Mobility
Belgian company to build EUR 1.4 billion car battery factory in east Romania
27 June 2023 - Belgian firm ABEE agreed to invest EUR 1.4 billion in the construction of an electric car battery factory called Romvolt in Galaţi
IRENA: World’s green power capacity must triple by 2030 to tackle climate change
23 June 2023 - The energy transition is off track and each fraction of a degree in global warming can have far-reaching consequences, IRENA's outlook shows
IRENA presents 100 key innovations to help speed up smart electrification
22 June 2023 - IRENA offers guidance to countries on how to apply these innovations in their national energy transition strategies
One of Europe’s biggest high-speed EV charging networks to include Slovenia, Greece
09 May 2023 - Italy's Eni will install over 2,000 high-speed chargers for electric vehicles in eight EU member states, including Slovenia and Greece
Turkey launches construction of its first car battery factory
25 April 2023 - TOGG and Farasis' joint venture Siro will produce batteries near Bursa for Turkey's first national car model and all-electric SUV – the T10X.
FBiH government, private companies prepare electromobility project for urban areas
14 April 2023 - Federal Minister of Environment and Tourism Edita Đapo met with the heads of Megamix and e-GO to discuss the electromobility project
EU to raise 2030 renewables share target to at least 42.5%
31 March 2023 - The EU reached a provisional deal to raise the share of renewables in overall energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030 and aim at 45%
EU reaches deal to ban sales of new diesel, gasoline cars in 2035
29 March 2023 - EU energy ministers agreed on a ban on new cars and vans running on gasoline and diesel starting in 2035, but with a notable exception
Dubai-based Origin to manufacture, install EV chargers in Serbia
23 March 2023 - Origin, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, said it would start manufacturing and installing electric car charging stations in Serbia
Bojan Kumer to set up new energy ministry, expects EUR 1 billion in investments in renewables
16 January 2023 - Bojan Kumer, currently the infrastructure minister, announced the investments during the presentation of his agenda
Hydrogen filling station project underway on Vis island in Croatia
04 January 2023 - The City of Vis and the H2 association are developing a plan to build the first hydrogen filling station in Croatia
Cyprus to get first green hydrogen plant – for fueling trucks
26 December 2022 - A 2 MW electrolyzer project in Cyprus was selected for a grant through the EU's Innovation Fund in a program for small-scale green tech
Everfuel starts producing green hydrogen at Europe’s largest electrolyzer
23 December 2022 - Denmark-based Everfuel started the commissioning phase of the biggest electrolyzer in Europe by producing the first amount of green hydrogen
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
Volvo Trucks delivers world’s first electric trucks made of fossil-free steel
17 November 2022 - The fossil-free steel is produced by the Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB and is made by using a completely new technology
Romania-based PBT teams up with EIT InnoEnergy in major battery production project
16 November 2022 - EIT InnoEnergy became a shareholder in Prime Batteries Technology – PBT from Romania, which intends to invest EUR 1 billion by 2026