CO2 emissions
Rezolv Energy expands renewables portfolio in Romania to 2 GW
23 December 2022 - Two wind farm projects are envisaged to generate enough power for more than 332,000 Romanian homes and avoid 220,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions
Kosovo* secures financing for first large-scale solar thermal project in Western Balkans
23 December 2022 - Big solar thermal projects are seen as the proper solution for district heating decarbonization in the region
Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes from 2025
15 December 2022 - Japan is the fifth largest emitter of CO2 in the world and has committed itself to make those emissions net zero by 2050
IEA: Global energy crisis is driving surge in heat pumps
01 December 2022 - Sales of heat pumps will soar to record levels in the coming years as the energy crisis accelerated their deployment
How much does Qatar World Cup cost in crude oil
01 December 2022 - Qatar spent USD 220 billion for the World Cup. To cover the tournament's cost, the country will have to sell three billion barrels of oil.
Future of successful businesses relies on their digital transformation
30 November 2022 - Digitalisation changes everything because it connects all processes and provides a complete result, notes Petr Hermann, Schneider Electric Cluster President, Southeast Europe, in an interview for the Balkan Green Energy News
HELLENiQ Energy’s Vision 2025 – committed to a clean energy future
17 November 2022 - The company will invest heavily to increase the use of renewable sources and clean energy, and modernize its refineries
Soil carbon storage in agriculture for climate, and trade, bonds and profits
06 November 2022 - Carbon capture and storage in agricultural land could become one of the more effective methods...
City of Niš in Serbia to develop Energy Transition Roadmap until 2050
26 September 2022 - The local team in charge of the project is seeking an experienced consultant to support the work, the deadline for offers is October 4
One of Slovenia’s biggest rooftop solar plants to help decarbonize cement production
23 August 2022 - Slovenian cement maker Salonit Anhovo has put into operation one of the largest rooftop solar power plants in the country
Waste management sector can help Europe lower gas consumption
04 August 2022 - The sector conducts recycling and recovery operations and produces heat and energy through incineration and anaerobic digestion
Bulgarian cement plant gets EU grant for innovative carbon capture, storage project
18 July 2022 - Devnya Cement got a EUR 190 million grant from the EU for the first full-chain carbon capture and storage project in the Balkans
Fossil fuels returned as top energy source in EU power generation in 2021
01 July 2022 - Among renewable sources, the biggest increase in 2021 was seen in electricity produced from solar energy, 13%,
EU agrees fossil fuel car ban as climate package talks are starting
29 June 2022 - The Council of the EU and European Parliament are set for talks on the Fit-for-55 package. Both agree new combustion engines should be banned by 2035.
EP votes to protect EU industry even after CO2 border tax is fully implemented
23 June 2022 - MEPs want to maintain free emission allowances for industrial producers in the EU after the CO2 border tax is fully implemented in 2030
BMW building world’s first carbon-free car plant in Hungary
03 June 2022 - The new BMW factory in Hungary will produce electric automobiles entirely without the the use of fossil fuels.