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AES Bulgarian units produce 1,680 GWh in H1

AES Bulgaria, a unit of U.S.-based energy conglomerate AES Corporation, said that its thermal power plant (TPP) AES Galabovo and...

EU

ETC warns on limits to biomass role in energy transition

The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) has warned that rapidly increasing demand for biomass and biofuel could exceed sustainable supply, and...

Green Energy

Nordex swoops for 45 MW deal in Poland

German manufacturer Nordex announced it has secured a 45-MW (megawatt) turbine order with Swedish developer OX2 for a project in...

Energy Trade

Poland’s PKN Orlen considers boosting crude oil processing in Lithuania

Orlen Lietuva, a subsidiary of the Polish oil and gas company PKN Orlen, has signed a letter of intent (LoI)...

Green Energy

ReneSola sells 38 MW project in Poland

ReneSola Inc announced that it has sold 38 MW (megawatt) of solar projects located in Poland to Danish solar investor...

Green Energy

Enel unit builds PV park for retailer Kaufland in Romania

Enel X Romania, a local unit of Italy's Enel Group, is implementing a photovoltaic (PV) system for retailer Kaufland in...

Green Energy

Polish auctions award contracts for 2.5 GW of solar and wind

The Polish Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) has announced the final results of its solar and wind auction for projects above...

Energy Trade

Poland’s Gaz-System says it has begun building Baltic Pipe

Polish gas grid operator Gaz-System says it has started building the Baltic Pipe link between Denmark and Poland. The project...

Green Energy

EU to allocate EUR 200 bln recovery fund for green projects

The countries of the European Union will invest at least EUR 200 billion in green projects when they help the...

EU

EP votes for 60% carbon emissions cut by 2030

The European Parliament has voted in favor of an agreement with the EU Council on the bloc's revamped greenhouse gas...

Green Energy

Aurubis Bulgaria launches 10 MW solar plant construction

Copper producer Aurubis Bulgaria, part of Germany's Aurubis AG, said in a press release Thursday it started the construction of...

Green Energy

EIB approves EUR 1.4 bln in financing for renewables in Europe, Africa

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved EUR 1.4 billion in financing for renewable energy, the lender announced....

Energy Trade

Romgaz enters exclusive negotiations with ExxonMobil for Black Sea project

Romanian state-controlled gas producer Romgaz has entered exclusive negotiations with US oil group ExxonMobil for its stake in the Neptun...

Green Energy

N. Macedonia inks contracts with Solarpro, Fortis for PV project

North Macedonia's government said it has signed contracts with Bulgarian solar energy group Solarpro Holding and Turkish Fortis Energy Electric...

Energy Trade

Russia’s Gazprom says Nord Stream 2 pipeline fully funded

The Nord Stream 2 project is fully supported with funds, and there is no need to raise extra money for...

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)...