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Photo: Woodburn CapitalEurope’s solar power boom slows amid negative prices – lobby
December 3, 2024 | Enza Tedesco, MontelElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy
Europe’s recent boom in solar installations will slow as flagging profits due to negative prices and sluggish electrification efforts dent investment in new projects, the sector’s main lobby has warned....
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Photo: pixabay.comSlovenian prosumer solar may drop 80% in 2025 – expert
December 2, 2024 | Valerija HozjanRenewables
Prosumer solar installations in Slovenia could drop by 80% next year when the benefits of the current net metering scheme end and a new network fee is introduced, says the director of the Slovenian Photovoltaic Association (ZSFV)....
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Photo: HOPSEnergy industry sceptical about 3 GW Greece-Egypt interconnector
November 27, 2024 | Maja ŽuvelaElectricity | Renewables | Energy Efficiency
The energy industry remains sceptical about plans for a 3 GW power link between Greece and Egypt as the former was already almost saturated with electricity, experts told Montel this week. ...
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Photo: Dalibor DobrićGrid connection delays may slow Serbia’s green push – Aurora
November 21, 2024 | Maja ŽuvelaElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy | CO2 emissions | Economy | Ecology | En.vision
Recent grid connection delays in Serbia may disrupt upcoming renewables projects and slow the country’s green transition, Aurora Energy Research analysts said on Thursday....
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Photo: www.portofrotterdam.comLNG to largely offset lost Russia-Ukraine gas transit – Aurora
November 20, 2024 | Elise Wu, MontelThe loss of Russian gas transiting Ukraine from next year will likely be “largely offset” by redirected LNG flows and European storage withdrawals, Aurora Energy Research analysts said on Tuesday....
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Photo: Dalibor DobrićCroatia to only help green projects most in need in CFD scheme
November 18, 2024 | Dalibor DobrićRenewables | Energy policy | New technologies
Croatia will only finance renewable projects under its contracts for difference (CFD) support scheme that need state support to come to fruition, the country’s energy market operator Hrote, told Montel....
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Photo: Dalibor DobrićCroatian energy plan draws criticism for “lack of ambition”
November 15, 2024 | Dalibor DobrićElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy
Croatia’s national energy and climate plan – to align the country with the EU’s 2030 goals – that was put up for public debate earlier this week “lacks ambition” in certain areas, experts told Montel....
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Photo: Roman PeklajUkraine gas transit after 2024 less likely with Slovak-Azeri deal
November 14, 2024 | Laurence Walker, MontelA pilot contract for the supply of Azeri gas to Slovakia’s SPP signals a growing acceptance that Russian transit flows via Ukraine will end this year, making any extension less likely, market participants said....
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Photo: PlinovodiNew 1 GW gas-fired plant could raise Serbian imports by 30%
November 13, 2024 | Dalibor DobrićElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy
Serbia’s gas imports could jump by a third if construction of a mooted 1 GW gas-fired plant goes ahead, Vojislav Vuletic, president of the country’s gas association, told Montel late on Tuesday....
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Photo: Dalibor DobrićPrice spike risk set to persist in central southeast Europe – Icis
November 11, 2024 | Dalibor DobrićElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy
Unless action is taken, the central and southeast European (CSEE) region is set to see more extreme price spikes such as this summer’s – particularly if the trend of rising temperatures continue and droughts dampen hydropower supply, consultancy Icis warned on Monday....
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