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/LONDON, December 27, 2021, EBRD, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ To boost Bulgaria’s renewable energy sector, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed earlier this month new funds to the 156 megawatt (MW) Saint Nikola wind farm located in the Kavarna region of northeast Bulgaria.

/LISBON, December 20, 2021, Lightsource bp/ Global solar developer Lightsource bp and Portuguese gas utility Dourogás have agreed a unique green hydrogen joint venture to invest in solar and hydrogen infrastructure in Portugal. The partnership will explore the potential of eight green hydrogen sites. As much as 200MWp of solar projects developed by Lightsource bp will power 130MW electrolysers, developed by Dourogás, that will convert water to green hydrogen and oxygen. 

/LONDON, December 16, 2021, 10:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ The global renewable energy capacity growth is going to reach a new record level in 2021. Besides the new mutations of COVID-19, we were surprised by a spike in commodity prices, increased logistic cost and increased production cost of solar PV modules and wind turbines. However, according to the Renewable Market Watch, there was no power to stop renewables progress this year.

/LONDON, December 1, 2021, 11:00 GMT, European Commission, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of an existing scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources in Poland. The measure was initially approved in 2017 (SA.43697), with a budget of approximately €9.4 billion (PLN 40 billion), and was set to expire on 30 June 2021.

/LONDON, November 11, 2021, 16:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ The RAWI team continues to prepare for the RAWI FORUM 2021. We bring to your attention a brief overview of wind-based power-generating sector in Russia and other countries of the world today, which will help navigate the agenda of the main annual event of the Russian wind energy sector – the International Wind Energy Forum, which is taking place on December, 1-2 in Moscow.

/LONDON, November 10, 2021, 9:15 GMT, Tanjug, Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlovic met on 19 November 2021 with representatives of the Chinese machinery company Sinomach. They discussed potential investments in the development of the energy sector and the economy in the context of Serbia's potential in the electricity and renewables sector.

/LONDON, November 5, 2021, 9:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ This market report offers an incisive and reliable overview of the wind power sector of the country for the next long term period 2021 ÷ 2030. The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague. The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia and Moravia and a small part of Silesia. The population of the Czech Republic is 10,732,476 at the end of 2020, and 73.5 % of the population is urban (7,875,268 people in 2020). The total land area is 77,240 Km2 (29,823 sq. miles). Renewable Market Watch™ registered that after a 10-year stagnation in the wind power market in the Czech Republic since 2020, the activity in the wind power sector shows signs of increase. Currently, only 0.7% of the country’s electricity is generated by wind turbines.

/BERLIN, October 29, 2021, 10:30 CET, EIT InnoEnergy, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ For several years, the energy industry has unwaveringly explored, innovated and invested in technologies and services. But now, as the world re-builds, you are standing witness to the next industrial revolution – one that is sustainable, decarbonised and digital. Coronavirus has crippled economies, Europe has increased its targets for reducing carbon emissions and the USA has re-entered the Paris Agreement.