energy transition
Choose your favorites for European Sustainable Energy Awards – EUSEW 2022
25 August 2022 - Public voting is now open across four award categories: Innovation, Local Energy Action, Woman in Energy, and Young Energy Trailblazer.
Croatia to abolish VAT on solar panels
22 August 2022 - The Croatian government is preparing a new package of measures to tackle the high inflation and rising energy prices
Serbia’s NECP on public review until September 5
19 August 2022 - Serbia is mulling the option for its NECP to start adding small modular reactors in 2032. The emissions reduction is seen at 34.2% to 44.4% by 2030.
Is EU to sacrifice Balkans to secure resources for its energy transition
18 August 2022 - The EU is lowering environmental standards for mining lithium and other materials for the energy transition, but the Western Balkans and other third countries are set to take an even heavier burden
Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted asks all suppliers to switch to green electricity by 2025
17 August 2022 - Ørsted says it has become the first energy company in the world to ask all suppliers to switch to green electricity
BIG Shopping Centers buys 70 MW solar power project in North Macedonia
16 August 2022 - BIG Shopping Centers took over a 70 MW photovoltaic project in North Macedonia, which it plans to expand to 105 MW
IHC buys 50% of Kalyon’s renewable energy branch including 1 GW solar park
12 August 2022 - IHC) from Abu Dhabi will pay USD 490 million to take over 50% of Kalyon Energy and participate in new solar and wind power projects
Energy storage is among pillars of Bulgaria’s green recovery plan
09 August 2022 - All political parties in Bulgaria are determined to avoid breaching deadlines from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, says Dimitar Zwiatkow from law firm CMS Sofia
EPBiH set to build its first solar power plants to replace coal
30 July 2022 - As part of its decarbonization push, Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine, EPBiH, is starting to replace coal capacities with solar power
EPS considering shutdown of coal power plant Kostolac A
29 July 2022 - Serbian state-owned utility EPS is reexamining the economic feasibility of its plan for the modernization of coal plant Kostolac A
Citizen energy – the cornerstone of a sustainable and efficient energy transition
29 July 2022 - Damir Miljević and Mirza Kušljugić from RESET explain the role of citizens in the energy transition
Prosumers in Serbia disappointed with first electricity bills
29 July 2022 - Differences in how two ministries interpreted rules led to higher bills and created confusion among the first prosumers in Serbia
Decarbonizing one steel plant with hydrogen requires up to EUR 7 billion in investment
29 July 2022 - Hydrogen Europe conducted an analysis of the viability of using solar and renewable energy to decarbonize steel manufacturing
Serbia to target emissions cut of 40.3% by 2030 in upcoming NECP
27 July 2022 - Serbia presented the preliminary goals for its integrated national energy and climate plan as it is about to start a public debate
Elassona in Greece to build municipal photovoltaic plants of 5 MW in total
26 July 2022 - The Municipality of Elassona will build solar power plants to cut electricity costs for water supply and sewerage by 90%
Kosovo* to provide more support to its prosumers
25 July 2022 - The Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) of Kosovo* is preparing another mechanism for incentives for investments in rooftop solar power plants