district heating
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
Termokos opens tender for solar thermal system for Prishtina heating
05 February 2025 - District heating utility Termokos is seeking a contractor to build a 30 MW solar thermal facility outside Prishtina in Kosovo*
Serbia secures financing for innovative solar thermal energy storage
30 December 2024 - The solar thermal project will enable the decarbonization of the district heating system and conditions for balancing the power system
Slovenia adopts updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
27 December 2024 - Slovenia targets 400 MW in BESS, 100 MW in electrolyzers and more pumped storage in the updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
EU energy ministers launch geothermal energy push
17 December 2024 - The Council of the EU called on unlocking financing for geothermal energy, streamlining regulations and a boost to equipment manufacturers
District heating delivers affordable, flexible decarbonized energy – study
20 November 2024 - The authors have analyzed various revenue streams for combined heat and power generation, particularly combined heat and power engines
Mickoski: Investor interested in building cogeneration facility in North Macedonia
15 November 2024 - State-owned power utility Elektrani na Severna Makedonija has signed a memorandum of cooperation with SOCAR
Green hydrogen plant opens in Denmark
31 October 2024 - Danish company European Energy put its first large-scale green hydrogen production facility into operation
Romania draws up EUR 804 million green energy program for cities
10 October 2024 - The Ministry of Energy launched a public debate on a proposed executive order for a national investment program called Green Energy
Bucharest to introduce geothermal district heating
25 July 2024 - Electrocentrale Bucharest (ELCEN) and Sage Geosystems are launching a study on using geothermal energy in district heating in Romania's capital city
Serbia digitalizes permitting in energy sector
10 July 2024 - Serbia rolled out digital services for energy permitting and the procedure for environmental impact assessment studies