Region/EU
EBRD’s Bogdanović: Renewable heating is biggest contributor to decarbonization in urban areas
25 May 2023 - Renewable sources can contribute the most to the decarbonization of urban areas, Bojan Bogdanović from the EBRD said at BEF 2023
As CBAM carbon border tax looms, EU wants to help Western Balkans to adapt
23 May 2023 - The EU needs to help both the governments and industrial producers adapt to CBAM and overcome the initial impact, officials said
BEF 2023: Infrastructure, technology, and financing for carbon neutrality by 2050: Chances and challenges for the Western Balkan region
23 May 2023 - Infrastructure, availability of technology, and financing are the key preconditions for transforming energy systems in the region into modern, low-carbon systems.
Rimac Energy outlines innovative stationary energy storage solutions at BEF 2023
20 May 2023 - Preparing to hit the stationary energy storage market, Rimac Technology's new brand Rimac Energy presented its solutions at BEF 2023
Maja Turković: Battery installation requirement to clear large number of requests for grid connection
20 May 2023 - It would increase the cost of projects, Maja Turković, Executive Vice President, CWP Europe, said at the Belgrade Energy Forum 2023
BEF 2023: EU’s power market reform will only boost PPAs’ role
20 May 2023 - Businesses in the region must quickly adapt to the new power purchase rules to maintain and improve competitiveness, according to the panel Market design – is the current electricity market model sustainable?
France gathers majority of EU countries in its Nuclear Alliance
19 May 2023 - The energy crisis and advances in SMR technology have boosted political support in the EU for an expansion of the nuclear power sector
BEF 2023: Flexibility services are business opportunity for renewables producers
17 May 2023 - The flexibility and digitalization panel at BEF 2023 acknowledged how difficult it is to integrate hundreds of gigawatts from new solar and wind power plants, but it also pointed to business opportunities in the emerging ancillary and system services
BEF 2023: Decarbonization and energy storage require district heating integration with power sector
17 May 2023 - Intersectoral cooperation and the integration of the electricity and district heating sectors are necessary to utilize the energy balancing and storage potential
Urban construction waste – potential game changer for CBAM-affected industries in Serbia
16 May 2023 - When the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) takes effect, it will mark a new stage in Serbia’s energy transition, shifting the attention from phasing out a single resource, coal, to the costs that will be borne by a part of the Serbian economy much larger than the electricity sector alone
Public voting opens for EUSEW Awards, support your favorites
15 May 2023 - EUSEW opened public voting for awards to individuals and organizations that drive Europe's energy transition
Main power producers in Balkans can’t afford to fall behind in energy transition
10 May 2023 - The biggest electricity producers in Southeastern Europe need to establish partnerships and move with the times in doing business, according to the participants in a discussion on power utilities in the energy transition, held at BEF 2023
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
BEF 2023: Decarbonization is essential for economic progress in Southeastern Europe
08 May 2023 - It is necessary to accelerate the decarbonization of the electricity sector and energy in general to maintain economic development, top officials from Southeastern European countries and the Energy Community Secretariat said at the kickoff of Belgrade Energy Forum 2023
BASF plans to build a heat pump as big as soccer field
05 May 2023 - Set on the path to becoming carbon neutral by 2050, the company will use waste heat to make steam for its production process
Ten European energy giants establish Hydropower Alliance
05 May 2023 - Major hydropower plant operators adopted a platform as the Hydropower Alliance, asking the EU to adopt a strategy for the sector