energy transition
Ten units of Western Balkan thermal power plants must be shut down by 2023
21 July 2020 - Ten units of coal-fired power plants in total will be shut down by the end of 2023 in BiH, Montenegro and Serbia, according to the Energy Transition Tracker
Galascope completes solar power plants of 7.5 MW in Cyprus
17 July 2020 - RCB Bank financed the construction of two solar power plants in Cyprus with the help...
Energy Community Secretariat launches Energy Transition Tracker for Western Balkans
16 July 2020 - The Energy Community Secretariat has launched today the Energy Transition Tracker in a move which...
EUR 400 million loan for Attica-Crete interconnection secured
10 July 2020 - The financing framework for the undersea electricity link between the Greek mainland and its largest...
Greece asks EU to approve state aid for 680 MW pumped storage project
07 July 2020 - GEK Terna is building two pumped storage hydropower plants and artificial lakes in Amfilochia in...
Silba island may use solar power to turn seawater into drinking water
01 July 2020 - A desalinization system powered by photovoltaics was proposed for Silba in a preinvestment study produced...
EU launches Just Transition Platform for coal regions
30 June 2020 - The European Commission has launched the Just Transition Platform to help member states draw up...
Coal power plants in EU shuttering amid jump in expenses from end-June
25 June 2020 - Exemptions in air pollution limits in the EU are about to be abolished, so owners...
Climate targets warrant closure of all gas, coal power plants soon, study shows
11 June 2020 - If solutions to turn emissions negative aren’t scaled up substantially in the mid-term to cap...
PPC begins voluntary layoffs at coal mines with program for 890 workers
09 June 2020 - The state-owned company PPC managing lignite open pits and thermal power plants in Greece launched...
TENDERING: Geothermal water exploration areas in Croatia
08 June 2020 - The Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency issued a public call for bids for four exploration areas. It...
IRENA: Renewables increasingly cheaper than coal competitors on cost
03 June 2020 - IRENA found 56% of renewable capacity added last year achieved lower electricity costs than new...
ENERGY TRANSITION – Expensive, but a belated one could cost even more (part three)
26 May 2020 - Author: Prof. Nikola Rajaković, School of Electrical Engineering (ETF), University of Belgrade In the process...
Join RESponsible island prize competition
26 May 2020 - The European Commission has launched the second edition of the RESponsible island prize competition, rewarding...
Hidroelectrica plans to install first offshore wind park in Black Sea
21 May 2020 - Romania’s biggest power producer laid out an ambitious long-term plan to its shareholders, leaning to...
Introduction of emissions trading is request of our time and no matter of choice
19 May 2020 - With the adoption of the climate change law and the introduction of an emissions trading...