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Battery storage in Romania still costly, challenging – developers
Date: 30.03.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
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Storing solar-generated electricity in Romania is still expensive and at times challenging despite a recent update in the regulatory framework, developers of renewable energy projects in Romania told
Croatia to introduce new wholesale power market participants
Date: 24.03.2023 Author: Montel
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Croatia plans to expand the circle of eligible participants on the wholesale power market by including new players, such as storage operators and aggregators, the energy market operator Hrote told
Oil group Nis mulls hydrogen plant in north-eastern Serbia
Date: 17.03.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
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Serbia’s oil group Nis has invited bids for the preparation of project and technical documentation for the construction of a hydrogen production plant near the Elemir gas refinery in north-eastern
BiH as first mover may get 17 GW of renewables by 2050 – McKinsey
Date: 17.03.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
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Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has the opportunity to become a first mover in the Balkan energy transition and develop 17 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2050, according to the consultancy firm
EC wants 40% of net-zero technologies made in EU by 2030
Date: 16.03.2023 Author: Siobhan Hall, Montel
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The European Commission wants the EU to make at least 40% of the strategic net-zero emission technologies it needs by 2030 to support its energy transition and supply security under draft rules
BiH to draft green hydrogen strategy soon – official
Date: 16.03.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
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Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will soon start preparing a green hydrogen strategy, Admir Softic, assistant minister at BiH's economic relations ministry, told an energy conference in the capital
EC drafts rules to secure raw materials for green transition
Date: 16.03.2023 Author: Siobhan Hall, Montel
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Expected soaring EU demand for key raw material imports such as lithium and rare earth metals needed for the energy transition prompted the European Commission to propose rules to secure their
Better battery system regulations needed in W. Balkans – Voltalia
Date: 10.03.2023 Author: MontelPhoto: Mercados – Aries International
Although businesses are eager to invest in large-scale battery storage systems, Western Balkan countries need to improve their regulatory frameworks for this to happen, French renewables developer
Nano Energies plans significant growth in Croatia – manager
Date: 08.03.2023 Author: Dalibor Dobric
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Nano Energies Hrvatska, one of only three licensed aggregation companies in Croatia, aims to reach several dozen megawatts of flexible capacity by the end of the year, its country manager told Montel
Montenegro to help UGT in building solar farms and energy storage
Date: 07.03.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
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The Montenegrin finance ministry has expressed its readiness to support the deployment of new solar farms and energy storage facilities that are being developed by the US-based UGT Renewables company
Bulgarian ministry expects backing for 30-year energy plan
Date: 03.03.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
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The Bulgarian energy ministry hopes that its recently drafted 2023-2053 energy system development plan, which includes 4 GW of new nuclear capacity, will be adopted by the country’s new parliament
Masdar mulls 800 MW of renewables in Serbia, Montenegro, Poland
Date: 02.03.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
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The United Arab Emirates renewables developer Masdar has around 800 MW of renewable energy projects in the pipeline in Serbia, Montenegro and Poland, its senior manager for business development and
