lithium
Vučić asks Rio Tinto to improve its lithium mining project in Serbia
18 January 2024 - President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said Rio Tinto has to offer "the cleanest solution" to be allowed to resume its lithium mining project
US finds vast lithium reserves in Salton Sea geothermal reservoir
09 January 2024 - Geothermal waters in the Salton Sea area in California contain 3.4 million tons of lithium, enough for over 375 million EV batteries
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2023
29 December 2023 - The more the energy transition progresses, the more questions and challenges arise. Here are the most important topics, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News.
Italy to subsidize centralized energy storage system projects with EUR 17.7 billion
27 December 2023 - Italy is launching a state aid package of EUR 17.7 billion for the establishment of a centralized electricity storage system
YEO Technology to open Reap Battery gigafactory in Turkey in 2024
25 December 2023 - YEO Technology expects its subsidiary Reap Battery to begin mass production of battery energy storage systems in the second half of 2024
EU to set up strategic deals with third countries to mine critical raw materials including lithium
13 December 2023 - The Critical Raw Materials Act enables the EU to source strategic minerals including lithium through deals with friendly third countries
Vulcan opens Europe’s first fully domestic lithium production plant in Germany
30 November 2023 - Lithium extraction from salt water has a much lower environmental impact than projects at salt deserts and mines
Rio Tinto filed nine lawsuits against Serbia
15 November 2023 - Rio Tinto’s Serbian subsidiary Rio Sava has submitted nine lawsuits against the Government of Serbia over the suspension of the Jadar project
Portuguese Prime Minister Costa steps down amid lithium, hydrogen corruption scandal
08 November 2023 - António Costa resigned as PM as the authorities are investigating approvals for lithium mining projects and investments in green hydrogen and a data center
Protesters from local communities affected by mining and exploration disrupt mineral resources conference in Belgrade
07 November 2023 - Environmental activists and people from affected local communities interrupted a mining conference in Belgrade
Leaked – Serbia signs lithium exploitation agreement with European Commission
28 October 2023 - Serbia and the European Commission signed a letter of intent on a partnership for batteries and critical raw materials including lithium
Activists slam EU after vote on Critical Raw Materials Act
17 September 2023 - Civil society organizations criticized EU institutions after the European Parliament adopted a position on the Critical Raw Materials Act
IEA: Demand for critical minerals to spike 3.5 times by 2030
11 July 2023 - The growth in projects for the production of critical minerals such as copper and lithium is insufficient for a net zero energy transition
ElevenEs completes Europe’s first LFP battery cell factory
27 April 2023 - Battery storage startup ElevenEs said its manufacturing facility in Serbia is fully operational. It is the first LFP cell factory in Europe
Over 500,000 signatures against Rio Tinto’s proposed lithium mine in Serbia
07 April 2023 - Activists from Arizona, Madagascar, Serbia and the UK protested in London against Rio Tinto's Jadar project in Serbia during the company's annual meeting
Đedović: Serbia to promote energy storage with changes to renewables law
30 March 2023 - To avoid a delay in connecting their renewable power plant, investors will need to add batteries, according to the renewables bill