decarbonization
Greece’s DEPA Commercial obtains financing for 816 MW solar power portfolio
26 July 2024 - State-controlled DEPA Commercial received a EUR 390 million loan from the EIB for photovoltaic projects across Greece
Ameresco Sunel Energy starts building 560 MW solar power plant in Greece for Lightsource bp
26 July 2024 - Ameresco Sunel Energy is the contractor in Lightsource bp's solar power project of 560 MW in peak capacity, in the central part of Greece
Romania to green energy system in hospitals with private partner
26 July 2024 - Romania is in talks with Abu Dhabi–based IHC on a public-private partnership worth EUR 1 billion for heat pumps and PV systems for hospitals
Serbia publishes Draft Energy Sector Development Strategy up to 2040
25 July 2024 - Thermal power capacity is seen decreasing by 45% and the capacity of renewable energy facilities is expected to increase by 20 times
Serbia adopts Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan until 2030
25 July 2024 - Serbia has aligned itself with Europe's vision, Minister Đedović Handanović said upon the adoption of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
Slovenia signs MoU with Renault on new version of electric Twingo
24 July 2024 - Production is scheduled to start in 2026, and the expected annual production is 150,000 vehicles, RTV Slovenia reported.
Germany providing EUR 4.6 billion in grants for hydrogen projects
18 July 2024 - Germany is disbursing EUR 4.6 billion in subsidies for 23 projects for hydrogen production, transportation and storage
Green for Growth Fund tops its financial, impact targets in 2023
15 July 2024 - The Green for Growth Fund kept mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable economic growth last year in its 18 markets
ContourGlobal fires almost all workers from its coal plant in Bulgaria
09 July 2024 - The open market crushed the ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 coal-fired power plant, which has been offline since February
Yanmar, Daigas install small cogeneration gas system with 30% hydrogen blend
09 July 2024 - Yanmar ES has retrofitted its EP400G combined heat and power unit by adding Daigas Energy's hydrogen supply equipment
Beeck: ProCredit Bank leads by example in sustainability
08 July 2024 - ProCredit Bank aims to make a significant impact in Southeastern and Eastern Europe, board member Christoph Beeck said
Shell halts construction of biofuel refinery in Rotterdam to cut costs
05 July 2024 - Shell is pausing construction of a biofuel plant in the Netherlands. It joins a group of European energy firms scaling back green investments.
Serbia proposes national CO2 pricing system instead of regional ETS
04 July 2024 - In light of CBAM, Serbia could accept taxing emissions on a national level at fixed prices instead of a regional emissions trading system
Transelectrica: Romania requires up to 4 GW in energy storage in balanced mix
02 July 2024 - Transelectrica urged the authorities in Romania to back large-scale energy storage projects, especially for pumped storage hydropower plants
Greece’s PPC boosts pumped storage hydropower project pipeline to 1.6 GW
01 July 2024 - PPC obtained an electricity storage permit for a pumped storage hydropower project at an open-cast lignite mine in Kozani in northern Greece
Danske Commodities to optimize world’s largest power-to-X facility
25 June 2024 - Danske Commodities is tasked with optimizing electricity consumption at the Kassø power-to-X facility, which is about to start producing e-methanol