IRENA: SEE region yet to realise full potential of energy transition
Energy transition in South-East Europe is slowly but steadily gaining momentum as costs of investment in solar PV and onshore wind projects are declining significantly. Electricity produced from renewables is on the verge of becoming less expensive than electricity produced from fossil fuels, and the region should embrace this opportunity, it was said at the […]
SEE parliamentarians visit Ljubljana – European Green Capital and regional leader in sustainable urban mobility
Slovenia has been for more than a decade a regional champion in the promotion of sustainable urban mobility in the region of South-East Europe. In particular its capital Ljubljana. No surprise, then, that the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency chose it for a study trip on urban mobility. Using a […]
Holistic approach in sustainable development of renewables – dialogue, environment concerns, intersectoral synergies and public participation
At the recently held Hard Talk event in Belgrade, representatives of UNECE, Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia and various stakeholders groups discussed barriers and risks that prevent more intense development of the renewable energy sector in the country but also proposed recommendations to address those challenges. At the sidelines of […]
Helping SEE region transform energy consumption model, shape political will for sector changes
Our ultimate goal is to improve people’s quality of life in South-East Europe (SEE), Joachim Gaube, Sector Fund Manager of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE-Energy Efficiency’s (ORF-EE) said in an interview for Balkan Green Energy News. He told us that since 2008, the ORF-EE has been providing support to the SEE countries in […]
Returns on green investments are down, but so are costs
On the sidelines of the Green for Growth Fund’s (GGF) recently held Sustainable Future Forum and the grand finale of the clim@ pitching competition for startups, Christopher Knowles, who at the time served as chairman of the GGF, spoke to Balkan Green Energy News about the impact of innovative solutions, return on green investments, and […]
GGF Sustainable Future Forum calls for sustainable, innovative solutions, announces clim@ winners
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) held its first Sustainable Future Forum in Frankfurt, Germany on June 27. The event gathered more than 250 participants to showcase leading initiatives in green finance for energy and resource efficiency throughout the Fund’s regions of operations, as well as the most inspiring global initiatives. The grand finale of […]
Multi-stakeholder approach in achieving clean energy transition important and necessary, second Sustainability Forum hears
The second Sustainability Forum took place on June 22 in Vienna, gathering more than 120 participants from a multi-stakeholder environment actively engaged in the process of the energy transition of the Energy Community’s contracting parties. The Forum’s participants agreed that energy transition has already started bringing new models into focus of the energy sector development, […]
SEE parliamentarians visit Berlin, Germany’s administrative and smart development center
Germany is the world’s unofficial champion of energy transition, which is called Energiewende in German. Despite its leadership position and commitment to removing fossil fuels and even nuclear energy from its energy mix, Germany, like other countries around the world, faces numerous challenges concerning the energy sector development planning, but also the sector’s impact on […]