2022 – year of extreme weather, climate events
The year was marked by record droughts, heatwaves, fires, floods and a record low level of the Antarctic sea ice, according to Copernicus
Chinese company CSSC Haizhuang unveils world’s largest wind turbine prototype
CSSC Haizhuang Wind Power is assembling the prototype of what would now be the biggest wind turbine on the planet
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2022
With Russia's attack on Ukraine, the energy crisis took over from the coronavirus pandemic as topic number one this year
Three activist stories that marked 2022: public wake-up call
Young climate activists across the planet are increasingly daring to draw attention to the climate crisis and the urgency of overcoming it. Concert interruptions, museum incidents, witty public messages, and performances are ways of alarming and awakening the general public and the media, which often easily overlook warnings from scientists or forget about floods, droughts, […]
China completes world’s second-largest hydropower plant
The China Three Gorges Corp.'s Baihetan facility is in full operation. At 16 GW, it is the second-biggest hydropower plant in the world.
Nuclear power makes comeback to Japan’s energy plans
Following plans to abandon nuclear power after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, Japan is now heading in a different direction
Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes from 2025
Japan is the fifth largest emitter of CO2 in the world and has committed itself to make those emissions net zero by 2050
Germany supports lithium mine project in Serbia to curb China’s global influence – Handelsblatt
The newspaper published the secret list of projects that Germany identified as important for the EU's geopolitical initiative Global Gate
