Region/EU
EU seeks to phase out fossil fuel boilers in buildings by 2040
11 December 2023 - A revision of the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in buildings
Serbia-Bulgaria gas interconnector starts trial operation
10 December 2023 - The pipeline, with a capacity of 1.8 billion cubic meters per year, secured an alternative supply route for Serbia
Europe’s first ammonia-fuelled power plant to be built in Ireland
07 December 2023 - The use of low-carbon ammonia as a fuel can contribute to the security of power supply and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Italy to rely on SMRs in its nuclear power revival
07 December 2023 - Italy has earmarked EUR 135 million for nuclear energy research, aiming to focus on SMRs instead of conventional reactors
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
France’s EDF sells Europe’s first green bonds for nuclear energy
01 December 2023 - French state-owned power utility EDF raised EUR 1 billion for nuclear energy through a green bond issue, the first of its kind in Europe
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
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
GIZ opens applications for green jobs consultant in Western Balkans
28 November 2023 - The German development agency has launched a call for the expression of interest and the deadline is December 12
CAN Europe: BiH, Kosovo* and Serbia’s NECPs lack climate ambition, coal phaseout dates
28 November 2023 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and Serbia sent draft NECPs to the Energy Community Secretariat for review in late June and July
EU starts European Hydrogen Bank pilot auction
24 November 2023 - The European Commission issued a public call for the European Hydrogen Bank pilot auction with an initial budget of EUR 800 million
Analysis of EU’s Western Balkans decarbonization policy: decarbonization to remain disorderly if nothing changes
24 November 2023 - The policy paper 'Chaotic and fake decarbonization of power sectors in the Western Balkans' is based on a survey of more than 100 experts from the region
European Parliament seeks subsidies for nuclear energy within industry decarbonization package
22 November 2023 - EU lawmakers proposed a joint list of industry decarbonization technologies to be supported instead of sidelining nuclear energy
Here’s how Southeastern European countries rank in sustainable competitiveness
18 November 2023 - Scandinavian countries are ranked the highest in GSCI, but even they have a long way to go to becoming truly sustainable and competitive
OMV Petrom’s Verchere: Energy security implies diversifying sources, supply
18 November 2023 - The pandemic, energy crisis and war in Ukraine have all actually accelerated the energy transition, OMV Petrom's CEO Christina Verchere said
Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia to roll out electricity trade platform
17 November 2023 - Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović Handanović spoke to her Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó in Belgrade