energy transition
GGF’s Kostadinov: Green investment is nearing inflection point in many countries
20 May 2024 - The Balkans require a critical mass of renewables development to unleash green investment, Borislav Kostadinov from GGF said at Belgrade Energy Forum
Decarbonizing Western Balkan power utilities: ambitious but flexible plans, with focus on investments and new technologies
17 May 2024 - Power utilities in the Western Balkans have ambitious goals for 2050, but are flexible in mapping the path because the development of technologies is unpredictable
Five Serbian heating plants to be converted from coal, oil to biomass
17 May 2024 - Serbia will build heating plants in Niš, Bajina Bašta, Prijepolje, Rača and Novi Pazar to replace fuel oil and coal in district heating systems
Banks in Serbia receiving lot of requests for grid connection guarantees
17 May 2024 - Banks in Serbia are receiving numerous requests for guarantees for renewables requiring grid connection and most investors have firm collateral instruments, according to speakers at Belgrade Energy Forum
Greece earmarks EUR 50 million for small business transition in lignite regions
15 May 2024 - Western Macedonia and Megalopolis are the two traditional lignite regions of Greece. They are greening the local economy.
CWP Global’s Crandall: Governments should help set renewable electricity price floor
15 May 2024 - Marc Crandall from CWP Global believes governments should influence market prices to reassure developers and banks they can make profit by investing in renewable energy
Serbia’s new grid connection rules are test for operator, investors
14 May 2024 - Serbia’s new grid connection rules for solar and wind are a test for the operator and investors, said speakers at Belgrade Energy Forum
Energy transition is no partisan issue but global one
14 May 2024 - Representatives of companies with large renewable energy portfolios in Southeast Europe emphasized at Belgrade Energy Forum the critical importance of modernization, infrastructural development, and enhanced knowledge at the local level
Szijjártó: No responsible green energy policy without nuclear power, electric mobility
13 May 2024 - Energy policy has become a hostage of ideological debates and hypocrisy, Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at Belgrade Energy Forum
Successful first phase of energy transition in Balkans, especially Serbia
13 May 2024 - The first phase of the transition to renewable energy sources in the Western Balkans has been successful, particularly in Serbia, according to Belgrade Energy Forum 2024, organized by Balkan Green Energy News
Belgrade Energy Forum – energy transition in Southeast Europe is accelerating
13 May 2024 - The Western Balkans would gain a strategic advantage by joining the EU’s single electricity market, Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski said at the opening of BEF 2024
CBAM ante portas – the ball is in Serbia’s court to facilitate conditions for its companies
12 May 2024 - Industrial players in Serbia have all the knowhow for minimizing emissions and participating in the country's environmental renewal, according to Lafarge Serbia's CEO Dimitrije Knjeginjić
Chinese company Hunan Rich to build solar panel factory in Serbia
09 May 2024 - Chinese company Hunan Rich Photovoltaic Science and Technology signed a deal for a solar power panel factory and photovoltaic plant in Serbia
Public voting opens for EUSEW Awards
09 May 2024 - Public voting for this year's European Sustainable Energy Awards is now open. The jury has selected nine finalists.
Communities leading the Western Balkans’ clean heating transition
08 May 2024 - Powering district heating networks with geothermal energy, solar thermal, or other renewable energy sources can help make large-scale heating systems efficient, cost-effective, and flexible, especially when rolled out in tandem with small-scale systems
Solar, wind push renewables to record 30% global electricity share
08 May 2024 - Renewables generated a record 30% of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind, Ember said in an annual report