Wind power technology is often criticized because birds collide with turbine blades. As the number of wind farms in Southeast Europe grows, bird protection is increasingly important. A solution exists. Croatian environmental consultancy Oikon has become the regional representative for three systems that detect the presence of birds and temporarily halt wind turbines to prevent […]
Serbia now has a Just Energy Transition Plan until 2030. The document contains suggested measures for the mitigation of the impact of reducing fossil fuel use, primarily coal, so that workers, firms and communities aren’t left behind. Following last month’s completion of the public consultation process regarding the proposed Just Transition Action Plan, the Government […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s electricity imports were nearly 4.5 times higher in the first half of the year than in the same period of 2024. The step rise in power imports is another evidence of the difficult situation in the country’s utilities – Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH), Elektroprivreda HZHB (EPHZHB), and Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS). The main […]
Principia agreed to acquire all four EDPR’s wind power plants in Greece. The joint venture of Enel and Macquarie Asset Management’s funds is nearing 800 MW in renewable energy and battery storage capacity in the country. Principia, owned equally by Italy-based Enel and funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management, headquartered in Australia, is strengthening its […]
Ingka Investments, the investment division of the Sweden-based Ingka Holding, the largest IKEA franchisee company, said the construction of its first solar power plant in Romania is well underway. The Butimanu project is for 300 MW in peak capacity, which would make it the largest in the country. The biggest IKEA stores operator is proceeding […]
INVL Renewable Energy Fund I has secured a EUR 29.3 million loan for the installation of solar power plants with a capacity of 71 MW in Romania. INVL Renewable Energy Fund I, managed by INVL Asset Management, invests in renewable energy projects. The new EUR 29.3 million loan agreement has been signed with Kommunalkredit Austria […]
Albania’s oil and gas industry has a long and complex history that dates back to the early twentieth century. During World War I, in September 1917, the Italian government became particularly interested in Albania’s natural riches, awarding some of the first concessions for their use. In the decades that followed, businesses from the UK, France, […]
The mature residential battery storage markets in Europe are stabilizing, while policy-driven and emerging markets are gaining traction, according to EUPD Research. Its new report showed prices of home batteries slumped more than 50% between the first half of 2023 and the first half of this year. The European residential battery storage market has remained […]
Just 152.2 MW of wind farms were installed in Greece in the first half of 2025, thus continuing the low trajectory of recent years. According to the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA or ELETAEN), total wind capacity in the country reached 5,507 MW at the end of June. In the first six months of the […]
Eximprod, which installed the first wind turbine in Romania more than two decades ago, delivered the first megawatt-hours to the grid from its new wind farm in the country’s east. In addition, it is about to receive a commercial operating license for a 49.5 MW solar park in Prahova county. Several other wind parks are […]