Slovenia earmarks EUR 660 million for liquidity in firms, green transition
Slovenia is helping the recovery from the pandemic with EUR 660 million including grants, with a focus on SMEs, liquidity and the green transition
EU’s European Innovation Council Fund buys stakes in startups
The EU is supporting innovative startups with direct equity investments for the first time, blending them with grants through the EIC Fund
Kostas Skrekas becomes minister of the environment and energy of Greece
New Minister of the Environment and Energy of Greece Kostas Skrekas took over the post from Kostis Hatzidakis. Major reforms are already underway.
Professors say coal already uncompetitive, energy transition must accelerate in region
Energy transition into renewables is necessary and more cost effective even than to maintain coal thermal power plants, the academic community claims
Serbia to spend EUR 1.5 billion in 2021 on energy efficiency, to cut pollution
Serbia will completely alter investment plans, prioritizing energy efficiency and the fight against pollution, Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlović said
Platform Initiative launched to help energy transition of coal regions in Western Balkans, Ukraine
The Platform Initiative in Support of Coal Regions in Transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine has been officially launched
PPC Renewables gets licenses for solar parks of 1.9 GW in lignite areas
Greece managed to complete the paperwork in one year for most of the planned solar parks that should replace the lignite industry
GEN-I to roll out option to supply power produced without fossil fuels
Households and firms in Slovenia will soon be able to purchase power produced only from carbon-free sources, as GEN-I plans to introduce the offer in January. It said it would sell electricity from solar, nuclear and hydroelectric facilities. GEN-I committed to a future without fossil fuels. The Slovenian company said it would be the first […]
