Serbia
New machinery helps building stone supplier Teko Mining cut CO2 emissions
16 December 2020 - Building stone supplier Teko Mining has procured new machinery through financing facility GEFF Serbia Leasing.
Serbia to spend EUR 1.5 billion in 2021 on energy efficiency, to cut pollution
16 December 2020 - Serbia will completely alter investment plans, prioritizing energy efficiency and the fight against pollution, Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlović said
Wind farms, solar power plants set to push coal out of market
04 December 2020 - Decision makers can slow down or speed up the coal phase-out, but regardless of their action, the coal share is heading for a big drop.
World Bank: Main sources of air pollution in Belgrade are heating, road transport, coal power plants
03 December 2020 - The largest sources of pollution are in the urban area - heating and road transport, but also outside the urban area - thermal power plants.
SO2 emissions from Nikola Tesla B coal plant to be reduced 20 times by 2024
02 December 2020 - One of the ten largest SO2 emitters among power plants in Europe starts the construcution of a flue gas desulphurization facility.
Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia challenged over transboundary impact
01 December 2020 - CZŽS from BiH asked the state to determine the transboundary environmental impact of the lithium exploitation and processing project in Serbia
Excessive air pollution in Valjevo triggers Air Quality Alert
30 November 2020 - The air quality in Valjevo has been in the highest category, designated as "very polluted," ever since measuring began in 2012. According to official data, the city had the highest annual level of suspended particles PM10 and PM2.5 in Serbia last year.
Mali Zvornik in Serbia building biomass heating plant in EUR 2.35 million project
27 November 2020 - Two boilers of 900 kW each fueled by wood chips and a 2.5 MW spare unit on gas will provide heating in Mali Zvornik from next October
Belgrade University professors warn politicians failure to phase out coal will be more costly than any decarbonization measures
25 November 2020 - It will be more expensive for the country to did nothing to reduce CO2 emissions, than to implement decarbonization measures.
IEL OIE Balkan Renewable Energy, Akuo to start construction of Bašaid wind farm in 2021
24 November 2020 - Start of the construction of the 85 MW Bašaid wind farm near Kikinda and a geothermal plant is planned for next year.
Balkans’ largest solar thermal system for sanitary hot water is located in Pančevo
20 November 2020 - The project demonstrates that the use of solar energy for heating water is cheaper than using fossil fuels.s
Serbia to add 1 GW in wind farms in next five years
17 November 2020 - Serbia could get 1 GW in wind farm capacity in the next five years, it has to decarbonize energy and reduce the share of coal in energy production within one or two decades. The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
Serbia’s EMS joins European platform for guarantees of origin trading
16 November 2020 - The sale of guarantees of origin for electricity produced from renewable sources in Serbia is now possible in European countries.
Zrenjanin, Metito sign first PPP for wastewater treatment in Serbia
12 November 2020 - City authorities and Metito from the UAE have signed an agreement for the development and management of a wastewater treatment plant.
Minister Mihajlović: Serbia to change laws, make energy sector greener
11 November 2020 - Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia Zorana Mihajlović vowed to improve legislation for energy, renewables and energy efficiency
Selling, burning coal tailings responsible for boost in air pollution in Serbia
10 November 2020 - Petnica Science Center's manager attributed the excessive air pollution in Serbia to the use of coal refuse or fake coal for heating