Journalist
Igor Todorović
EU countries fail to minimize pollution from large combustion plants
18 August 2021 - EEB warns of a massive financial and health bill as big industrial units that use lignite stretched rules from the Industrial Emissions Directive
Scientists urge state of emergency in Croatia due to climate change
18 August 2021 - Scientists for Climate – Croatia want a state of emergency in the country because of desertification risk, sea level rise, droughts, floods and fires
Small solar power projects in Greece on hold due to grid overburden
16 August 2021 - Distribution system operator HEDNO can't connect household rooftop solar power systems anymore in some parts of Greece as the capacity reached its limits
Parliament of Montenegro to install rooftop solar power plant
16 August 2021 - The building of the Parliament of Montenegro is undergoing internal renovation, but it also has a project for a 90 kW rooftop solar power plant.
DEM bolstering Slovenia’s largest hydropower plant with solar power
13 August 2021 - Dravske hidroelektrarne Maribor is about to start building a 2.7 MW photovoltaic facility next to its hydropower plant Zlatoličje, the largest in Slovenia.
Chinese CMC wants to build 100 MW solar power plant in Serbia’s Sombor
12 August 2021 - CMC Europe and the Serbian City of Sombor signed a cooperation protocol on the development of a 100 MW solar power project
Cyprus failing to halt solar power projects in environmentally sensitive areas
12 August 2021 - The rapid expansion of solar power threatens agricultural and protected areas and there have been numerous cases of irreversible damage in Cyprus
Organize your Sustainable Energy Day within EU Sustainable Energy Week – EUSEW
11 August 2021 - EUSEW is taking place from October 25 to 29 but Sustainable Energy Day events will be held over two months throughout Europe
Turkish wind power industry passes major threshold – statistics update
11 August 2021 - Turkey, the world's number 12 in wind power production, reached 10 GW in capacity. The sector's share of electricity output so far this year was 9%.
Vinča landfill fire – who is responsible for ‘golden utility project’?
10 August 2021 - A fire erupted at the Vinča landfill. Belgrade authorities say Beo čista energija is in charge but it claims it would rehabilitate it when it gets a permit.
UN’s IPCC: Global warming may reach 1.5 degrees already by 2040
09 August 2021 - Only a drastic CO2 emission cut can prevent the worst global warming scenario, but the 1.5-degree level will still be hit by 2040, IPCC said
Montenegro issues calls for energy efficiency in households, solar power for firms
06 August 2021 - Montenegro prepared a credit package with grants for businesses for photovoltaic systems and interest-free loans for energy efficiency in households
Greece fast-tracks two PV projects worth half billion euros in total
06 August 2021 - Greece awarded strategic investment statuses to Enipeas' 700 MW solar power project and Karatzis' proposed cluster of an overall 362.75 MW
Slovenia’s Petrol completes 30 MW Ljubač wind farm in Croatia
05 August 2021 - In Croatia, near Knin, Petrol started the operation of its second wind farm. The Ljubač facility, which has nine turbines, didn't get any grants or incentives.
CATL’s sodium ion batteries threaten to take over world market from lithium
05 August 2021 - CATL's sodium ion batteries are entering the market in 2023. They could become more competitive than lithium-based solutions.
North Macedonia calls for bids in 80 MW solar power auction
04 August 2021 - North Macedonia launched a public call for support to individual photovoltaic plants with a total installed capacity of 80 MW in the form of premiums