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Europe’s biggest heat pump system put into operation in Vienna
11 December 2023 - In Vienna's Simmering district, three large heat pumps have been commissioned. They will provide heating for 56,000 households.
EU seeks to phase out fossil fuel boilers in buildings by 2040
11 December 2023 - A revision of the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in buildings
Serbia-Bulgaria gas interconnector starts trial operation
10 December 2023 - The pipeline, with a capacity of 1.8 billion cubic meters per year, secured an alternative supply route for Serbia
World’s largest concentrated solar power plant completed in Dubai
08 December 2023 - A 950 MW solar energy complex, including the biggest concentrated solar power plant, was inaugurated in Dubai during COP28
Vice Oršulić is new CEO of Croatia’s HEP Group
08 December 2023 - Vice Oršulić is assuming the position of acting CEO of Croatia's state-owned power utility Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP Group)
Most countries expected to miss 2030 net zero offshore wind targets – report
08 December 2023 - Among the 19 nations with explicit offshore wind goals for 2030, only Poland and Ireland seem on track to achieve their respective targets
Turkey prepares USD 100 billion energy transition program, USD 10 billion for grid
08 December 2023 - Turkey has pledged to double renewable energy generation capacity by adding 60 GW of solar and wind by 2035
Just transition roadmap sought for coal town in Kosovo*
08 December 2023 - A contractor will produce a socio-economic analysis and just transition roadmap for Obiliq (Obilić) in Kosovo*
Europe’s first ammonia-fuelled power plant to be built in Ireland
07 December 2023 - The use of low-carbon ammonia as a fuel can contribute to the security of power supply and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
First prosumer in Bosnia and Herzegovina is secondary school in town of Lopare
07 December 2023 - The Municipality of Lopare is continuing to pioneer renewable energy use and the energy transition in the country and the Western Balkans
North Macedonia seeks investors in solar power projects in industrial zones
07 December 2023 - Investors can apply for public-private partnerships in North Macedonia for the construction of solar power plants in industrial zones
Electricity becomes Montenegro’s biggest export item
07 December 2023 - Photovoltaic output increased fivefold, however it was 50% below plan, according to the Energy Balance of Montenegro for 2024
Bulgaria earmarks EUR 8.2 million for Stara Zagora hydrogen valley
07 December 2023 - Minister of Innovation and Growth Milena Stoycheva said the Stara Zagora hydrogen valley project would get EUR 8.2 million in EU funds
Italy to rely on SMRs in its nuclear power revival
07 December 2023 - Italy has earmarked EUR 135 million for nuclear energy research, aiming to focus on SMRs instead of conventional reactors
Who is the largest solar developer in the world? Oil supermajor
06 December 2023 - Of the top ten global solar developers, six are based in Europe, three in North America, and one in South Asia, according to the latest report
Vetropack Straža joins KOER virtual power plant
05 December 2023 - Technology company KOER launched the first virtual power plant in Croatia in February 2022, becoming the first aggregator