Nova Power & Gas has commissioned the largest battery energy storage system in Romania, doubling the country’s total capacity. The installation in Florești, Cluj County, has an operating power of 200 MW and a capacity of 400 MWh. Before the new facility was commissioned, Romania’s overall battery energy storage capacity was 398.8 MWh, according to […]
Author: Mbuwir Brida, EUSEW Young Energy Ambassador Have you tried asking ChatGPT what the world’s most pressing challenge is? It ranks climate change as the first challenge. So, how about we use the technology behind ChatGPT to solve that challenge? The most significant way to mitigate climate change is to move from fossil fuels to […]
Turning cheap daytime solar electricity into a dispatchable profile results in a total electricity cost of USD 76/MWh, according to the latest analysis by Ember. Ember’s assessment of storage costs is based on recent auctions in Italy, Saudi Arabia and India and on expert interviews. Across global markets outside China and the United States, the […]
So far this year, EPCG Solar Gradnja has installed solar power plants with an overall capacity of 36 MW. EPCG Solar Gradnja, a subsidiary of state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), specializes in the procurement, design, installation, and maintenance of photovoltaic systems. Its main role is the installation of solar panels within the programs […]
Government-controlled Kosovo Energy Corp. (KEK) launched the prequalifications call for its Solar4Kosovo photovoltaic project. The area is in the municipalities of Obiliq (Obilić) and Fushë Kosovë (Kosovo Polje), northwest of Prishtina. After more than four years of planning the project, KEK is receiving applications for the design and construction of its first solar power plant, […]
Representatives of the Government of Montenegro and Masdar discussed potential joint projects in the energy sector. The focus of the meeting was on solar energy, energy storage, and hydropower. Minister of Energy and Mining of Montenegro Admir Šahmanović and the Minister of Public Works Majda Adžović met today at Villa Gorica in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica […]
The European Union is further simplifying the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), but with stricter oversight and an extension to 180 steel- and aluminium-intensive downstream products. From January 1, importers of designated goods and commodities will be paying the emissions tax. Among the novelties, countries in the Energy Community that transposed the relevant EU regulations […]
European leading EPC and O&M contractor of PV and BESS systems Solarpro is building what will be the largest solar power plant in Hungary, using photovoltaic modules from industry leader LONGi. Located in the northern county of Heves, the 450-megawatt project will deploy nearly 700,000 modules from LONGi’s ultra-efficient Hi-MO9 product series. The plant also […]
The Hellenic Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO or DEDDIE) has drawn severe criticism because of imposing fines for power theft in cases where no such wrongdoing took place. Last year, HEDNO was asked by the government to step up its efforts to fight power theft, a major issue in the Greek market. In recent years, the […]