EU adopts new Energy Efficiency Directive, sets 2030 target at 11.7%
Member states agreed to collectively ensure that final energy consumption in 2030 is at least 11.7% lower than what was forecasted in 2020
Renewables capacity in projects backed by GGF reaches 1.2 GW in 2022
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) said it achieved progress last year in mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable economic growth in its 19 markets
EU shifting focus from crisis response to net zero agenda
The EU suggested it would ask UN member states to double energy efficiency improvements and triple renewable energy deployment by 2030
EU allocates EUR 2.1 billion for energy, transport, environment projects in Western Balkans
This is the fifth investment package under the EU's Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans, announced in October 2020
Households in Greece submit 350,000 applications for subsidies for solar water heaters
The number of applications for a subsidy program in Greece for replacing electric water heaters has topped 350,000
Finnish company to decarbonize district heating with small modular nuclear reactors
Finland-based Steady Energy plans to build the world's first SMR for district heating and expects to have it running by 2030
Southeastern Europe dominates EUSEW Awards again in 2023
KLIK from Križevci in Croatia and innovator Anastasia-Maria Moschovi from Greece are among this year's winners of EUSEW Awards
Serbia’s top hospital to boost energy efficiency in EUR 200 million project
The first phase of the project is expected to reduce VMA's natural gas consumption by up to 40% and electricity consumption by up to 30%
