Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2025
02 January 2026 - Battery storage and digitalization stepped into the spotlight in 2025, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News, which marked its tenth anniversary with the best results so far
Rio Tinto halts lithium mining project Jadar in Serbia
13 November 2025 - Rio Tinto has mothballed its Jadar project in Serbia, Bloomberg learned from the company’s internal documents
Germany seeks Bolivia’s lithium as project Jadar in Serbia stalls
10 November 2025 - Germany is rushing to secure the supply of lithium from Bolivia, but also to enable domestic mining operations
Serbia plans new mining law to align legislation with EU rules on critical raw materials
29 October 2025 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy has launched a public consultation ahead of drafting a new law on mining and geological exploration
Neptune Energy confirms huge lithium carbonate reserves in Germany
27 September 2025 - German company Neptune Energy confirmed reserves of 43 million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent in the groundwater in the Altmark region
Turkish renewables firm to drill for geothermal lithium
26 July 2025 - Margün Energy intends to search for lithium in geothermal water in western Turkey, where it took over a 12 MW geothermal power plant
Three cities reviving protests against Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia
20 July 2025 - Opponents of Rio Tinto's plan to mine and process a lithium and boron ore called jadarite in western Serbia held a protest in Loznica
EU’s strategic status for Rio Tinto’s lithium project risks fueling tensions in Serbia
06 June 2025 - The addition of the planned lithium mine in Serbia to the EU's strategic projects for raw materials has again stirred up public controversy
European Commission declares Jadar project in Serbia one of its strategic projects for critical raw materials
04 June 2025 - Rio Tinto's project Jadar in Serbia is now one of the EU's 13 strategic raw materials projects outside of its borders
CATL: World’s first mass-produced sodium ion battery is here
25 April 2025 - Naxtra breaks resource constraints and strengthens the foundation of the new energy industry, according to CATL
Turkey aims to become major lithium producer with its geothermal wells
21 April 2025 - Existing geothermal wells alone can enable Turkey to become one of the world's major producers of lithium, JESDER's chief Ufuk Şentürk said
EU lawmakers urge for rule of law in Jadar lithium project in Serbia
11 April 2025 - A group of MEPs demands that Serbia complies with the law as regards Rio Tinto's disputed Jadar lithium mining project