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Zagreb kicks off decarbonization of public transport

Zagreb’s public transport utility ZET has received EUR 21 million from the Government of Croatia to install chargers for electric buses. Croatia has earmarked EUR 50 million for firms providing public urban and suburban transport services to install chargers for electric buses. Zagreb is also in the process of procuring 70 electric buses. The grant […]

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North Macedonia receives grant from France for grid modernization

The transmission system operator of North Macedonia – MEPSO, France’s development agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and RTE International signed an agreement for a grant intended to support the Balkan country’s transmission system. At the same time, the Ministry of Energy, Mining, and Mineral Resources signed a joint declaration with AFD, officially welcoming the […]

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World’s first floating solar power plant with vertical panels comes online

A floating solar power plant with vertically installed panels was commissioned in Germany. Sinn Power, the company that deployed the technology, claims it is the world’s first utility-scale facility of its kind. The floating solar power plant featuring vertically mounted panels is situated on artificial lake Jais, created by gravel extraction, in the Starnberg district […]

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NGEN inaugurates Austria’s most powerful battery energy storage system

NGEN Group inaugurated its battery storage system in Austria’s Carinthia province after expanding it. At 21.9 MW in operating power and 43.8 MWh in capacity, it is again the country’s largest grid-supporting BESS. With the official commissioning of the Arnoldstein-Gailitz battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Carinthia province, the NGEN Group has set another […]

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Ljiljana Velimirović is the Female Leader in Sustainable Energy for 2025

Ljiljana Velimirović, Project Manager 1, Investment Sector, Serbian state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije, received the Female Leader in Sustainable Energy 2025 award. The award recognizes outstanding results and dedication in advancing the energy sector in the Republic of Serbia. At the annual event of WISE Serbia Women’s Network in sustainable energy, climate action, and environmental […]

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Montenegro’s EPCG to develop floating solar, thermal batteries, high-altitude wind turbines

Montenegrin state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore has signed memoranda of understanding with Akuo, E2S Power AG, and wind fisher for a floating solar power plant, thermal batteries, and a pilot project for high-altitude wind turbines, respectively. Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed within the framework of the European Union – Montenegro Investment Conference. Domestic […]

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Montenegro building two solar plants at hydropower dams

Montenegro’s state power utility, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), is installing a 2.5 MW solar plant at the Slano hydropower dam near Nikšić, while a photovoltaic plant is also being installed at the Vrtac dam. The project marks yet another step towards increasing the share of renewable sources and strengthening Montenegro’s energy independence, said EPCG-Solar gradnja, […]