Energy Efficiency
Croatia imposes fines for installing air conditioners on building façades
27 August 2024 - Croatia has passed a new building management law that bans installing air conditioners on building façades
Revised Greek NECP halves initial expenditure sum, keeps focus on renewables
09 August 2024 - Greece aims at a less costly and more realistic energy transition through its revised National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)
UNECE calls investors to showcase clean energy projects at COP29
06 August 2024 - UNECE and UN Climate Champions invited firms to apply to present their advanced-stage clean energy projects to investors at COP29
Romania to green energy system in hospitals with private partner
26 July 2024 - Romania is in talks with Abu Dhabi–based IHC on a public-private partnership worth EUR 1 billion for heat pumps and PV systems for hospitals
Serbia publishes Draft Energy Sector Development Strategy up to 2040
25 July 2024 - Thermal power capacity is seen decreasing by 45% and the capacity of renewable energy facilities is expected to increase by 20 times
Serbia adopts Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan until 2030
25 July 2024 - Serbia has aligned itself with Europe's vision, Minister Đedović Handanović said upon the adoption of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
Bucharest to introduce geothermal district heating
25 July 2024 - Electrocentrale Bucharest (ELCEN) and Sage Geosystems are launching a study on using geothermal energy in district heating in Romania's capital city
Every watt counts: Simple steps to cut energy use and emissions
22 July 2024 - Reducing energy consumption in Europe is crucial for environmental and economic reasons
Green for Growth Fund tops its financial, impact targets in 2023
15 July 2024 - The Green for Growth Fund kept mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable economic growth last year in its 18 markets
Heat pumps, electric cars expected to contribute little to power demand growth in Greece
10 July 2024 - Contrary to earlier estimates, heat pumps and electric cars are not expected to significantly raise electricity demand in Greece.
Beo Čista Energija officially starts producing energy from waste at Vinča landfill in Belgrade
03 July 2024 - Beo Čista Energija started the waste incineration in February 2023 as a final phase of testing its waste-to-energy facility
Green Steel from Sremska Mitrovica – responsible industry for sustainable future
24 June 2024 - Serbian company Metalfer Group, whose production portfolio includes the so-called Metalfer® Green Steel, has demonstrated that steelmaking can be sustainable and responsible
D&G ideas as a response to the challenges of the energy transition or how we came to love Baudrillard
13 June 2024 - We discussed the European electricity market post-energy crisis, delving into its causes, as well as future trends in the energy market and global economy development, with SEEPEX director, Miloš Mladenović
European Sustainable Energy Awards 2024 reward clean energy champions
12 June 2024 - Three outstanding individuals and projects have won the 2024 European Sustainable Energy Awards for their innovation and achievements in the field of energy efficiency and renewables
Full decarbonization of production is Elixir Group’s strategic goal for 2030
10 June 2024 - At the production location in Prahovo, which is the center of Elixir's chemical production, four new greenfield plants with a completely new industrial infrastructure will be built by 2027, which are investments worth around 300 million euros
European Union adopts Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
31 May 2024 - The European Union has replaced the Ecodesign Directive with a regulation covering almost all types of products, to improve sustainability