Croatia decarbonizing railway transport with battery trains
The Croatian passenger rail operator HŽ Putnički Prijevoz is acquiring six battery-electric trains and installing a hybrid charging station
Serbia records 1,647 cases of illegal activities involving wild birds from 2017 to 2023
The Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia (BPSSS) published a report documenting 1,647 cases of illegal killing, poisoning, capture, keeping, and trade of wild birds in Serbia from 2017 through 2023
Cyclades islands including Santorini get direct power link to mainland Greece
The subsea electric interconnection project for Santorini, Folegandros, Milos and Serifos is done, rounding up IPTO's wider investment in cables linking the Cyclades islands to the mainland grid
Government of Croatia adopts bill on energy georesources
The Government of Croatia has adopted a bill on the exploration and production of energy georesources
Hottest June in western Europe
June 2026 was the hottest June recorded for western Europe and the second-warmest globally
OMV Petrom reaches milestone of 1,500 e-chargers across Europe
The total value of the project reached EUR 40 million, out of which up to EUR 12 million represents European Union grants
Household energy consumption for cooling in Europe has doubled
This dramatic surge is likely to continue after Europe recorded its hottest June in history
Croatia issues estimate of geological CO2 storage potential
The Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency has published the first comprehensive expert studies of the potential for geological carbon dioxide storage in the country
