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German foreign minister warns against halting Nord Stream 2 

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has rejected calls for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project to be halted amid...

Green Energy

European Energy nets ‘largest’ Baltics PPA

Estonian energy company Eesti Energia has signed the "largest" power purchase agreement (PPA) in the Baltics with Danish renewables energy...

Green Energy

Bulgaria’s Bobov Dol TPP plans to build PV plant

Bulgarian thermal power plant (TPP) Bobov Dol intends to build a photovoltaic (PV) park at the site of a former...

Green Energy

Poland’s solar capacity in February grows 3%, agency says

Poland's solar power capacity grew 128 MW (megawatt) in February to 4,243 MW, data from the Polish Energy Market Agency...

Green Energy

Dutch consultancy supports 1-GW Estonian offshore wind farm

Dutch consultancy Pondera has been contracted by Saare Wind Energy to support work on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for...

Green Energy

Slovenia almost doubles number of self-consumption PV units in 2020

There are 8,641 households, multi-apartment buildings, small businesses and energy communities in Slovenia with devices for self-consumption of electricity from...

Green Energy

Polenergia, Equinor to launch 1.4 GW Polish wind in 2025

Poland's Polenergia and Norway's Equinor plan to launch 1.4 GW (gigawatt) of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea at...

Green Energy

E.ON to deliver 145 small-sized turnkey PV projects in Romania

Electricity and gas supplier E.ON Energie Romania, the local unit of Germanys power droup E.ON, has recently concluded contracts with...

Energy Trade

ENI-Novatek consortium begins offshore oil exploration in Montenegro

Italy's oil and gas company ENI and Russia's Novatek started exploratory drilling for oil in waters offshore Montenegro, reported web...

Energy Trade

Polish, Ukrainian gas giants to cooperate on exploitation, production

Polish oil and gas company PGNiG and Ukraine's state oil and gas company Naftogaz Group have signed a letter of...

Green Energy

Global wind industry adds 114 GW in 2020

Around 114 GW (gigawatt) of new wind capacity was added globally in 2020, representing an 82% increase year-over-year, according to...

Energy Trade

Bulgaria signs deal for design of Chiren gas storage upgrade

Bulgartransgaz, the natural gas transmission and storage system operator of Bulgaria, has signed a BGN 5.3 million (USD 3.2 million)...

Energy Trade

Greek electricity market coupling with Bulgaria set for May 11

Greece's next market-coupling step, a day-ahead market link with Bulgaria, following an equivalent step with Italy in December, is scheduled...

Green Energy

French Voltalia wins Albania’s 100 MW PV tender 

Albania's Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has announced that French renewable energy developer Voltalia is the winner of the tender...

Green Energy

Poland could reach 15 GW of installed solar in 2025

Poland is set to add around 2 GW (gigawatt) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2021 and reach up...

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)...