Public Power Corp. (PPC Group) is launching construction on two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in northern Greece, of 48 MW / 96 MWh and 50 MW / 100 MWh. There is currently no larger BESS in Southeastern Europe, but the Oslomej solar park in North Macedonia is expected to get a battery system of […]
Chinese battery producer CATL has unveiled Naxtra, claiming it is the world’s first mass-produced sodium ion battery. At its inaugural Super Tech Day, the company also showcased a battery that sets a new global record for superfast charging technology. Naxtra breaks resource constraints and strengthens the foundation of the new energy industry, according to Contemporary […]
Serbia’s transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije received two grid connection applications for battery energy storage systems. They are the first energy storage projects in the country. Investments in battery energy storage systems (BESS) is ramping up around the world and Serbia is now making its first steps. Annual installations have increased more than 12 times […]
The much-awaited ministerial decree for zero-subsidy standalone battery systems has been published in Greece. So far, Greece has provided support to 900 MW of standalone storage projects under three previous auctions. The new plan, prepared by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy, calls for installing 4,700 MW of standalone battery projects across the country, […]
Montenegro’s state-owned power utility, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), intends to invite bids by the end of the year for the installation of battery energy storage systems. President of EPCG’s Board of Directors Milutin Đukanović has said that the company’s business philosophy is based on three principles – production at the point of consumption, use of hydropower […]
Elektroprivreda Crne Gore, owned by the Government of Montenegro, has held discussions with several companies and financiers from the region, Europe, and the world about its project for battery energy storage systems. Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) said in September that it started the preparations to install battery energy storage systems (BESS). After the Board of […]