Wind farm

Orders for wind turbines were up in the first half of the year compared to 2022, after a rebound in purchases in North America and strong volumes in China, said a study published on Sept. 1.

Between January and June turbine orders for capacity reached 69.5 gigawatts, a 12 percent rise over in the first six months of 2022, according to research firm Wood Mackenzie.

PPC further strengthened its position in the Romanian market with a new acquisition of 84 megawatts.

Together with the 650 MW of RES installed in Greece, PPC brings its total green installed portfolio in the Balkans to 1.5 gigawatts.

Freedom for the development of offshore wind farms in Greece is no longer what investors hoped it would be.

New wind power farms with a total energy capacity of 252.5 megawatts and a total investment of 260 million euros were connected to the country's electricity grid in the first half of 2023, the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA) said in a report.

Offshore wind farms in Greece are set to advance with expanded business alliances, as the pilot projects off Alexandroupoli in northeastern Greece show.

The Copelouzos and GEK Terna groups are, according to information, joining forces to carry out the required research studies in the maritime zone off Alexandroupoli.

The negative opinion of the Environment Ministry's Biodiversity Directorate on the construction of wind parks with a total of 58 wind turbines in southern Skyros has brought relief to the island. The Monastery of Agia Lavra, which owns the land, has been pushing for its exploitation for years.

The negative assessment of the Environment Ministry's Directorate of Natural Environment and Biodiversity has essentially pulled the plug on plans for the construction of six wind farms in the pristine southern part of the central Aegean island of Skyros.

The Ministry of Environment is set to approve a wind farm with 58 wind turbines in a pristine area of southern Skyros in the central Aegean.

However, the move has been met with the objections of the Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency (NECCA).

Athens-listed construction group Ellaktor is very close to finalizing an agreement with one of the largest pan-European energy groups.

European countries continue to draw blue fuel from underground natural gas (GNG) storages at minimal rates, and wind power generation in the region exceeds 30% of the total, reaching one of the highest levels since 2022, data from Gas Infrastructure Europe shows and the European Wind Energy Association.