Cyanide from gold mine threatens pristine nature in eastern Serbia
Dundee intends to open a gold mine and exploit ore using cyanide. Environmental and local associations are explicitly against it.
Hidroelectrica plans 50MW green hydrogen plant on Danube river
Romanian Hidroelectrica plans hydrogen production unit on Danube, and Lukoil with Rusatom Overseas production of green hydrogen in Ploiesti.
Construction of largest wind farm in southern hemisphere to begin in 2022
The Golden Plains wind farm is planned to have 215 turbines and produce enough electricity for 765,000 homes
HEP gets government approval to borrow EUR 63 million
HEP received approval from the Government of Croatia to take a EUR 63 million loan from the European Investment Bank
Many small hydropower plants are illegal, auditors in North Macedonia find
The State Audit Office of Northern Macedonia identified serious omissions in the concessions for small hydropower plants
AE Solar to build solar panel plant in Bulgaria
AE Solar from Germany earmarked over EUR 150 million for a solar panel factory near Plovdiv in Bulgaria, Minister Alexander Nikolov revealed
Solar power plant to be built at former Trbovlje-Hrastnik coal mine in Slovenia
Solar power plant Blate will have a peak capacity of 1.5 MW, making it one of the largest facilities of its kind in Slovenia
New York is banning the use of natural gas in new buildings
After several other cities in the United States, the City Council of New York passed a law banning the use of natural gas in most new buildings. Construction projects submitted for approval from 2027 will have to use electricity instead of gas or fossil fuels for heating. In the most populated American city, with 8.8 […]