energy transition
EUSEW selects this year’s Young Energy Ambassadors
07 May 2024 - As part of the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), a new class of Young Energy Ambassadors has been selected
Carbon capture still has no alternative for decarbonizing cement industry
07 May 2024 - Cement has no credible alternatives for decarbonization without carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), Carbon Tracker found
Turkey-based Yıldırım building 109 MW solar park in Kosovo* for its ferronickel plant
07 May 2024 - Yıldırım Energy marked the start of construction works on a 150 MW solar farm in Kosovo*. It will supply the group's ferronickel plant.
BIG Mega Renewable Energy secures financing for landmark Urleasca Wind Farm in Romania
07 May 2024 - BIG Mega Renewable Energy, a leading renewable energy developer, has successfully secured financing for the construction and operation of its landmark Urleasca Wind Farm in Romania
Putting people first: renovate to future-proof Europe’s schools
07 May 2024 - Imagine a future where Europe's schools and educational institutions are transformed into models of energy efficiency, providing our children and teachers with healthier, more comfortable, and more sustainable learning environments
Croatia’s HEP preparing to build pumped storage hydropower plant Blaca
06 May 2024 - HEP Group's pumped storage hydropower plant Blaca would have a capacity of 498 MW in turbine mode and 489 MW in pumping mode
RheEnergise building waterless hydropower storage facility in UK
06 May 2024 - RheEnergise has developed a technology to use a dense fluid rather than water to store surplus energy from wind and solar power plants
Flexibility needs to be met by demand response, batteries, hydrogen, but also thermal, hydropower plants – IEA
03 May 2024 - The report Managing the Seasonal Variability of Electricity Demand and Supply analyzes the situation in Europe, India, and Indonesia
EU to back seven green hydrogen projects with EUR 720 million
01 May 2024 - The green hydrogen projects were selected in the first auction held under the European Hydrogen Bank initiative
EU completing Green Deal Industrial Plan as Net Zero Industry Act awaits go-ahead
01 May 2024 - The European Union's Net Zero Industry Act is about to come into force, completing legislative work within the Green Deal Industrial Plan
Dubravka Đedović Handanović reappointed as Serbia’s minister of energy, mining
30 April 2024 - Minister of Energy and Mining Dubravka Đedović Handanović is keeping her seat in the new cabinet while Minister of Environmental Protection Irena Vujović is also becoming deputy prime minister
CMS legal experts to present regulatory framework on energy storage and batteries in SEE on BEF 2024
29 April 2024 - Experts on energy storage projects and regulations from law firm CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz will take part in Belgrade Energy Forum 2024
Renewable electricity share in Turkey nears 50%
29 April 2024 - Renewable sources had a 49.3% share in Turkey last month. Minister Mehmet Şimşek said USD 100 billion would be invested within ten years.
Ensuring robust final NECP updates is vital to EED implementation
29 April 2024 - The update of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP) is essential to ensure the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive starts on the right foot
Belgrade Energy Forum is the platform for major renewable energy deals – join it!
29 April 2024 - The Belgrade Energy Forum event platform is facilitating major partnerships, financing agreements and contracting opportunities in Southeast Europe
EU countries update NECPs: 2030 solar goals lifted by 90% but grids lag
25 April 2024 - SolarPower Europe said grid and flexibility planning trail far behind renewables goals, putting the energy transition at risk