district heating
Clean energy, grid upgrade projects in Western Balkans to be backed under EU’s Growth Plan
02 July 2025 - The European Commission has proposed the first support package, worth EUR 87.7 million, under the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.
Croatia confirms major geothermal resource for district heating
30 June 2025 - The tested geothermal well could meet nearly 60% of district heating needs in Velika Gorica, the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency says.
World’s largest sand battery commissioned in Finland
16 June 2025 - A sand battery is a high-temperature thermal energy storage system, first developed by the start-up Polar Night Energy.
Serbia secures EUR 50 million loan for air quality projects
12 June 2025 - The Government of Serbia has secured a EUR 50 million loan to be invested in a series of air quality protection projects
Greece plans six waste-to-energy plants, set to meet EU landfilling limits
10 June 2025 - Greece is transforming its waste management sector – dozens of units mechanically treating the material to feed incinerators in all regions
Serbia shelves plan for strategic partnership for 1 GW in wind farms
09 June 2025 - Serbia has revised the baseline of the plan for the development of energy infrastructure and energy efficiency, adopted in 2023
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
Serbia to invest EUR 60 million in renewables in district heating
16 May 2025 - The Minister of Mining and Energy met with Ambassador Anke Konrad and KfW's Director for Southeast Europe and Turkey Klaus Müller
North Macedonia adopts Law on Energy
15 May 2025 - With a majority of votes, 62 out of 120, the Assembly of North Macedonia adopted the Law on Energy, aligning the legal framework with the EU
Turkey aims to become major lithium producer with its geothermal wells
21 April 2025 - Existing geothermal wells alone can enable Turkey to become one of the world's major producers of lithium, JESDER's chief Ufuk Şentürk said
Romanian town Beiuș to boost geothermal distring heating to 100%
04 April 2025 - The local authority in Beiuș, a trailblazer in geothermal district heating in Romania, should apply for European funding to reach full coverage
Share of coal power in Finland nearly zero as cogeneration plant shuts down
03 April 2025 - The now closed Salmisaari coal plant accounted for just 0.8% of the electricity mix in Finland together with three remaining ones