The European Commission has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to tackling Europe's climate and environment crises by investing more than €86 million in new green strategic projects over the next ten years.
The number of power generating microinstallations, powered by renewable energy sources and officially registered in Poland exceeded 1.5 million by the end of 2024.
Volta Polska announced that the municipal council of Łobżenica, located in Poland's Wielkopolskie province, has approved an Integrated Investment Plan (IIP) for the development of photovoltaic farms.
Global renewable energy capacity grew by a record-breaking 15.1% in 2024 to reach 4,448 gigawatts (GW).
As electric vehicle (EV) adoption lags behind expectations, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) calls for a more unified and ambitious approach to incentive programs across the EU.
The European Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Belgium's second payment request for €909 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Romania reached a landmark moment in its energy sector, with wind power generating over 30% of the nation's total electricity consumption—an achievement the authorities have described as symbolic.
Verbund Wind Power Romania has acquired a fully developed wind energy project from Monsson, a multinational group specializing in wind, solar, energy storage, and green hydrogen solutions.
TenarisSilcotub has finalized its first renewable energy project with the completion of a 20 MW solar park, developed through an investment of €20 million.
TotalEnergies has officially launched the 20-MW Gluchow 2 wind park, marking the completion of its 40-MW wind power development in Poland's Lodz province.
Ganz Transformer and Electrical Rotating Machinery Manufacturing Ltd. has completed the construction of a solar power plant and a hybrid energy storage system at its production site in Tápiószele, Hungary.
EBRD will extend a regional loan of up to €120 million to AFI Europe (AFI) to support the company's ongoing development projects in Serbia, Poland, Romania, and Czechia.
EBRD advances the broader use of innovative financial instruments in Romania by signing a synthetic securitisation deal with UniCredit Bank S.A. (UniCredit Bank)
Ember, a global energy think tank, reports that 2024 marked a historic shift in electricity generation: for the first time since the 1940s, low-carbon sources—such as renewables and nuclear—accounted for more than 40% of global electricity.
RWE and PPC are advancing Greece's energy transition through their joint venture, Meton Energy S.A., which has reached a final investment decision for two major solar projects in Central Macedonia.
Poland's National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW) has opened a call for applications to co-finance electricity storage facilities, with funding from the Modernisation Fund.
Photon Energy Trading PL has secured 139.2 MW in the additional capacity market auction for 2026, held on March 27 by the Polish Transmission System Operator (PSE).
The European Commission published a positive preliminary assessment of France's request for a €3.26 billion disbursement under the NextGenerationEU programme.
PPC Group has announced a €5.75 billion strategic investment initiative aimed at converting former lignite mining areas in Western Macedonia into a major center for green energy and technology.
Eurowind Energy and Autoliv, a global leader in automotive safety systems, have signed a 12-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in Romania.
DSV – Global Transport and Logistics, the world's largest logistics operator, has launched a solar installation at its warehouse in Łozienica, Poland, in partnership with commercial real estate investor Accolade. The installation will meet the energy needs of Poland's first multi-client warehouse equipped with an AutoStore system.
Etem Gestamp, the Sofia-based joint venture between Viohalco Group and Spain's Gestamp Group focused on aluminium extrusion and processing for the automotive industry, and Rezolv Energy, the Actis-backed independent power producer, have signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) in Bulgaria. The VPPA will see Etem Gestamp buy electricity from Rezolv Energy's 461MW 'Vifor' wind farm, which is about to come onstream in Buzău County, Romania. It is the first cross-border wind PPA that has been publicly announced in Bulgaria.
DP World has launched a five-year coastal restoration programme to create underwater "forests" of native seaweed to boost marine life near the Constanța South Container Terminal on the Black Sea.
Microsoft has achieved its goal of matching 100% of its annual global electricity consumption with renewable energy, reaching the milestone five years ahead of its 2025 target. The achievement supports the company's commitment to become carbon negative by 2030.
The recent weakening of the CSRD may have some real estate developers cheering the compliance rollbacks, but the consequences could be complicated. A new research survey examines how EU real estate firms are navigating changes to the CSRD, and what that could mean for upcoming SFDR revisions.
