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Radramo Power gets permit for 393 MW wind project in Romania

Romanian energy company Radramo Power obtained a permit for a 393-MW (megawatt) wind farm in the eastern commune of Pestera,...

Green Energy

Serbia to develop national plan on energy, climate

Serbian Deputy PM and Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlović announced on Tuesday Serbia would develop a national plan...

Green Energy

Poland’s PGE eyes 600 MW of solar at its coal-fired plant

Polish utility PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA announced plans to deploy 600 MW (megawatt) of solar, and potentially some wind...

Energy Trade

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

Alteo board approves HUF 24-per-share dividend

The board of listed alternative energy company Alteo approved a HUF 24-per-share dividend on last year's earnings at a meeting...

Green Energy

MEKH to lead by example on climate change

The Hungarian Energy and Utilities Regulatory Authority (MEKH) would like to set an example and take the lead in protecting...

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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

HUF 100 bln in gov’t grants for home installation of solar panels

Hungary's government will call a tender in the summer offering more than HUF 100 billion in grants to support the...

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...

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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...

Energy Trade

Electricity interconnectors in Hungary, Slovakia begin operation

Two interconnectors between the electricity networks of Hungary and Slovakia started commercial operation on Monday, doubling cross-border delivery volume, the...

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

Energy Transition Puts Grid Investment, Regulatory Reform in Focus

Hungary’s next energy challenge is integrating its expanding renewable capacity into a reliable, flexible electricity system. E.ON’s Guntram Würzberg discusses...

Energy

Large-scale Energy Storage Enters Center Stage

The role of storage in Hungary’s energy supply system was neglected for far too long. Now things are moving fast,...

Green Energy

MOL Opens HUF 2.7 bln Biomethane Unit in Szarvas

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL inaugurated a new HUF 2.7 billion biomethane unit at its biogas plant in Szarvas,...

Energy

EU Funding Upgrades the Electricity Grid, the Foundation of the Future Energy System

The energy transition’s next phase is about delivering renewable electricity where and when it is needed. That requires greater grid...

Green Energy

Geothermal Energy: ‘Enormous’ Potential in Europe Still Awaiting Full Exploitation

Hungary boasts modest progress in exploiting geothermal energy at the Budapest summit, while experts highlight many conundrums hampering development across...

Energy Trade

E.ON Launches HUF 230 bln Grid Upgrade to Support Hungary’s Energy Transition

E.ON Hungária Group has launched a nearly HUF 230 bln electricity network development program that will create 2,323 MW of...

Green Energy

Futureal Expands in Finland With 3 GW Renewable‑energy Portfolio

Futureal Energy Partners has partnered with Finnish renewable-energy developer Aurinkokarhu Oy to advance a 3 GW portfolio of solar, battery...

Green Energy

Battery Storage Fleet Delivers Up to 1,000 MW to Support Evening Power Demand

Hungary’s rapidly expanding battery storage fleet is becoming a critical tool for balancing the power grid, shifting cheap daytime electricity...

Energy Transition Puts Grid Investment, Regulatory Reform in Focus

Hungary’s next energy challenge is integrating its expanding renewable capacity into a reliable, flexible electricity system. E.ON’s Guntram Würzberg discusses...

Hungary Still EU’s Largest Buyer of Russian Pipeline Gas

Despite reducing its Russian pipeline gas purchases by 10%, Hungary remained the European Union's largest buyer in the first eight...

Large-scale Energy Storage Enters Center Stage

The role of storage in Hungary’s energy supply system was neglected for far too long. Now things are moving fast,...

MOL Opens HUF 2.7 bln Biomethane Unit in Szarvas

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL inaugurated a new HUF 2.7 billion biomethane unit at its biogas plant in Szarvas,...

EU Funding Upgrades the Electricity Grid, the Foundation of the Future Energy System

The energy transition’s next phase is about delivering renewable electricity where and when it is needed. That requires greater grid...

Geothermal Energy: ‘Enormous’ Potential in Europe Still Awaiting Full Exploitation

Hungary boasts modest progress in exploiting geothermal energy at the Budapest summit, while experts highlight many conundrums hampering development across...

E.ON Launches HUF 230 bln Grid Upgrade to Support Hungary’s Energy Transition

E.ON Hungária Group has launched a nearly HUF 230 bln electricity network development program that will create 2,323 MW of...

Naftogaz, MOL Sign MoU on Fuel Storage in Hungary for Ukraine

Ukraine’s Naftogaz has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hungary’s MOL to explore developing petroleum product storage facilities near the...

Hungary Can Secure Gas Supply Without Russian Imports, Kapitány Says

Hungary could secure its gas supply without Russian imports by October 2027 if current conditions hold, Economy and Energy Minister...

E.ON Installs Four Battery Storage Systems to Support Solar Power and Grid Stability

E.ON Hungária Group has installed four battery storage systems with a combined output of 4 MW and storage capacity of...

MVM Introduces Dynamic Electricity Tariff

From Sep. 1, households and microbusinesses under universal service can voluntarily switch to energy company MVM's new dynamic tariff, which...

Paks Output Tops 800 MW as Record Drought, Heatwave Ease

Output at Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant rose above 800 MW on Sunday as conditions began to improve following the...

Hungary Targets Tenfold Expansion in Wind Power Capacity by 2030

Hungary’s long-stagnant wind energy sector could be set for significant expansion under a government package aimed at increasing installed capacity...

Futureal Expands in Finland With 3 GW Renewable‑energy Portfolio

Futureal Energy Partners has partnered with Finnish renewable-energy developer Aurinkokarhu Oy to advance a 3 GW portfolio of solar, battery...

Battery Storage Fleet Delivers Up to 1,000 MW to Support Evening Power Demand

Hungary’s rapidly expanding battery storage fleet is becoming a critical tool for balancing the power grid, shifting cheap daytime electricity...