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Beeck: ProCredit Bank leads by example in sustainability
08 July 2024 - ProCredit Bank aims to make a significant impact in Southeastern and Eastern Europe, board member Christoph Beeck said
Slovenia publishes draft agrisolar rulebook for public debate
08 July 2024 - Slovenia proposed to allow agrisolar facilities only on supporting structures and above orchards of berries and small apple or pear trees
Serbian police charge local activists for resisting revival of Rio Tinto’s lithium project
08 July 2024 - Seven people were arrested and criminally charged in Loznica at a protest against Rio Tinto's project for a lithium mine and processing plant
Power utility Elektroprivreda BiH posts all-time high annual loss for 2023
06 July 2024 - A lack of coal, bad hydrology and obsolete production facilities pushed Bosnia and Herzegovina's EPBiH deep into the red in 2023
Belgian steel wire company inks virtual PPA for wind farm in Romania
05 July 2024 - Bekaert has signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement in Romania with Rezolv Energy's project firm First Looks Solutions
Minth intends to invest in production of electric vehicle components in Serbia
05 July 2024 - The Government of Serbia adopted a memorandum of understanding with Minth Holdings Limited, headquartered in China
Shell halts construction of biofuel refinery in Rotterdam to cut costs
05 July 2024 - Shell is pausing construction of a biofuel plant in the Netherlands. It joins a group of European energy firms scaling back green investments.
Greece plans to end subsidies for battery energy storage systems
04 July 2024 - Given the curtailments for renewables in Greece, batteries can operate in the market without subsidies, Minister Thodoros Skylakakis said
Investors submit bank guarantees for 4 GW of new power plants in Serbia
04 July 2024 - Investors in 51 proposed facilities in two groups had a deadline to submit bank guarantees to TSO Elektromreža Srbije by June 24 or July 1
Serbia proposes national CO2 pricing system instead of regional ETS
04 July 2024 - In light of CBAM, Serbia could accept taxing emissions on a national level at fixed prices instead of a regional emissions trading system
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
EDF scraps project Nuward to turn to simpler small modular reactor design
03 July 2024 - The French nuclear power giant EDF gave up on its original vision for Nuward, an innovative SMR, turning instead to proven technologies
Kosovo* issues terms for upcoming wind power auctions
03 July 2024 - Kosovo* will hold its wind power tenders in two rounds of 75 MW to 100 MW each. The first one is expected to kick off in October.
Akuo invites EU citizens to invest in its solar power project in Greece
03 July 2024 - Citizens and firms can buy four-year green bonds for refinancing Akuo Energy's solar park in Thessaly. The fixed interest rate is 6.5%.
Israeli-based firm bags financing for 101 MW solar project in Romania
03 July 2024 - Shikun and Binui Energy has secured a EUR 49 million loan for the Simleu Silvaniei photovoltaic project of 101 MW in northwest Romania
Rimac presents Verne – autonomous electric robotaxi
02 July 2024 - Mate Rimac, founder and CEO of Rimac Automobili and Rimac Group, presented a robotaxi named after French author Jules Verne