Kyiv Apartment Complex Gains 15-Hour Backup Power Through Solar and Battery Upgrade
Three residential buildings in Kyiv can now keep their essential systems running during grid outages, following a comprehensive energy upgrade that combines solar generation with battery storage. The complex, which spans more than 30,000 square metres, is equipped to operate elevators, heating substations and common-area lighting independently for at least 15 consecutive hours. The installation […]
Norway Adds €44.6 Million to Ukraine Energy Support Fund, Bringing Total to Over €209 Million
Norway has increased its contribution to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund by €44.6 million (500 million Norwegian kroner), lifting the country’s cumulative donation to €209.2 million and cementing its position among the fund’s largest donors. Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said the new allocation is tied directly to preparations for the coming heating season. He […]
Ukraine’s Regulated Gas Tariff Hid More Than €2 Billion in Subsidies in 2024
Ukraine’s regulated household gas tariff cost the state more than two billion euros in concealed subsidies in 2024, according to a report by Berlin Economics commissioned by Greenpeace Ukraine. Domestic consumers paid approximately 7.96 hryvnias — around 0.16 euros — per cubic meter, well below wholesale market rates, while total household consumption exceeded ten billion […]
Croatian Developer ENNA Expands Romanian Solar Portfolio with Constanța Acquisition
Romania’s solar sector attracted fresh cross-border investment after the country added 2.2 gigawatts of new capacity in 2025, pushing its cumulative installed base past 7 GW. Croatian developer ENNA Solar has signed a deal to purchase a full stake in CIC Green Energy Medgidia, securing rights to a 204-hectare plot in Constanța county. According to […]
BloombergNEF Lifts Its Ten-Year US Storage Outlook by 30%
Analysts at BloombergNEF have sharply revised upward their projections for US energy storage, lifting the ten-year capacity outlook by 30% within a single half-year review. The revision reflects improving economics for solar-plus-storage projects and a surge in firm commercial commitments tied to data center power demand. Under the updated forecast, cumulative US storage capacity is […]
EU Backs Mediterranean Clean Energy Push with €4.5 Billion in Guarantees
The European Union has launched T-MED, a new investment platform targeting clean energy infrastructure across the Mediterranean basin, backed by up to €4.5 billion in guarantees channelled through the EFSD+ guarantee instrument. The initiative was unveiled in Brussels by Dubravka Šuica, the EU Commissioner for Mediterranean Affairs. The guarantees are designed to reduce investment risk […]
Ford Builds Home Backup Into Its Fathom Electric Pickup
Ford is targeting one of the persistent barriers to vehicle-to-home energy: the cost of the extra hardware needed to convert a battery’s stored power for household use. The company’s upcoming Fathom electric pickup integrates bidirectional charging capability directly into the vehicle, eliminating the need for a separate wall-mounted inverter. According to CleanTechnica, the Fathom is […]
German Solar Developers Push for Higher Auction Ceiling as Regulatory Costs Loom
Fifteen solar developers working in Germany have jointly urged regulators to raise the ground-mounted solar auction price cap to at least €70 per megawatt-hour beginning in 2027, warning that the current €59/MWh ceiling could leave some projects unprofitable once a set of planned rule changes takes effect. The coalition — which includes RWE, Belectric, GP […]
