October 2024 Gus Papamichalopoulos, Senior Partner, Konstantinos Varelas, Senior Associate, and Iakovos Kouloris, Senior Associate Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm In view of the
Get a quoteThe Greek government has opened for applications a programme that will subsidise businesses to install energy storage systems, either as part of new solar projects or
Get a quoteGreek oil company Helleniq Energy has expanded its renewable energy portfolio by acquiring a 110 MW portfolio of solar parks in Western Macedonia.
Get a quoteDuring sunny days, PV contributes over 60%-70% of energy during midday. Considering that there is no storage available yet in Greece, it is only
Get a quoteThe government is now working a new plan, which will allow the colocation of batteries with existing solar plants as well as standalone, in front of the meter battery energy
Get a quoteThe government is now working a new plan, which will allow the colocation of batteries with existing solar plants as well as standalone, in front
Get a quoteThe Greek Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has increased its target for a merchant standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) rollout to 3.55 GW against the
Get a quoteWith a budget of €153.7 million, the program is open to businesses, regardless of their size and sector of economic activity. It subsidizes the installation of battery storage
Get a quoteConsisting of two solar PV projects co-located with storage, the first one is the Faethon Project, comprising two solar plants of 252MW of capacity each and will be integrated
Get a quoteGreek renewables developer, Wattcrop, is making significant strides in the energy storage sector with its application for grid-connection permits for 273 MW of battery energy
Get a quoteGreek industrial and energy group Metlen Energy & Metals (ATH:MYTIL) has agreed to sell a 588-MW portfolio of solar parks and
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Get a quoteAbout Solar Energy Storage Systems Generally, energy storage systems are put in place to capture electricity, store it as chemical, mechanical or thermal energy and release it back as
Get a quoteConsisting of two solar PV projects co-located with storage, the first one is the Faethon Project, comprising two solar plants of 252MW of capacity
Get a quoteThe Greek solar market has returned to growth via public tenders and moves by organizations to embrace PV to reduce costs and hit
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Get a quoteThe Greek Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has increased its target for a merchant standalone battery energy storage system (BESS)
Get a quoteDuring sunny days, PV contributes over 60%-70% of energy during midday. Considering that there is no storage available yet in Greece, it is only reasonable that we have
Get a quoteThe market awaits the first auction for battery energy storage in Greece. But the general election is expected within a few months, so the date
Get a quoteThe Greek government has opened for applications a programme that will subsidise businesses to install energy storage systems, either as part of new solar projects or
Get a quoteGreece is becoming a significant regional hub for the development of clean energy that is enabled by storage. The top 10 energy storage companies in Greece, which are at the
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Get a quoteIn recent years, Greece has significantly increased its renewable energy (RES) production and consumption, hitting a record high in 2023 in wind, solar and hydroelectric
Get a quoteAs Europe''s sleeping giant in renewable energy awakens, its storage sector is buzzing louder than cicadas in July. But what makes this ancient land a modern energy storage hotspot?
Get a quoteThe Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy said on January 13 that the Storage Systems in Businesses program is now open for applications.
Get a quoteEfficient renewable energy storage systems enhance grid stability, store excess energy from solar and wind, and ensure a reliable, sustainable power supply.
Get a quoteTherefore, rather belatedly, Greece has turned its attention to energy storage. So far, the country is running a 1 GW program targeting standalone, front of the meter batteries. Greece has already run two tenders awarding about 700 MW of battery storage projects.
So far, the country is running a 1 GW program targeting standalone, front of the meter batteries. Greece has already run two tenders awarding about 700 MW of battery storage projects. A call for the program’s third tender, targeting specifically battery systems in former coal mining regions, is imminent.
According to the Greek National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), the nation aims to install 4.3 GW of storage by 2030. Thus far, 900 MW has been allocated via the Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste, and Water (RAAEY) tenders. Therefore, the remaining share would be delivered under the new plan but without any subsidy support.
This year the country is expected to score an even higher percentage of renewable electricity, although this success is accompanied by the thorny issue of curtailing surplus green electricity at times when the electricity system cannot accommodate it. Therefore, rather belatedly, Greece has turned its attention to energy storage.
Greece’s minister of the environment and energy Theodoros Skylakakis told a local energy conference in Athens earlier in July that the country is blessed with exceptional renewable energy resources and in order to reap the benefits of it, it should speed up energy storage development.
Greece has installed about 7 GW of photovoltaic capacity under various remuneration systems (e.g. feed-in tariffs, premium tariffs etc). It makes economic sense for the government to allow the solar farms with the lowest tariffs to install batteries behind the meter.
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