Energy Efficiency
Serbia adopts circular economy program as Montenegro unveils draft strategy
08 December 2022 - Serbia adopts a circular economy development program until 2024, and Montenegro unveils its national strategy until 2030
EU launches EUR 1 billion energy support package for Western Balkans
07 December 2022 - The EU will back six renewable energy infrastructure projects in the Western Balkans with grants from a EUR 500 million package
Sarajevo to introduce heat pumps technology in district heating system
06 December 2022 - The initiative for a heat pump project is a joint effort of the City of Sarajevo and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Finnish startup retrofitting old Tesla batteries for other energy storage uses
01 December 2022 - Cactos from Finland gives alternative purposes to second-life electric vehicle batteries, with the help of its cloud-based software
Future of successful businesses relies on their digital transformation
30 November 2022 - Digitalisation changes everything because it connects all processes and provides a complete result, notes Petr Hermann, Schneider Electric Cluster President, Southeast Europe, in an interview for the Balkan Green Energy News
Seven green ventures complete Clim@ Scaler accelerator program
21 November 2022 - The GGF and Rockstart held a closing event for the first edition of their Clim@ Scaler accelerator program
Waste-to-energy in Serbia – a cause for concern or an opportunity to reap environmental-climate-energy benefits
11 November 2022 - In this latest article in the series "Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy", we discuss the waste-to-energy concept with Professor Vladimir Pavićević, Igor Jezdimirović, and Helga Stoiber
EU to accelerate renewables permitting, cut environmental requirements
10 November 2022 - The European Commission wants to cut red tape for renewables but it may lower environmental standards in the process
Energy Community calls journalists to workshop in Vienna in December
08 November 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat will host 18 journalists at an energy transition workshop on December 14 in Vienna
Romanian city of Bistriţa to equip educational institutions with renewables
08 November 2022 - Bistriţa decided to apply for European funds for a EUR 2.9 million project to equip educational institutions with renewable energy facilities
Serbian cookware manufacturer finishing its 2.9 MW rooftop solar power plant
27 October 2022 - Metalac from Gornji Milanovac in Serbia's west invested EUR 3 million in renewable energy and the reconstruction of its heating system
USAID’s new regional project to attract investments in energy
21 October 2022 - USAID launched its regional project Investment in Energy worth USD 20 million for improving the investment potential
Novi Pazar converts heating plant from fuel oil to biomass
18 October 2022 - The investment is part of a project for the decarbonization of ten heating plants and switching them from fossil fuels to biomass
Bulgaria prepares EUR 102 million in grants for green energy in tourism sector
18 October 2022 - The tourism sector has access to funds for innovations, energy efficiency, green energy and energy storage systems and for working capital.
Greek Mytilineos awarded strategic investment status for gas CHP in North Macedonia
18 October 2022 - North Macedonia has been selecting strategic investment projects to speed up power plant construction and boost domestic energy output
Pančevo General Hospital has reduced energy consumption by almost 40%
05 October 2022 - The USAID has provided USD 230,000 for the renovation of all six substations for heating and sanitary hot water in the hospital