EC clears EUR-150m renewables, energy storage scheme in Slovenia The European Commission (EC) on Friday approved, under EU state aid rules, a EUR-150-million (USD
Get a quoteSlovenia has one pumped storage plant, Avče, with 180 MW in pumping mode and 185 MW in production mode. A study showed there are nine potential locations for pumped
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Get a quoteSlovenia state-owned utility Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) is planning two battery storage units totalling 60MW co-located with an existing
Get a quoteIn October 2020, the Slovenian energy solutions company NGEN launched the largest battery storage system (BESS) in Slovenia and the region at the Talum facility in
Get a quoteBattery energy storage systems (BESS) offer highly efficient and cost-effective energy storage solutions. BESS can be used to balance the electric grid, provide backup power and improve
Get a quoteThe envisaged capacity increase is from the current 4430 GWh to around 4580 GWh by 2030. It is shown that the current energy storage capacity of Slovenia''s only pumped
Get a quoteSlovenia targets 400 MW in BESS, 100 MW in electrolyzers and more pumped storage in the updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan.
Get a quoteSlovenia state-owned utility Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) is planning two battery storage units totalling 60MW co-located with an existing hydroelectric unit, as well as a
Get a quoteThe European Commission (EC) on Friday approved, under EU state aid rules, a EUR-150-million (USD 161m) scheme in Slovenia that aims
Get a quoteState-owned utility and power generator HSE is targeting 800MW of flexibility assets across Slovenia by 2035, including pumped hydro energy
Get a quoteIn October 2020, the Slovenian energy solutions company NGEN launched the largest battery storage system (BESS) in Slovenia and the
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Get a quoteHitachi Energy supplied the complete HECPS-3S generator circuit-breaker system to Seng''s Avče, the first pumped storage power plant of its kind in Slovenia.
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Get a quoteSlovenia state-owned utility Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) is planning two battery storage units totalling 60MW co-located with an existing hydroelectric unit, as well as a new pumped
Get a quoteEuropean Commission has approved a EUR150 million Slovenian scheme to support the rollout of renewable energy and heat as well as energy storage, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
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Get a quoteThe system was developed to meet the growing energy requirements of Slovenian enterprises. With its large 480kWh capacity, the C&I BESS ensures sufficient energy storage
Get a quoteHitachi Energy supplied the complete HECPS-3S generator circuit-breaker system to Seng''s Avče, the first pumped storage power plant of its kind in Slovenia.
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Get a quoteSlovenia targets 400 MW in BESS, 100 MW in electrolyzers and more pumped storage in the updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan.
Another pumped storage hydropower plant is seen by 2045. It would be able to generate 180 MW and store 2.6 GWh. The Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan envisages an overall 500 MW in gas power plants in Slovenia by the end of the decade.
The main developments in the renewables sector include the introduction of the National Energy and Climate Plan and the adoption of secondary legislation, aiming to make Slovenia a climate-neutral society in the coming decades and motivating private finance to invest in projects including renewable sources.
The rest of energy storage includes battery energy storage systems (BESS) of 400 MW in total capability. As for pumped storage hydropower plants, the plan is to add 440 MW by 2030 in both advanced scenarios. One is based on acceleration in renewables and the other on more nuclear energy. The capacity matches the Kozjak project.
Slovenia aims to decide by 2028 whether it will build its second nuclear power plant. The government is targeting a 55.4% share of renewables in electricity, 45.2% in heating and cooling and 25.8% in transportation, according to the updated NECP for 2030.
The Fit-for-55 goal of a 55% drop in emissions is for 2030. Slovenia aims to achieve it only by 2033, the deadline it set for quitting the use of coal. But chances are that the country’s only coal power plant, Termoelektrarna Šoštanj (TEŠ), and its accompanying mine Premogovnik Velenje, will close within a few years or operate at minimum capacity.
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