OMV and Masdar are setting up a joint venture for the development and operation of the fifth-largest electrolyzer plant in Europe. The facility is already under construction in Austria. The UAE-based company would be a minority shareholder, with 49%. Austrian integrated energy, fuels and chemicals company OMV and Masdar – Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co. […]
Greece approved the request of a firm developing a project for a giant solar park with a green hydrogen plant to double the electrolyzer capacity. The site is in the vicinity of the village of Mantasia in the Phthiotis regional unit. The Ministry of Environment and Energy in Athens signed off on a proposed change […]
Eksim Energy, which operates one of the biggest solar power plants in Turkey, commissioned the first part of its Yozgat wind farm. The company based in Istanbul has surpassed 1 GW in installed capacity. Eksim Energy (Enerji) is accelerating its expansion in the green energy sector in Turkey – the company said it has received […]
The results of exploration at the Vinkovci GT-1 well have confirmed the area’s significant geothermal potential, Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency said. Maximum temperature is 131 degrees Celsius. Vinkovci is the third location in Croatia with positive results, as reservoir temperatures exceeding 100 degrees were earlier confirmed in Velika Gorica and Osijek, Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency revealed. The […]
Public consultation is underway in Cyprus for environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies for three projects for photovoltaic units, of 14.5 MW in total peak capacity, with 40 MWh in battery storage. The developer, SAOLA, plans several such investments. It is facing opposition from the local population and environmentalists. The electricity system in Cyprus is severely […]
Poland-based R.Power began work on its Lazuri photovoltaic plant of 55 MW in peak capacity in Satu Mare county in northwestern Romania. The company is energizing four solar parks of more than 23 MW overall, its first operational assets in the country. In addition, it is about to break ground on its 254 MWh Scornicești […]
Austrian green energy producer Enery and Turkish software company SmartPulse have entered a strategic partnership to deliver advanced solutions for the management and trading of renewable energy and storage assets. The collaboration aims to amplify market results for renewable energy producers and battery owners, while strengthening integration into the regional energy markets. Enery Portfolio Optimization […]
Turkish contractor and solar power plant operator Margün Energy, which is expanding to geothermal energy including lithium extraction, acquired nine geothermal licenses that enable access to a potential power production capacity of 505 MW. It counts on USD 405 million per year from electricity sales alone. Margün Energy, listed at the Istanbul Stock Exchange since […]
Masdar and Taaleri Energia generated the first megawatt-hours in their Čibuk 2 wind farm in Serbia. The first 35 MW out of the planned 154 MW is now in trial operation. The installation of all 22 turbines in the Čibuk 2 wind power plant northeast of Belgrade is set to be completed by mid-November, Renewable […]
The European Commission is collecting evidence to come up with solutions for unintended effects of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on renewable electricity in the Western Balkans, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Artur Lorkowski pointed out in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, as one of the most important developments in the […]