Climate change increased intensity of German floods – report
Climate change increased the intensity and likelihood of the rainfalls and floods in Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands that killed at least 222 people.
Serbia to construct pumped storage hydropower plants Đerdap 3, Bistrica
The Ministry of Mining and Energy will present a EUR 17 billion investment plan in September including two major pumped storage hydropower plants.
Record-breaking summer for solar panels – tenth of EU-27 electricity secured
Annual growth in solar power plants output needs to double to meet the European Union’s 2030 emissions targets.
Swedish HYBRIT technology launches industry’s first fossil-free steel
Within the HYBRIT project, SSAB has manufactured the first fossil-free steel in the world and delivered it to Volvo Group.
EU coal consumption decreased by two thirds in last 30 years
In 2020, the EU consumed 63% and 64% less hard coal and brown coal, respectively, than in 1990, according to Eurostat's data.
July 2021 was the world’s hottest month ever recorded
It remains very likely that 2021 will rank among the world’s 10-warmest years on record, according to US agency NOAA.
Second failure of ALPEX tender for electronic power trading platform
The Albanian Power Exchange didn’t succeed in finding a supplier for its platform, while Montenegrin BELEN selected its own.
Most of bilateral financing of power plants from China, Japan, US went to fossil fuel projects
Between 2000-2018 three countries financed coal and gas power plants with installed capacity of 243 GW.