decarbonization
Olympus carbon capture project breaks ground in Greece
29 May 2025 - Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is a must for the future of the cement industry, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said
NGEN showcases solutions at BEF 2025 for decentralized electricity grid of tomorrow
28 May 2025 - Slovenia-based NGEN is expanding throughout Europe with its software platforms and equipment and BESS for decentralized grids
Electrify Europe – to be competitive and sustainable, the EU needs to speed up electrification
27 May 2025 - As Europe grapples with sluggish economic growth and soaring energy costs, electrification has emerged as the linchpin for reversing industrial decline, accelerating decarbonisation, and restoring global competitiveness
Clock is ticking for introducing carbon tax in Western Balkans, many ambiguities still remain
26 May 2025 - Even though the Governments might not have been proactive enough in the previous years, the participants of the CBAM panel on BEF 2025 believe there is still time for the regional actors to come up with more proactive approach towards the EU
Battery storage market in SEE emerging, Western Balkans lagging behind with positive prospects
26 May 2025 - Battery energy storage systems are still rare in Southeastern Europe, but state support and financing models in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania have paved the way for rapid deployment
BEF 2025: Corporates’ education, product diversification crucial to speed-up PPA uptake
24 May 2025 - A panel on power purchase agreements (PPAs) held at the Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 gathered stakeholders from all segments of the PPA market
Decarbonization of Southeastern European region: both renewables and nuclear are speeding up
24 May 2025 - Representatives of state-owned utilities and independent power producers discussed at BEF 2025 the different approaches to decarbonization in the region
BEF 2025: Regional cooperation can facilitate energy transition, energy security
22 May 2025 - Belgrade Energy Forum featured representatives from the governments of Montenegro, Croatia, Hungary, the Republic of Srpska, and Serbia, and from UNECE
Slovenia keeps phasing out coal as key heating plant boosts natural gas share to 60%
22 May 2025 - TE-TOL, the main district heating provider in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, has taken over a newly built gas-steam unit
EU awards nearly EUR 1 billion in subsidies to renewable hydrogen projects
21 May 2025 - The subsidies for renewable hydrogen were awarded via the second auction organized by the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB)
Živković, EPS: Weakness of Serbian energy system is no option
16 May 2025 - Serbia's EPS is committed to green targets, but it won't compromise energy security, CEO Dušan Živković said at BEF 2025
Consortium completing spatial plan for solar-BESS strategic partnership in Serbia
15 May 2025 - Hyundai Engineering and UGT Renewables are in a strategic partnership in Serbia for 1.2 GW, with batteries. They plan to expand in the region.
Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – energy market reforms accelerate integration into EU
14 May 2025 - Electricity market coupling is a major factor in EU integration, alongside deeper coordination within the region, interconnections, investments and carbon pricing, top officials said at Belgrade Energy Forum – BEF 2025
Construction starting in second phase of giant PV plant in Peloponnese coal land
13 May 2025 - Terna won the contract for the construction of the second phase (of three) of a 490 MW solar park in Megalopolis, on former lignite mines
Significant step for citizen energy in BiH – Republic of Srpska enables establishment of first renewable energy communities in region
12 May 2025 - The Republic of Srpska, one of the two entities making up BiH, adopted a rulebook on renewable energy communities
Second HVDC link from mainland Greece to Crete coming online
12 May 2025 - IPTO is completing the last elements of the Ariadne Interconnection project, one of the deepest subsea links in the world