Renewables
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*
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
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
How can energy transition be just to people in coal regions
05 December 2023 - The authorities must act before people leave, according to the speakers at the annual meeting of the Initiative for coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine
North Macedonia presents just energy transition platform worth EUR 3 billion
05 December 2023 - North Macedonia is preparing an investment plan for a coal phaseout by 2030, grid strengthening, new capacities and the just transition
Mitsotakis: In face of climate devastation, new Greece is emerging
04 December 2023 - Highlighting this year's catastrophic wildfires and floods, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at COP28 that a new Greece is emerging nevertheless
Municipalities in Slovenia to get EUR 200,000 per MW of installed wind farm capacity
01 December 2023 - Incentives are another attempt to speed up wind farm projects in Slovenia, which hosts only three wind turbines
HROTE’s Budimir: Sustainability, risk management are key for Croatia’s green transition
01 December 2023 - New CEO of Croatia's regulatory body HROTE Darjan Budimir says sustainable business models and quality in risk management are key for a successful green transition
Greece to launch first guarantees of origin auction in early January
30 November 2023 - The first guarantees of origin of electricity in Greece are reportedly planned to be auctioned in the first half of January
Vulcan opens Europe’s first fully domestic lithium production plant in Germany
30 November 2023 - Lithium extraction from salt water has a much lower environmental impact than projects at salt deserts and mines
Montenegro on track to add 4 GW of solar and wind, seeks EU support for green steel roll-out
29 November 2023 - Montenegro's strategic goals include renewable energy, smart electricity metering, but also green steel production
Industry welcomes EU’s grid action plan but criticizes lack of some crucial measures
29 November 2023 - The European Commission has presented a 14-point action plan for seven challenges to improving electricity grids