Ukraine Adds 1.1 GW of Solar in First Half of 2026, Eyes 2 GW Full-Year Target
Ukraine commissioned up to 1.1 GW of new solar photovoltaic capacity in the first half of 2026, according to preliminary estimates from the Solar Energy Association of Ukraine (ASEU), bringing total installed solar generation in the country to between 9.4 and 9.7 GW. Full-year additions are expected to reach around 2 GW. The majority of […]
Canadian Industrial Group Cuts Heavy Equipment Energy Costs by 87% with LiuGong Electric Fleet
Groupe Bellemare, a Canadian industrial group, has released interim findings from an ongoing electric heavy equipment testing program at Quebec worksites, showing battery-powered machinery reduced energy costs by more than 87% compared with diesel. The initiative, launched in 2024 under the Plug-In Fleet Heavy Equipment research program alongside IVI — Quebec’s Institut du véhicule innovant […]
HELLENiQ Completes 100 MW Battery Complex in Thessaloniki
HELLENiQ Renewables has completed construction of a 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system near Thessaloniki, placing it among the largest such facilities in Greece. The €50 million project was financed with support from the Greece 2.0 programme under the NextGenerationEU fund, and occupies ten hectares fitted with 56 containers of liquid-cooled lithium […]
Croatia’s HEP ODS Plans €1.95 Billion Grid Investment to Absorb Renewable Growth
Croatia’s electricity distribution operator HEP ODS has drawn up a ten-year infrastructure investment programme worth €1.95 billion covering 2027 to 2036, with the primary goal of adapting the country’s distribution grid to accommodate rising volumes of clean generation. The figure excludes connection costs; it covers line and substation upgrades, smart metering rollout, and preparations for […]
EU Eyes Third Rollback on Car Emissions as France Shifts Position
France and Germany have agreed to push for a weaker carbon target for new vehicles sold in the European Union, backing a proposal that would lower the emissions-cut requirement from 90 to 80 percent. The joint proposal is scheduled for review by EU governing bodies on October 15. The move would mark the third loosening […]
EU’s 1,700 GW Renewables Backlog Persists as Co-Location Rules Fall Short
A structural bottleneck is slowing Europe’s energy transition: roughly 1,700 GW of renewable and hybrid projects are queued for grid connections across 16 EU member states and the United Kingdom — a backlog more than six times Germany’s entire installed generation capacity. A technically proven workaround already exists. Solar and wind plants can share a […]
Austria Plans Year-Round Solar Support After 43,000 Applications Filed in Ten Minutes
Austria’s Federal Ministry for Climate and Energy has announced plans to overhaul the country’s solar subsidy system after its latest funding round was swamped with applications in the opening minutes. During the third round of Austria’s EAG-based solar grant programme, administered by agency OeMAG, roughly 43,300 applications were submitted within the first ten minutes of […]
Battery Buses Hold 99.5% of Firm Zero-Emission Orders in Global Procurement Registry
A global registry of zero-emission bus procurement shows a sharp divide between battery-electric and hydrogen technologies. TFIE Strategy, which tracks 388 verified deals across 81 countries, recorded 13,165 firm orders for battery buses against just 65 for hydrogen — giving battery-electric models 99.5 percent of confirmed orders across both categories. Those battery orders span 55 […]
