energy transition
Investors standing in line to join solar boom in Serbia
14 April 2021 - The Law on Renewable Energy Sources will open the door for a solar boom, and substantial capacities can be installed very fast, keynote speakers said at the First Big Conference on Solar Energy in Serbia
Turkey has green hydrogen potential of 1.6 million tons per year
31 March 2021 - Turkey can produce up to 1.6 million tons of hydrogen per year with power supply from renewables, substituting 5% of total final energy consumption
Croatian government has realized renewables are the cheapest solution
30 March 2021 - Professor Neven Duić in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News talks about the energy transition in Croatia.
Kopač: Obsession with coal threatens to push BiH back deeper into past
08 March 2021 - Fixed tariffs for green energy are obsolete and the obsession with coal can push BiH deeper into the past, says Janez Kopač from the Energy Community
Niš is empowering citizens within its energy transition
08 March 2021 - Niš included citizens in energy transition planning and it is working on the establishment of energy cooperatives, Energy Manager Bojan Gajić says
EU’s Timmermans: Coal has no future but coal sector workers do
25 February 2021 - The European Commission's Executive Vice-President says the EU needs to help the fossil fuel sector to abandon coal, but also oil and petrochemicals
Italy’s new government to place focus on green transition
15 February 2021 - Italy’s new government has established a ministry that combines energy policy with the environmental portfolio,...
Resavica coal mines never break even despite massive subsidies
11 February 2021 - Underground coal mining utility PEU Resavica receives EUR 40 million state aid every year, but it regularly ends reporting a loss.
EnC Energy Transition Tracker: 61% of power output in WB6 still comes from fossil fuels
09 February 2021 - The Energy Transition Tracker points to slow energy transition momentum and the decarbonization challenge in electricity production and transportation.
Germany plans to abolish renewables surcharge paid by power consumers
05 February 2021 - Within five years, the item in electricity bills for stimulating green power in Germany could be scrapped. An average family now pays EUR 413 per year
Slovenia’s Petrol earmarks 35% of investments through 2025 for energy transition
03 February 2021 - In a diversification push, Petrol will direct over one third of its capital expenditure in the next five years toward the energy transition
Elon Musk offers USD 100 million prize for best carbon capture technology
25 January 2021 - Elon Musk, founder and CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors, has said he will...
Distribution grids need EUR 375-425 billion through 2030 to be fit for transformed power system
22 January 2021 - Investments must be raised by 50-70% in the 2020s, according to the landmark study conducted by industry bodies Eurelectric and E.DSO.
IPTO to invest EUR 4.1 billion in new interconnections, renewables integration, batteries
15 January 2021 - Greece’s independent transmission system operator, IPTO, plans to invest EUR 4.1 billion over the next...
Slovenia earmarks EUR 660 million for liquidity in firms, green transition
12 January 2021 - 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
12 January 2021 - The EU is supporting innovative startups with direct equity investments for the first time, blending them with grants through the EIC Fund