Summer of 2021 in Europe was warmest ever
The last seven years were the warmest on record globally by a clear margin, and 2021 was the fifth-hottest year ever recorded
China’s State Grid puts world’s biggest pumped storage hydropower plant online
State Grid Corp. of China commissioned the first turbines in its 3.6 GW pumped storage hydropower plant, set to become the world's biggest
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2021
The most important topics for our readers in 2021 were lithium, the coal phaseout and investment in renewable energy in Serbia
Construction of largest wind farm in southern hemisphere to begin in 2022
The Golden Plains wind farm is planned to have 215 turbines and produce enough electricity for 765,000 homes
World’s biggest offshore wind farm starts producing power
The Hornsea 2 wind power plant off the UK's east coast started delivering electricity. When finished, it will have a capacity of 1.3 GW.
IEA: Global coal power output to rise 9% in 2021 to all-time high
With electricity demand outpacing low-carbon supply and a spike in gas prices, coal power output is up 9% this year, at 10.35 PWh, IEA says
New York is banning the use of natural gas in new buildings
After several other cities in the United States, the City Council of New York passed a law banning the use of natural gas in most new buildings. Construction projects submitted for approval from 2027 will have to use electricity instead of gas or fossil fuels for heating. In the most populated American city, with 8.8 […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX seeks rocket fuel made from atmospheric CO2
Elon Musk revealed SpaceX would launch a program for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for the production of rocket fuel
