Communities leading the Western Balkans’ clean heating transition
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
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
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
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
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
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
Greece is considering the introduction of a biomass collection system as part of fire protection measures for forests
European Parliament votes to double renewables share in consumption by 2030
Lawmakers passed the EU's revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED3) including a 2030 renewables target share of 42.5% in energy consumption