energy storage
Greece gets EU nod for state aid for Amfilochia plant, renewables in islands
21 December 2021 - Greece will support the construction of the Amfilochia pumped storage plant and the development of renewables in non-interconnected islands
Renewable energy projects of 95 GW compete for completion in Greece
02 December 2021 - An overwhelming number of renewable energy projects received a production license or a producer certificate in Greece so far
Coal-based electricity undermines positive impact of electric vehicles
12 November 2021 - Serbia and Kosovo* are among the worst performers in Europe in terms of EVs’ carbon savings compared with gasoline vehicles due to coal-reliant power grids.
US, China – top two carbon emitters – to cooperate on cutting emissions
11 November 2021 - China and the United States are seeking to close “a gap between the current effort and the Paris agreement goals.”
Slovenia’s last coal mine turning to green energy, underground farming
29 October 2021 - Premogovnik Velenje has projects for methane extraction, a gravity power plant, underground energy storage and farming. Its subsidiary builds PV plants.
Europe’s first LFP battery factory to be built in Serbia
21 October 2021 - ElevenEs will produce LFP batteries for vehicles and energy storage in Subotica, Serbia. It will build the plant with the help of EU funds.
Orbital Marine Power to upscale its floating tidal power technology across Europe
02 October 2021 - Orbital Marine Power is heading towards the commercialization of its O2 turbine, recently deployed offshore Scotland. The company is heading the EU-backed project FORWARD-2030.
Croatia expects first hydrogen production facility by 2025
24 September 2021 - The Croatian government has initiated the procedure to adopt the country’s hydrogen strategy for the 2021-2025 period,
Thermal energy storage TWEST enables CO2-free electricity production at thermal power plants
23 September 2021 - E2S Power presented in its demonstration facility in Serbia’s capital Belgrade, the innovative thermal energy storage TWEST.
Coal power plant in Spain to be turned into green hydrogen hub
23 September 2021 - Portugal's EDP will invest EUR 550 million to replace a coal-fired power plant in Spain into a green hydrogen production facility.
Cement maker to decarbonize production with solar, green hydrogen
09 September 2021 - Cement maker Salonit Anhovo has agreed cooperation with hydropower company Soške Elektrarne with the aim of decarbonizing production through solar power and green hydrogen projects.
Energy market is changing – we’ll buy electricity in department stores
31 August 2021 - The business models that the energy industry maintained for decades are being rapidly altered as customers can now buy power in supermarkets
French 1 GW solar power project to include batteries, hydrogen, agriculture
26 August 2021 - A 1 GW solar power plant with 40 MW of storage is planned to be integrated with a hydrogen plant, a fruit and vegetable farm and a data center
Serbia to construct pumped storage hydropower plants Đerdap 3, Bistrica
23 August 2021 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy will present a EUR 17 billion investment plan in September including two major pumped storage hydropower plants.
CATL’s sodium ion batteries threaten to take over world market from lithium
05 August 2021 - CATL's sodium ion batteries are entering the market in 2023. They could become more competitive than lithium-based solutions.
Rio Tinto launches controversial Serbian lithium investment before environmental study
28 July 2021 - Rio Tinto keeps buying land in Serbia and getting permits for a lithium mine after the investment decision, but there is no environmental impact study