Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
Activists file criminal complaint against Linglong for illegal construction of tyre factory
31 May 2021 - Activists have filed a criminal complaint against the investor Linglong International Europe Zrenjanin and the contractor from China.
Solar power plant on Vis island to get battery system of 1 MW
28 May 2021 - Končar KET will install an energy storage system at the largest solar power plant in Croatia
Australia’s court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate change
28 May 2021 - The court has ruled environment minister Sussan Ley has a duty of care to protect Australia’s youth from the climate crisis
Think tanks supporting Western Balkans accelerate energy transition, reach Green Deal
27 May 2021 - A project implemented by Agora Energiewende will support regional governments in developing strategies and plans for coal phasing out, increasing the share of renewables, and identifying the financing sources.
Hydropower plant operator to install 10 MW solar power plant in BiH
27 May 2021 - HE na Vrbasu is developing a solar power plant project, the second in the portfolio of state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske
Croatia’s Sisak to get EUR 220 million electric car battery factory
26 May 2021 - Batteries for electric cars are now produced in only five plants in the world, located in the US and Asia.
Rimac Automobili wants to introduce electric robot taxis in Zagreb
25 May 2021 - The Croatian tech and electric car company has started arrangements for the construction of mobility center, a part of a EUR 450 million project.
G7 agrees to eliminate international funding for coal power generation
25 May 2021 - The group of the wealthiest developed countries became "net zero G7" this year as they all vowed to eliminate net emissions by 2050.
Power utility EPHZHB wants to acquire wind farms, solar power plants, hydropower plants
24 May 2021 - Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne has issued a public call for the purchase of renewable energy projects.
Serbia halts construction of 350 MW coal power plant Kolubara B
24 May 2021 - The move could be seen as the first serious step in the energy transition and the decarbonization of the energy sector.
IPTO completes Crete-Peloponnese power link – Crete to burn less oil to produce electricity
21 May 2021 - This first interconnection between Crete and the mainland will cover a third of the island’s energy needs, substituting aged local power plants.
EU Greens want CO2 floor price of EUR 50, increase to EUR 150 by 2030
21 May 2021 - The Greens in the European Parliament want to increase the CO2 price in order to phase out coal and achieve 100 percent renewables target.
Croatia could get 20% of its energy from the Adriatic Sea – Neven Duić
20 May 2021 - Professor Neven Duić says oil and gas company INA would install offshore wind farms after closing its natural gas platforms.
May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity: Become part of the solution
20 May 2021 - People are concerned how mankind treats nature, they are changing their behavior, and demanding stronger action to protect the planet.
Oil company Mazarine Energy developing geothermal project for oil, gas wells in Romania
19 May 2021 - The company has started a project for using geothermal energy by repurposing some of the current oil and gas wells in its Romania’s portfolio.
Corporate renewable PPAs heading toward another record year
19 May 2021 - So far in 2021, producers and consumers of green energy signed contracts for 2.9 GW, compared to 4 GW for the entire last year.