 149-MW...

Green Energy

Serbia to partner with UGT Renewables in construction of 1 GW of PV capacity

Serbia’s government is in talks with US-based UGT Renewables for the construction of photovoltaic (PV) plants with a total installed...

Green Energy

EIB and Hydrogen Europe team up on hydrogen projects

European Investment Bank and industry association Hydrogen Europe have signed an agreement for consultancy services for green hydrogen projects, the...

Energy Trade

EC closes probe into restrictions on gas exports from Romania, Transgaz says

The European Commission has closed an investigation into alleged restrictions on natural gas exports from Romania to other European Union...

Green Energy

Europe had 650 MW of solar cell manufacturing capacity at end 2020

The latest version of the Photovoltaics Report produced by German research body the Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems (ISE)...

Energy Trade

Solarpro, GreenYellow team up to build PV plants in Eastern Europe

Bulgarian solar energy group Solarpro Holding and France-based decentralized solar photovoltaic (PV) production company GreenYellow entered a strategic partnership to...

Energy Trade

Gas becoming more expensive in Europe – EC

According to the European Commission, the jump in LNG (liquefied natural gas ) prices on Asian markets and low stock...

Green Energy

Polish wind, solar builder Onde raises EUR 97 mln in IPO

Polish wind and solar contractor Onde listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on Monday after completing an initial public offering...

Green Energy

Lithuania’s INVL sets up renewable energy fund

INVL Asset Management, one of Lithuania's leading asset management companies, has established INVL Renewable Energy Fund I (REFI), which will...

Power

EIB lends EUR 120 mln to Romania’s Electrica Group to upgrade electricity distribution networks

The European Investment Bank formally agreed on a new EUR 120 million (some USD 141.7 million) loan with Distribuție Energie...

Energy Trade

Excelerate, Snam, Albgaz sign MoU on potential gas pipeline in Albania

U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Excelerate Energy said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Italian energy...

Energy Trade

Romania gets Russian gas at the lowest price in Europe in Q1

The price paid by Romania for the Russian natural gas in the first quarter of 2021 was the lowest in...

Energy Trade

EU gas consumption in Q1 up on year

Gas consumption in the EU-27 in the first quarter of 2021 rose by 7.6% year-on-year to 141.8 Bcm (billion cubic...

Green Energy

GE wins 187 MW Lithuania wind order

GE Renewable Energy said in a press release that it has secured a 187-MW (megawatt) turbine order in Lithuania from...

Green Energy

European Solar Generation to Rise 50 TWh in 2024, Rystad Energy Says

Solar power generation in Europe will increase by about 50 TWh (terrawatt-hour) in 2024, more than any other generation source,...

Energy Trade

Bulgarian Regulator OK’s Natgas Price Cut for February

Bulgaria's utility regulator said it has endorsed a final price proposal by public supplier Bulgargaz for a wholesale natural gas...

Energy Trade

Serbia to Invest EUR 150 mln in Oil Link With Hungary

Serbia plans to invest EUR 150 million (USD 163 million) in the construction of a 128-km (79.5 mile) cross-border oil...

Green Energy

EBRD, PBZ Lend EUR 21 mln to Croatia’s Encro for PV Plants

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Croatian lender Privredna Banka Zagreb said on Friday they have lent...

Green Energy

Poland’s Enea Group Acquires 35 MW Solar Farm

Polish energy company Enea Group has a acquired a 35-MW solar farm from Pad Res, a joint venture between Kajima...

Green Energy

Albania Announces Results of 1st Onshore Wind Auction

The government of Albania has announced the results of the country's first utility-scale bidder-selected site auction for onshore wind....

Green Energy

Bulgaria’s Largest Solar Park Verila Begins Operation

Energy group Electrohold said Friday that it has put the 123-MW Verila solar farm in close to the town of...

New Projects

Investment Into EU Solar Startups Soars

New research reveals total investment in European solar energy startups is up 398% compared to this time last year. Solar...

Green Energy

Serbia to Call Renewable Energy Auctions in June

Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović said on Friday that the country this month will announce renewable energy...

Green Energy

Croatia Sees Great Interest in Geothermal Energy Exploration Tender

A tender for awarding permits for exploration of geothermal waters at six areas in Croatia attracted "great interest" that exceeded...

Green Energy

Polish Solar Market to Reach 27 GW in 2025

Poland is forecast to reach a total installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity of nearly 27 GW by 2025, according to...

Green Energy

Photon Energy Puts 2 Solar Plants Into Operation in Romania

Amsterdam-based developer Photon Energy NV said on Tuesday it has put on stream two PV solar plants of 4.73 MWp...

World

World Bank to Help Bulgaria Boost Geothermal Energy Use

The World Bank said on Thursday it signed an agreement with Bulgaria's Energy Ministry to provide it with analytical and...

Analysis

Think-tank Says Coal Use in EU Dropped This Winter

Coal power plants produced less electricity this winter despite the energy crunch in Europe, a climate think-tank said in a...

Green Energy

Poland’s ZE PAK Buys 88-MW Wind Project

Poland's energy group ZE-PAK said that its unit PAK-Polska Czysta Energia has bought the Eviva Drzeżewo special purpose vehicle (SPV)...

European Solar Generation to Rise 50 TWh in 2024, Rystad Energy Says

Solar power generation in Europe will increase by about 50 TWh (terrawatt-hour) in 2024, more than any other generation source,...

Bulgarian Regulator OK’s Natgas Price Cut for February

Bulgaria's utility regulator said it has endorsed a final price proposal by public supplier Bulgargaz for a wholesale natural gas...

Serbia to Invest EUR 150 mln in Oil Link With Hungary

Serbia plans to invest EUR 150 million (USD 163 million) in the construction of a 128-km (79.5 mile) cross-border oil...

EBRD, PBZ Lend EUR 21 mln to Croatia’s Encro for PV Plants

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Croatian lender Privredna Banka Zagreb said on Friday they have lent...

Poland’s Enea Group Acquires 35 MW Solar Farm

Polish energy company Enea Group has a acquired a 35-MW solar farm from Pad Res, a joint venture between Kajima...

Albania Announces Results of 1st Onshore Wind Auction

The government of Albania has announced the results of the country's first utility-scale bidder-selected site auction for onshore wind....

Bulgaria’s Largest Solar Park Verila Begins Operation

Energy group Electrohold said Friday that it has put the 123-MW Verila solar farm in close to the town of...

Investment Into EU Solar Startups Soars

New research reveals total investment in European solar energy startups is up 398% compared to this time last year. Solar...

Serbia to Call Renewable Energy Auctions in June

Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović said on Friday that the country this month will announce renewable energy...

Croatia Sees Great Interest in Geothermal Energy Exploration Tender

A tender for awarding permits for exploration of geothermal waters at six areas in Croatia attracted "great interest" that exceeded...

Polish Solar Market to Reach 27 GW in 2025

Poland is forecast to reach a total installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity of nearly 27 GW by 2025, according to...

Photon Energy Puts 2 Solar Plants Into Operation in Romania

Amsterdam-based developer Photon Energy NV said on Tuesday it has put on stream two PV solar plants of 4.73 MWp...

World Bank to Help Bulgaria Boost Geothermal Energy Use

The World Bank said on Thursday it signed an agreement with Bulgaria's Energy Ministry to provide it with analytical and...

Think-tank Says Coal Use in EU Dropped This Winter

Coal power plants produced less electricity this winter despite the energy crunch in Europe, a climate think-tank said in a...

Poland’s ZE PAK Buys 88-MW Wind Project

Poland's energy group ZE-PAK said that its unit PAK-Polska Czysta Energia has bought the Eviva Drzeżewo special purpose vehicle (SPV)...