geothermal power plants
Energy transition in Western Balkans – how to move forward
08 April 2022 - In an op-ed for Balkan Green Energy News, energy experts Mirza Kušljugić and Damir Miljević write about the ongoing energy crisis and the energy transition in the Western Balkans.
Town of Đurđevac in Croatia picks private partner for geothermal project
07 April 2022 - The City Council of Đurđevac voted for a partnership with local firm Nova natura for the exploration and exploitation of geothermal potential
REPCONS 2.0: BiH, Serbia, Montenegro not ready for successful energy transition
16 February 2022 - Experts from the region have complied the Barometer of Sustainable Energy Transition report titled Perfect Storm – an uncontrolled decarbonization of the Western Balkans’ power sector.
EU approves Croatia’s renewable energy auction support mechanism
10 December 2021 - The European Commission has approved Croatia's EUR 783 million scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources through 2023
Volkswagen, Stellantis, GM turn to geothermal lithium for batteries for electric vehicles
09 December 2021 - Leading automakers have signed agreements to secure lithium extracted from geothermal water, a method with a much lower ecological footprint
Geothermal-rich California could cover US lithium demand
01 December 2021 - The Salton Sea in the southern part of California can supply 600,000 tons of lithium per year, an amount exceeding the current annual consumption of the US
High geothermal energy potential confirmed in Croatia’s north
09 November 2021 - The Varaždin county in Croatia's north could become energy independent with the production of power and heat from geothermal sources
Montenegro announces coal phaseout by 2035
01 July 2021 - Montenegro has joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance, announcing it will stop using coal by 2035 at the latest.
North Macedonia first in region to set coal phaseout date – thermal power plants will be shut down by 2028
25 June 2021 - North Macedonia is the first country in the Western Balkans to make a decision on abandoning coal, announcing it will shut down its thermal power plants by 2028.
Petar Đokić: Republic of Srpska cannot escape paying for CO2 emissions
25 June 2021 - Fossil fuels are not the future, but they certainly are our present, says Petar Đokić, minister of mining and energy of the Republic of Srpska.
Turkey, Cyprus, North Macedonia post stellar 2020 result in new renewables
08 April 2021 - There was 261 GW of new renewables in the world in 2020 or 45.1% more than in the previous year, led by solar and wind power
Zorlu to expand Alaşehir geothermal power plant with 3.6 MW solar unit
10 February 2021 - Zorlu Energy will turn its 45 MW geothermal power plant in Alaşehir into one of...
Güriş installs 50 MW geothermal power plant in Turkey in record time
31 December 2020 - Güriş Holding installed and commissioned its EFE 8 geothermal power plant in only 38 days. The 50 MW unit will have an annual output of 400 GWh.
Croatia issues four licenses for geothermal exploration
16 October 2020 - Croatia's sustainable development ministry issued licenses for geothermal exploration for energy production at four locations
NGO Green Home: Montenegro to clarify whether TPP Pljevlja will be shut down
07 October 2020 - Montenegrin non-governmental organization Green Home has called on the Ministry of Economy and state power...
Virtual power plant in Turkey balances renewables with geothermal capacities
09 September 2020 - Geothermal plants of 103 MW joined the pool in Pure Energy's virtual power plant in Turkey so the firm optimized its electricity trade and boosted its balancing capacity