Region/EU
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
RES Foundation conference: Coal phaseout unavoidable in transition to net zero emissions, clean air
01 December 2021 - The RES Foundation is holding its second second annual conference in Serbia on how to win the Balkan air pollution dodgeball
Watch LIVE RES Foundation conference: The 0 future beyond coal/carbon
01 December 2021 - Ne to. 0! Is the second annual policy conference on how to win the Balkans...
Wind measuring lidars to be deployed at North Adriatic platforms
01 December 2021 - Megajoule will install lidar devices at a client's gas platforms in the North Adriatic to analyze offshore wind power potential
Energy Community adopts Clean Energy Package, Decarbonization Roadmap
30 November 2021 - The Ministerial Council adopted the Clean Energy Package, the Decarbonization Roadmap and the Gas Security of Supply Regulation
Invitation for cities to become part of European Mission ”100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030”
29 November 2021 - The objective of the mission is also to ensure these cities act as experimentation and innovation hubs to enable all European cities to follow suit by 2050
Portugal stops using coal nine years ahead of schedule
26 November 2021 - The Pego power plant has been shut down, ending of the use of coal for the production of electricity in Portugal nine years before deadline
Germany’s new ruling coalition aims to phase out coal in nine years
25 November 2021 - The cabinet led by Olaf Scholz will phase out coal "ideally" by 2030, compared to the current 2038 deadline, the coalition deal reveals
EUKI offers funding for climate action projects – here are the conditions
25 November 2021 - Nonprofits can apply for up to EUR 1 million from the European Climate Initative (EUKI) with transformative cross-border projects
European Commission’s new PCI list: what’s happening in Balkans?
24 November 2021 - The European Commission has announced the fifth PCI list. Here is an overview of projects in the Balkans region.
Kopač: Western Balkans need to introduce CO2 tax by 2025
23 November 2021 - The decarbonization roadmap will be discussed at the meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community in Belgrade on November 30
Electricity, gas prices to drop in April 2022 – ACER
18 November 2021 - The high prices should fall significantly in April 2022, according to the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
Hydrogen in Austria: Waiting for a strategy
16 November 2021 - In Austria, initial plans of a strategy for the use of hydrogen were announced more than three years ago but little has happened since then
Customer-owned wind power plant in UK almost finished
15 November 2021 - Graig Fatha, the UK’s first wind farm to be owned by the customers it supplies, is under construction
Energy Community Secretariat: Energy transition slows in Western Balkans
15 November 2021 - The Energy Community Secretariat said the contracting parties achieved only modest progress in reforming their energy and climate sectors
Coal-based electricity undermines positive impact of electric vehicles
12 November 2021 - Serbia and Kosovo* are among the worst performers in Europe in terms of EVs’ carbon savings compared with gasoline vehicles due to coal-reliant power grids.