Renewable energy

A floating solar farm operates on the Cottbuser Ostsee lake near Cottbus, Germany, Oct. 16, 2024.

Solar power overtook coal in European Union electricity production for the first time in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc's power sector, according to a report released on Thursday.

Applications for the new energy saving program, which has a budget of 434 million euros, can be submitted as of Wednesday.

The program provides for primary energy saving of over 30% through the energy upgrade - in at least three energy categories - of each residence that will be supported within the framework of the program.

Applications for the new housing energy saving program, with a budget of 434 million euros, can be submitted as of Monday.

The program provides for primary energy savings of over 30% through an upgrade in at least three energy categories in primary residences.

Environmental organizations Arcturos and Callisto have raised serious concerns about the Environment Ministry's interference in the national action plan for the brown bear, developed under the European Union's LIFE program.

SHURA Energy Transition Center has underscored Türkiye's remarkable progress in energy transformation, fueled by a year of ambitious renewable energy investments, at the "2024 Assessment and 2025 Projection" conference organized in Istanbul on Dec. 25.

The installation of smart meters is expected to lead to energy savings of 3.9% and minimize losses and theft of natural gas, sources within the natural gas distribution network manager Enaon EDA said on Sunday.

Having energy storage projects as its priority, Athens-listed group Metlen is continuing the dynamic development of its green portfolio both domestically and internationally.

M-Renewables, the green arm of Metlen Energy & Metals, operates in 33 countries and five continents with more than 5 gigawatts of projects in photovoltaics, wind and energy storage.

VIENNA - Serbia will continue to work on carrying out reforms and merging its electricity market with that of the EU, as well as on bolstering its energy security, above all, by investing in renewables and boosting its transmission grid, Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said at an Energy Community Ministerial Council meeting in Vienna on Thursday.

The installed capacity of solar energy in Türkiye is expected to surpass 20,000 megawatts by the end of the year, according to Hakan Erkan, secretary general of the Solar Energy Industrialists and Industry Association (GENSED).

The Sustainable Development Report of Public Power Corporation (PPC) for 2023 recorded a 61% increase in investments in renewable energy sources and distribution networks and a 34% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for 2023, among other things.