Cyprus launches grant mechanism for energy storage
11 February 2025 - Owners of renewable energy systems in Cyprus can apply from February 14 for grants to add batteries, under a EUR 35 million program
Serbia’s EPS explores possibility to use biomass, biogas in coal power plants
27 December 2024 - EPS launched a call for an analysis of the availability and technological suitability of biomass in Serbia for use in its power plants
Ancala acquires Akuo’s biomass CHP plant in Croatia
10 September 2024 - Infrastructure management company Ancala has acquired a 5 MW biomass facility in Croatia from renewable energy firm Akuo
Denmark shuts its penultimate coal plant as UK is set to complete its exit
04 September 2024 - Denmark has only one coal power plant left now as Ørsted closed its last one. The only coal plant in the United Kingdom is ending operations.
Five Serbian heating plants to be converted from coal, oil to biomass
17 May 2024 - Serbia will build heating plants in Niš, Bajina Bašta, Prijepolje, Rača and Novi Pazar to replace fuel oil and coal in district heating systems
Communities leading the Western Balkans’ clean heating transition
08 May 2024 - Powering district heating networks with geothermal energy, solar thermal, or other renewable energy sources can help make large-scale heating systems efficient, cost-effective, and flexible, especially when rolled out in tandem with small-scale systems
Croatia Airlines completes first flights with sustainable aviation fuel
22 April 2024 - The use of SAF is part of preparations for mandatory use in the European Union, scheduled to start in 2025
Federation of BiH drafts 2025-2030 renewable energy auctions plan
16 April 2024 - The incentives plan was published by the Federal Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry in its draft decree on quotas for renewables
Hybrid energy-agriculture cooperatives: Passe-partout key to unlock a community-led net-zero future
15 April 2024 - Unleashing the untapped potential of bioenergy in communities is of uttermost importance to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors, such as heating, cooling and heavy transport, but, most of all, it opens the door to the development of hybrid energy-agriculture cooperative
IFC approves loan for Serbia’s largest biomass CHP project to decarbonize paper industry
26 February 2024 - IFC facilitated a loan package of EUR 106 million for Serbian tissue paper producer Drenik ND, which is about to build a biomass CHP plant
Slovenia adopts action plan to halve energy poverty
01 December 2023 - According to Eurostat, more than 41 million people in Europe were unable to adequately heat their homes in 2021.
Greece to subsidize removal of excess biomass to protect forests from fire
13 October 2023 - Greece is considering the introduction of a biomass collection system as part of fire protection measures for forests