decarbonization
GGF’s Kostadinov: Green investment is nearing inflection point in many countries
20 May 2024 - The Balkans require a critical mass of renewables development to unleash green investment, Borislav Kostadinov from GGF said at Belgrade Energy Forum
Decarbonizing Western Balkan power utilities: ambitious but flexible plans, with focus on investments and new technologies
17 May 2024 - Power utilities in the Western Balkans have ambitious goals for 2050, but are flexible in mapping the path because the development of technologies is unpredictable
Greece earmarks EUR 50 million for small business transition in lignite regions
15 May 2024 - Western Macedonia and Megalopolis are the two traditional lignite regions of Greece. They are greening the local economy.
Energy transition is no partisan issue but global one
14 May 2024 - Representatives of companies with large renewable energy portfolios in Southeast Europe emphasized at Belgrade Energy Forum the critical importance of modernization, infrastructural development, and enhanced knowledge at the local level
Szijjártó: No responsible green energy policy without nuclear power, electric mobility
13 May 2024 - Energy policy has become a hostage of ideological debates and hypocrisy, Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at Belgrade Energy Forum
CBAM ante portas – the ball is in Serbia’s court to facilitate conditions for its companies
12 May 2024 - Industrial players in Serbia have all the knowhow for minimizing emissions and participating in the country's environmental renewal, according to Lafarge Serbia's CEO Dimitrije Knjeginjić
Shell Energy Europe to participate in guarantees of origin auctions in Croatia
08 May 2024 - Shell Energy Europe Limited and 3Degrees Group Inc. have registered for participation in auctions for guarantees of origin at CROPEX
Solar, wind push renewables to record 30% global electricity share
08 May 2024 - Renewables generated a record 30% of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind, Ember said in an annual report
Carbon capture still has no alternative for decarbonizing cement industry
07 May 2024 - Cement has no credible alternatives for decarbonization without carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), Carbon Tracker found
Turkey-based Yıldırım building 109 MW solar park in Kosovo* for its ferronickel plant
07 May 2024 - Yıldırım Energy marked the start of construction works on a 150 MW solar farm in Kosovo*. It will supply the group's ferronickel plant.
Slovenia’s coal plant TEŠ could close already within three years
06 May 2024 - Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob said coal plant TEŠ and its accompanying mine may end operations before the expected closure in 2033
Microsoft signs biggest-ever corporate PPA for green energy
06 May 2024 - The deal between Microsoft and Brookfield is almost eight times as big as the largest single corporate power purchase agreement ever signed
Flexibility needs to be met by demand response, batteries, hydrogen, but also thermal, hydropower plants – IEA
03 May 2024 - The report Managing the Seasonal Variability of Electricity Demand and Supply analyzes the situation in Europe, India, and Indonesia
North Macedonia: ‘Solar El Dorado’ cuts electricity imports to 2.75%
02 May 2024 - In 2023, North Macedonia's new solar capacity increased by as much as 251% compared to 2022
EU to back seven green hydrogen projects with EUR 720 million
01 May 2024 - The green hydrogen projects were selected in the first auction held under the European Hydrogen Bank initiative
EU completing Green Deal Industrial Plan as Net Zero Industry Act awaits go-ahead
01 May 2024 - The European Union's Net Zero Industry Act is about to come into force, completing legislative work within the Green Deal Industrial Plan