Region/EU
EU endorses gas, nuclear energy amid opposition among member states
06 January 2022 - The European Commission has decided to include nuclear energy and gas in its sustainable finance taxonomy
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2021
30 December 2021 - The most important topics for our readers in 2021 were lithium, the coal phaseout and investment in renewable energy in Serbia
Germany, Belgium to close nuclear reactors despite Europe energy crisis
28 December 2021 - The move comes amid the ongoing energy crisis in Europe and the EU’s plans to recognize nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source.
Greece, Croatia are top-tier markets for energy transition investment
28 December 2021 - Climatescope put Greece in the best position in the region for investment in renewable power and the energy transition, followed by Croatia
EU greenlights state aid regulations including CfDs, partly allows gas projects
22 December 2021 - Projects with government support need to be aligned with the EU's decarbonization goals, with some exceptions for gas
Power prices reach stunning EUR 400 per MWh in Europe
20 December 2021 - Power prices reached critical levels across Europe amid a surge in costs for natural gas and an outage in France
Falck, BlueFloat launch giant floating wind power project in Ionian Sea
17 December 2021 - Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy started developing their third floating wind power project offshore Italy and said it would have 675 MW in capacity
Impact of 2021 electricity price surge on Energy Community contracting parties
14 December 2021 - The paper, prepared by the Energy Community Regulatory Board (ECRB), summarizes the measures taken by all nine contracting parties
Failing to switch from coal to wind and solar could cost every Polish family EUR 170 per year by 2030
09 December 2021 - Poland's Instrat Foundation has analyzed the current Polish Energy Policy for 2040 and proposed solutions
Solutions for energy poverty in Energy Community – study
08 December 2021 - Efforts to address energy poverty in the region are part of the Energy Community Just Transition Initiative
Price of CO2 hits all-time high above EUR 80 per ton
06 December 2021 - The price of permits for emitting CO2 has increased 140 percent in 2021.
Polish diplomat Artur Lorkowski new director of Energy Community
03 December 2021 - Artur Lorkowski will lead the Energy Community Secretariat over the next three year. He replaced Janez Kopač after his nine-year tenure
Resalta accredited for carbon emission reduction services
03 December 2021 - Resalta joined the network of CDP's partners that provide carbon emission reduction services. It received accreditation for eight countries.
RES Foundation conference: More subsidies for poor households needed to get to net zero heating
02 December 2021 - Vulnerable households in the Western Balkans often can't afford renovation or to replace old heating stoves and boilers even with a 50% subsidy
Watch LIVE RES Foundation conference: The 0 future of household heating
02 December 2021 - Ne to. 0! or The 0 future of household heating is the second annual policy conference on how to win the Balkans air-pollution dodgeball hosted by the RES Foundation.
EPEX SPOT to launch first pan-European guarantees of origin market
01 December 2021 - The market will be launched by the European Power Exchange, European Energy Exchange and European Commodity Clearing