Kosovo* will host the first large-scale solar thermal system for heating homes and commercial space in the Western Balkans region. So far there is just one similar project, in Serbia, but its solar capacity and heat production are much lower. The Solar4Kosovo district heating project in...
December 26 (Renewables Now) – Italian energy company ERG SpA (BIT:ERG) announced on Friday that it is acquiring a 25-MWp solar power plant in Spain from an entity that is part of Spanish venture capital firm Renertia Investment. ERG, through subsidiary ERG Spain Holdco SLU, signed...
December 23 (Renewables Now) – UK renewable energy retailer Octopus Energy Group is setting foot in Portugal’s green generation market with an investment in Spanish-founded renewables developer FF New Energy Ventures (FFNEV) which has a projects pipeline of 2.1 GW. The investment...
The EU may ban miniature hotel toiletries and single-use food containers in its battle against wasteful packaging. The proposal is part of the European Green Deal, an EU-wide plan to reach net zero by 2050, separate economic growth from resource use, and promote a circular economy. In...
The EU has approved a €28 billion German renewable energy scheme. The policy is aimed at rapidly expanding use of wind and solar power. It is designed to deliver Germany’s target to produce 80 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Replacing an existing...
