Journalist
Igor Todorović
Slovenia, Croatia launch trial operation of joint 50 MWh battery storage
06 April 2022 - The Sincro.Grid project passed another milestone with the start of the trial operation of two battery storage units with 10 MW in total power
Romania’s Hidroelectrica plans IPO at Bucharest Stock Exchange
05 April 2022 - The Government of Romania allowed Fondul Proprietatea, the minority shareholder in Hidroelectrica, to conduct an initial public offering
Greece has biggest combined share of wind, solar in electricity generation in SEE
04 April 2022 - Greece is eighth in the world by the share of wind and solar in electricity generation and Croatia came in seventh in the bioenergy section
Rizvanolli: No new coal plants in Kosovo’s* draft energy strategy
04 April 2022 - There are no plans for a new coal-fired thermal power plant in Kosovo*, but the existing two require investments
Romania launches EUR 458 million grant scheme for wind, solar power
01 April 2022 - Power producers in Romania have until May 31 to apply for a total of EUR 457.7 million in state support for wind and solar power plants
Better hurry: Clim@ Scaler for green businesses closes applications on April 5
31 March 2022 - Clim@ Scaler is for ventures looking to grow in the areas of energy efficiency, circular economy, resource efficiency and sustainable energy
Ember: Wind, solar top 10% for first time in global electricity output in 2021
30 March 2022 - Wind and solar, the fastest-growing sources of electricity, reached a record share of 10.3% in supply last year, Ember found
Activists: Rio Tinto to bring mining equipment to Serbia for its halted lithium project
29 March 2022 - Rio Tinto wants to import a boring machine for the lithium mine shaft after the election even though the project was formally halted, activists learned
Energy Community: Prolonging operation of coal plants in BiH is breach of treaty
28 March 2022 - The Federation of BiH intends to operate two coal plants past their allowed limits, which the Energy Community Secretariat says is a clear breach of obligations
Bulgaria plans to add 4.9 GW in renewables capacity by 2031
28 March 2022 - The Electricity System Operator – ESO of Bulgaria said it sees a 5.9 GW increase in capacity by 2031, of which 4.9 GW would be in renewables
Prishtina’s district heating company to build 70 MW solar thermal plant
26 March 2022 - Prishtina's municipal district heating firm Termokos will get 70 MW of heat in a solar project worth EUR 64 million
US to secure additional 15 billion cubic meters of gas for EU this year with LNG
25 March 2022 - The US said it would strive to ensure, with international partners, added LNG volumes for the EU of at least 15 billion cubic meters in 2022
Biden may promise more LNG to EU but US lacks spare capacity
24 March 2022 - The US president is expected to commit to extra volumes of LNG for Europe even though the global market is tied up in long-term contracts
GGF, MF banka boost green finance for SMEs in BiH
24 March 2022 - The Green for Growth Fund approved a loan of EUR 5 million for MF banka in Bosnia and Herzegovina for on-lending to SMEs
Fossil fuel giant Occidental to capture carbon on behalf of Airbus
23 March 2022 - Occidental Petroleum is making the world's biggest CO2 direct air capture and storage system that will lower Airbus's carbon footprint for a fee
Turkish aluminum producer Tosyalı launches world’s biggest rooftop solar project
23 March 2022 - In cooperation with Huawei and SolarAPEX, aluminum producer Tosyalı is building solar power systems of an overall 140 MW on roofs at all its facilities