Alternative energy
Mytilineos buys solar energy project in Andalusia
Mytilineos on Monday announced the acquisition of a 50-megawatt solar energy project in Spain (the Jaén photovoltaic project) from Viridi RE.
The project is located in the Municipality of Jaén (Andalusia), an area with significant sunshine in southeastern Spain.
It is ready for construction, which is planned for the first quarter of 2021.
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Mytilineos deals in Chile and Scotland
Undeterred by the pandemic, Athens-listed Mytilineos continues to expand across the globe, announcing on Thursday two new projects, in Chile and the UK.
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Accusol to power Greek islands
The Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) has approved the first few licenses for the production of electricity through hybrid systems, opening the way for the processing of some 170 applications it has received.
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Çanakkale solar plant feeds national electricity grid
A businessman in the western province of Çanakkale has installed a solar power plant on the roof of a factory and started selling electricity worth 100,000 Turkish Liras (nearly $17,000) to the state monthly.
Ali Polat first installed a solar energy system on the roof of his bakery products factory to produce 200 kilowatts of electricity per month in 2013.
Incentives to speed up returns on Turkish rooftop solar
Turkey can build on a new support scheme for rooftop solar projects by providing further incentives that would currently reduce the payback period by four years from the current 11-year estimate and down to two years by 2030, a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said on Dec. 19.
Solar power capacity reaches 6,000 MW
Turkey's solar power capacity has reached 6,000 megawatts (MW), Berke Aygün, the head of Solar Energy Investors Association (GÜYAD), has told Anadolu Agency.
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Lessons to be learned from Tilos
On the day that Greece exited the eurozone's bailout program, another story, about Tilos - a small island in the Aegean Sea - also featured in the news. Tilos will soon be powered only by wind and solar energy, making it the first autonomous renewable green island in the Mediterranean.
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Renewable Resort: Greek Island to Run on Wind and Solar Power
TILOS, Greece (AP) — When the blades of its 800-kilowatt wind turbine start turning, the small Greek island of Tilos will become the first in the Mediterranean to run exclusively on wind and solar power.
Housing Strategy Sets the Overall Policy for the Sector in Bulgaria by 2030
The National Housing Strategy project will be published within a few days for public discussion. The strategy defines the overall housing policy and has a long-term vision with a horizon of 2030.
Protest Against the Construction of a Waste Burning Site in Sofia
A protest against the construction of a waste burning site in the middle of Sofia will be held today, Nova TV reported. The idea was to use alternative fossil fuel made through burning waste.