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Portuguese Prime Minister Costa steps down amid lithium, hydrogen corruption scandal
08 November 2023 - António Costa resigned as PM as the authorities are investigating approvals for lithium mining projects and investments in green hydrogen and a data center
Protesters from local communities affected by mining and exploration disrupt mineral resources conference in Belgrade
07 November 2023 - Environmental activists and people from affected local communities interrupted a mining conference in Belgrade
Eurelectric: Investments urgently needed to triple electrification rates by 2050
07 November 2023 - The peak of the energy crisis may be over but the challenges to Europe’s decarbonization and security of supply aren't, according to the Power Barometer
Greek consortium must accept conditions for Čebren project in North Macedonia to get contract
07 November 2023 - PPC and Archirodon, the consortium selected for the Čebren pumped storage hydropower project, hasn't yet accepted all the conditions, Minister Bekteshi said
Arbitration panel determines total damages that TPP Ugljevik in BiH owes to Slovenia
06 November 2023 - RiTE Ugljevik, the firm operating the Ugljevik coal plant and mine in BiH, has to pay an additional EUR 58.2 million in damages
Four recommendations for enhancing citizen participation in energy sector in Western Balkans
06 November 2023 - RESET and the Heinrich Böll Foundation held the second regional conference on energy communities in Sarajevo
Member states urge EU to create alliance for small modular reactors
06 November 2023 - Twelve European Union member countries asked the European Commission to create an industrial alliance for small modular nuclear reactors
Carbon emissions prices are becoming a reality in Western Balkans and particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina – will the countries pay to the EU or rather collect money in their own budgets?
06 November 2023 - The European Union proposed a Regulation on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) which was adopted in May this year. This legal action is trying to equalize the carbon pricing burden between EU and non-EU producers
Serbia selects Hyundai Engineering, UGTR consortium as strategic partner for solar power plants of 1 GW in total
06 November 2023 - The Government of Serbia selected the consortium of Hyundai Engineering and UGT Renewables as its strategic partner for a major solar power project with storage
Energy communities in Greece surpass 1 GW in installed capacity
04 November 2023 - Operating energy community installations in Greece increased above 1 GW, but the non-commercial segment makes up only 0.7%.
Serbia’s EPS to buy electricity from Vetrozelena wind park, provide balancing services
03 November 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije agreed to purchase the output from the Vetrozelena wind park and assume balancing responsibility
Renewable energy investors in Greece to add batteries or face curtailment
03 November 2023 - Greece intends to turn to batteries to solve the difficult issue of renewable electricity production curtailments and lack of space
Solar panels to be rolled out along highways in BiH
02 November 2023 - Public company Motorways of the Federation of BiH plans to install solar panels along highways and produce electricity for self-consumption
Construction of Europe’s first hydrogen pipeline system underway in Netherlands
02 November 2023 - The construction of the first section of a 1,200-kilometer hydrogen network in the Netherlands began near Rotterdam
Artificial intelligence shows your roof’s potential for solar panel installation
02 November 2023 - The SolaRise team of students has developed an AI platform for a comprehensive analysis and quotation from solar panel installers for a specific location
EPBiH seeks contractor for 50 MW solar power plant on Gračanica coal mine
02 November 2023 - EPC firms can apply for the supply and installation of EPBiH's Gračanica solar park with 50 MW in total nameplate capacity