When discussing Europe’s green transition, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are often talked about as “the next big thing,” as the technologies have the potential to transform the grid, stabilise renewable energy sources, and enable new business models. However, while it’s easy to talk about storage, operating it with real assets, real risks, and real […]
Slovenia’s transmission system operator ELES and Hitachi Energy have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the implementation of their Next Generation Control System project. ELES and Hitachi Energy plan to develop advanced digital solutions for transmission grid control centers, according to Slovenia’s TSO. The Next Generation Control System project is a continuation of their cooperation […]
Luxembourg-based Zen Energy Group has started the installation of a hybrid energy project in North Macedonia, combining a solar power plant and a battery energy storage system. A solar power plant with a battery energy storage system (BESS) could become the country’s second hybrid power plant, with Fortis Energy installing energy storage near Oslomej solar […]
Licensed renewable energy projects in Greece currently stand at about 90 GW. New submissions have been falling sharply. According to latest data from the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY or RAEWW), a total of more than 110 GW has been licensed across all renewable technologies. Photovoltaics have the lion’s share, with 74.4 […]
Government-controlled Kosovo Energy Corp. (KEK) said it is preparing to start building its Solar4Kosovo 1 photovoltaic plant near Prishtina. It informed the local community that agricultural and other activities weren’t allowed anymore on the designated land. After four years of planning. a former coal ash dump is about to be turned into the biggest solar […]
Battery technology developer ElevenEs, which has production facilities in Serbia, plans to build a EUR 600 million gigafactory. It revealed that it is considering locations in Poland. The company said InnoEnergy is now one of its main shareholders. Now backed by a group of international investors including the InnoEnergy fund, ElevenEs announced its next major […]
Croatia is considering the possibility of building a nuclear power plant on its territory, according to Minister of Economy Ante Šušnjar. Experts will decide whether it will be small modular reactors (SMRs) or a conventional nuclear power plant, Ante Šušnjar stressed, as quoted by Novi List. He opined that building a nuclear power plant is […]
The ambitious Apollo program, which the Greek government outlined in late 2023, is losing EUR 100 million. The European Union earlier approved the grant for investments in renewable energy and storage, intended to lower energy costs for vulnerable consumers through self-consumption. The first phase of the Apollo program was envisaged to help vulnerable households. It […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her 2025 State of the Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. She said the single energy market would be completed and pointed out that clean homegrown energy is a tool to lower energy prices. Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union’s greatest asset is […]
The Ministry of Energy and Mining of Montenegro and Japanese company JERA have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the development of projects for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and gas power plant. The memorandum was signed at the Gastech 2025 conference in Italy by Minister of Energy and Mining Admir Šahmanović and Steve […]