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Land lease agreement signed for Brajići wind farm
27 August 2020 - A consortium led by German renewable energy firm wpd has signed a land lease agreement...
Five cities in South East Europe aim to become carbon-neutral by 2030
24 August 2020 - Five cities in five different South East European countries are part of a project that...
Croatia offers EUR 27 million in grants for energy renovation of family houses
21 August 2020 - Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund will start receiving applications for grants to support...
Protesters in North Macedonia threaten escalation amid power price hike
21 August 2020 - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and an unfavorable hydrological situation prompted the Energy Regulatory...
Final turbine installed at Europe’s biggest onshore wind complex Fosen
20 August 2020 - The 1.06 GW Fosen complex in central Norway, Europe’s largest onshore wind power project, has...
Hvar energy transition strategy seeks to make Croatian island energy self-sufficient
13 August 2020 - The Croatian island of Hvar has unveiled its long-term energy transition strategy, aiming to become...
Earth Overshoot Day is August 22 but Balkans already spent most of 2020 environmental credit
31 July 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic reduced the overconsumption of nature’s capacity to levels from 15 years ago,...
EU cuts Just Transition Fund to EUR 10 billion in COVID-19 recovery deal
21 July 2020 - The European Council reached an agreement on the seven-year budget through 2027 including a mechanism...
Cyclists ask European Parliament to add bicycle infrastructure, incentives
14 July 2020 - EU lawmakers and cycling organizations pressed European Parliament President David Sassoli and Secretary-General Klaus Welle...
Carbon prices jump in EU, taking industrial pollution costs to 14-year high
14 July 2020 - Expenses for greenhouse gas emissions at factories and energy producers briefly surged to a level...
Serbia delays public discussion on plan for Kolubara B thermal power plant
13 July 2020 - The coronavirus has prompted the Government of Serbia to shelve the public discussion on the...
ERS risks failure of Bistrica hydropower plants project on lack of funding
11 July 2020 - ERS claims it would extend deadlines for the three hydropower plants on the Bistrica, citing...
Will the EU’s hydrogen strategy undermine the 2050 climate neutrality goal?
10 July 2020 - The European Commission has unveiled a strategy to scale up hydrogen production as part of...
EU launches first call for proposals under Innovation Fund for clean technologies
06 July 2020 - The European Commission has launched the first call for proposals under the EUR 10 billion...
Plastic Free July – there are alternatives to single use packaging
02 July 2020 - The world is marking Plastic Bag Free Day on July 3 alongside Plastic Free July...
EBRD webinar: Green and resilient go hand in hand in district energy
30 June 2020 - In most countries where EBRD is active, the pandemic struck when the winter was ending,...