Energy Efficiency
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
Albania to subsidize solar thermal collectors for households with up to 70%
03 October 2022 - Albania is conducting a program for the installation of solar thermal collectors for households, where it will cover 70% of the expenses
German investments in Serbia depend on availability of green electricity
03 October 2022 - German government official Franziska Brantner said her country and Serbia share the objectives of a green transition
Two of four European Sustainable Energy Awards go to Southeastern Europe
26 September 2022 - Timea Farkas is the Young Energy Trailblazer at European Sustainable Energy Awards and the Minoan Energy Community won in the Local Energy Action category