decarbonization
Slovenia launches low-carbon hydrogen consortium
18 March 2024 - Slovenia supported the establishment of a low-carbon hydrogen consortium of 18 companies, organizations and municipalities
Serbia to invest EUR 400 million in reconstruction of hydropower plants
18 March 2024 - Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović said EUR 400 million would be invested in the revitalization of EPS's four hydropower plants
WindEurope urges for grid buildout acceleration to meet renewables goals
15 March 2024 - At WindEurope's Annual Event, the industry will mostly focus on ways to accelerate the buildout of grids, CPO Pierre Tardieu said
Germany’s industry to get billions in subsidies to decarbonize
14 March 2024 - Carbon contracts for difference should help companies stay competitive as they transition to more expensive production processes
EU remains divided over nuclear energy expansion initiative
07 March 2024 - France leads a group of countries that have a symbolic majority within the EU for the initiative to boost support for nuclear energy
Siemens Serbia’s Lončar: Planet needs ecosystem, not egosystem
06 March 2024 - Knowledge and new technologies are key to the response to challenges that the planet is facing, CEO of Siemens Serbia Medeja Lončar said
Global energy sector emissions hit record high in 2023
04 March 2024 - Droughts limited hydropower production last year, so emissions in the energy sector reached a third consecutive record high, IEA said
European heat pump sales drop in 2023, resulting in layoffs
29 February 2024 - Heat pump sales tumbled 4.7% last year in 14 countries tracked by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)
OMV Petrom obtains EU funding for two green hydrogen plants
29 February 2024 - OMV Petrom is stepping up its decarbonization efforts with projects for two green hydrogen production units at its Petrobrazi refinery
Belgrade Energy Forum 2024 – leaders of energy transition to meet in Belgrade on May 13-14
28 February 2024 - If you see the role of your organization or company as important and leading in the energy transition, and you count on the region's market, then BEF 2024 is the place to be
EBRD reiterates commitment to Western Balkans decarbonization
27 February 2024 - EBRD intends to expand its activities in the Western Balkans, but it warned that private investment and EU funding imply reforms
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
Viktor Andonov joins Belgrade Energy Forum 2024 in May: ESM earmarks EUR 1 billion for decarbonization
26 February 2024 - Viktor Andonov from North Macedonia's power utility Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM) will participate at Belgrade Energy Forum 2024
Power grids require investing USD 3.1 trillion by 2030 to limit global warming
21 February 2024 - Outdated and inadequate power grids are one of the most significant stumbling blocks for the energy transition, Rystad Energy warned
GGF deepens cooperation with UniCredit Bank Serbia with EUR 50 million renewables loan
20 February 2024 - UniCredit Bank Serbia obtained a EUR 50 million loan from GGF for utility-scale renewables projects, strengthening its ties with the fund
EU approves EUR 6.9 billion in state aid for hydrogen infrastructure
19 February 2024 - Strategic hydrogen project IPCEI Hy2Infra, which seven EU member states developed jointly, got a green light from the European Commission