energy transition
Lignite power plants are pushed out of market in Balkans
30 May 2024 - PPC's brand new Ptolemaida 5 lignite plant was effectively pushed out of the market in May as uncompetitive
NGEN’s Bernard: There is no smart grid without smart users
29 May 2024 - The energy sector needs smart grids, and a smart grid does not exist without smart users, CEO of NGEN Group Roman Bernard said at BEF 2024
Council of EU gives final approval to Net Zero Industry Act to bolster key manufacturing sectors
28 May 2024 - The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) aims to create a unified and predictable business environment for the clean tech manufacturing sector
Uniper to build battery energy storage system in Germany with NGEN
28 May 2024 - Uniper is planning to build a battery storage system at its Heyden power plant site in western Germany with energy solutions provider NGEN
Western Balkans face tight electricity market coupling deadlines
24 May 2024 - Market coupling is the first task in the Western Balkans energy transition and their main condition to be exempted from CBAM, panelists said at Belgrade Energy Forum
Eurelectric: Europe requires EUR 67 billion per year for power distribution upgrades
23 May 2024 - Strengthening apower distribution grids across Europe between 2025 and 2050 will require EUR 67 billion per year, Eurelectric calculated
EU’s key energy market reforms coming into force
22 May 2024 - The EU enacted electricity and gas market reforms and a framework to boost the development of hydrogen and other decarbonized gases
Serbia’s energy-intensive industries brace for CBAM, seek state support to apply decarbonization solutions
22 May 2024 - Companies in Serbia are not afraid of decarbonization and CBAM, but are worried the state does not recognize what needs to be done to help the affected industries
Serbian industry leader Messer Tehnogas preparing decarbonization investments
21 May 2024 - Messer Tehnogas, the main gases producer in Serbia, is looking to cover a large part of its electricity needs with photovoltaics
Share of coal power in Greece tumbles to zero
20 May 2024 - Greece went seven days without coal power in the system as natural gas plants and renewables were far more competitive
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