Montenegro has a high solar potential and is taking promising steps to use more solar PV, as Ivana Vojinović, director of the Center for Climate Change, Natural Resources and Energy at the University of Donja Gorica, explains. But challenges remain.
Grids are one of the bottlenecks for more renewable power. A new report of Eurelectric “Technologies supporting Grids for Speed” shows how existing technologies can optimise the existing grid, facilitate renewables integration and lower the overall investment bill.
Corsica Sole and Evecon are planning the construction of two battery storage power plants with a total capacity of 400 MWh in Estonia. They are intended to help stabilize the Baltic power grid, which is to be decoupled from the Russian power grid at the beginning of 2025.
The opportunities and potential of a European energy network with renewable electricity and green hydrogen are the focus of a study by the Jülich Research Center. Synthetic fuels play an important role in this, but nuclear power does not.
The PV market in Central and Eastern Europe continues to develop dynamically. Challenges are - as elsewhere - grid expansion, energy storage, load management and bureaucracy reduction. This was demonstrated at the CISOLAR & GREENBATTERY 2024 conference and expo in Bucharest.
For clean energy to continue growing at pace, greater investment in new energy systems, especially in electricity grids and energy storage, is necessary, IEA`s new World Energy Outlook 2024 says. Today, for every dollar spent on renewable power, only 60 cents are spent on grids and storage.
The EBRD provides a €28 million loan for the upgrade of electrical substation Brezna. This enables to integrate up to 400 MW of new, large-scale renewable energy into the country’s power grid.
In cooperation with Stockholm, Jolt is installing 50 ultra-fast charging stations in heavily trafficked areas of the Swedish capital including on the grounds of the royal palace on Djurgården.
A hotel in Amsterdam turned the lack of an adequate grid connection to his advantage - with the help of PV, battery storage and energy management.
Polish company Projekt Solartechnik Group (PST) is specialized in large-scale photovoltaic installations, wind farms and green energy sale, all on an international basis. About the opportunities of the Polish market we talked to Tomasz Bodetko, Vice President and responsible for sale of solar farms, PPA and CPPA.
The European market for battery storage systems is growing rapidly; solar home storage systems have dominated until now. But now there is a change. Large batteries are gaining ground - but are still being held back by regulatory hurdles.
European Energy has received grid connection approvals for around 500 MW of solar and wind energy projects across Romania. The total development pipeline for European Energy Romania now exceeds 1.5 GW of solar and wind projects.
With 26 of 27 EU Member States having submitted their National Energy and Climate Plans solar targets have increased by 87%. Despite the boost NECPs fail to connect the dots with grid deployment, modernisation, and flexibility.
What are the five most important reasons why the energy transition is dominating the energy and utility sector? Dirk Kaisers, Segment Leader Distributed Energy Management EMEA at Eaton, names them.
2024 is a key year for the storage industry. Florian Antwerpen, founder and Managing Director of Kyon Energy, provides insights into the most important developments.
Plans for an electricity connection between Greece and Egypt are moving forward. It is to be used for the transportation of solar and wind power.
To achieve the goals of the EU Green Deal, the expansion of the grid infrastructure and the flexibilization of energy generation are fundamental, Martin Dürnberger and Jörg Menyesch of CCE state in a guest article. They give an overview about the situation in different European countries.
RE-Source Platform welcomes the European Commission’s Action Plan for Grids, but urges greater attention to be paid to the needs of corporate renewable energy offtakers.
Solar energy is overtaking fossil fuels across Europe. With over 600 GW of total installed solar capacity targeted by 2030, Europe’s electricity network must get ready to accommodate solar’s exponential growth and enable faster decarbonisation.
Higher investments and upgraded infrastructure are urgently needed to enable a tripling in electrification rates by 2050 in order to reach Europe`s decarbonization goals. With 6½ years until 2030, Europe must attract unprecedented investments for grid expansion, shows Eurelectric’s Power Barometer 2023.
The sector association Eurelectric calls for more electricity distribution grid capacity to enable Europe’s energy transition .
Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen's FlexNet EkO research project, (Re)energisa's clean energy supply project in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest, and the installation of the Sirius energy management system at Wallbox Charger's corporate headquarters in Spain: These are the winners in the “Outstanding Projects” category at The smarter E AWARD 2023.
Large battery storage systems are an important pillar of the energy transition and are becoming increasingly popular. But there are still quite a few regulatory hurdles in countries like Germany, says Florian Antwerpen, Managing Director of Kyon Energy, in an interview
The finalists for The smarter E Award 2023 have been nominated. The winners will be awarded at June 2023 in Munich, one day before The smarter E Europe exhibition starts.
Bi-directional charging technology saves money, reduces the carbon footprint and makes less dependent on grid power capacity. This is shown by the use case of Wallbox Chargers in Barcelona as Daniel Utges, Head of Product at Wallbox Chargers, reports.
