EU’s Modernisation Fund disburses EUR 3.66 billion for clean energy projects in nine countries
Focusing on renewables, grids, storage, and energy efficiency, the funds will support projects in Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, and Romania.
Slovenia’s sole coal-fired power plant Šoštanj to keep main unit offline until fall
The 600 MW unit at Šoštanj will not be restarted until the end of September, when demand for heat is set to rise.
Clean energy, grid upgrade projects in Western Balkans to be backed under EU’s Growth Plan
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
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
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
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
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
Serbia has revised the baseline of the plan for the development of energy infrastructure and energy efficiency, adopted in 2023
