lithium
Villages across Serbia demonstrating against arrogant investors: lithium explorers are not welcome!
28 October 2021 - The people of Rekovac and a group of villages in the west chased off geologists illegally exploring lithium deposits. They say the authorities abandoned them.
Europe’s first LFP battery factory to be built in Serbia
21 October 2021 - ElevenEs will produce LFP batteries for vehicles and energy storage in Subotica, Serbia. It will build the plant with the help of EU funds.
Geothermal power projects set to boom in coming years as 2021 investment tops EUR 1 billion
20 September 2021 - Investment in geothermal power generation projects is set to boom in the coming years, with...
Merkel: Germany is interested in Serbia’s lithium
14 September 2021 - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany is interested in lithium from Serbia and that European union...
Thousands demand revoking Serbia’s commitments to Rio Tinto
12 September 2021 - The key demand is for the Government of Serbia to revoke all commitments to Rio Tinto, the investor behind the lithium mine project.
European Greens’ Waitz: Serbia is suffering from environmental crimes
25 August 2021 - European Greens Co-chair Thomas Waitz said he would speak in the European Parliament about Rio Tinto's project and the devastation of the Danube in Serbia
CATL’s sodium ion batteries threaten to take over world market from lithium
05 August 2021 - CATL's sodium ion batteries are entering the market in 2023. They could become more competitive than lithium-based solutions.
Protests as City of Loznica in Serbia adopts spatial plan for Rio Tinto’s lithium project
29 July 2021 - Hundreds of people protested in Loznica in western Serbia as the local assembly was adopting the spatial plan for Rio Tinto's lithium project
Rio Tinto launches controversial Serbian lithium investment before environmental study
28 July 2021 - Rio Tinto keeps buying land in Serbia and getting permits for a lithium mine after the investment decision, but there is no environmental impact study
Academician Stevanović (SANU): Rio Tinto’s jadarite mine could cause irreversible damage
16 June 2021 - Vladimir Stevanović has told Balkan Green Energy News that there is no doubt that the mine would cause more harm than good.
Rio Tinto buying land for Serbia lithium mine before investment decision
07 June 2021 - Vučić hinted at holding a local referendum on letting Rio Tinto mine lithium. Activist Marija Alimpić said 36 families already sold their properties and left.
Portugal to call off lithium project amid EU’s scramble for battery materials
05 May 2021 - A major lithium project in Portugal may soon be scrapped, but another firm is making progress in the same region. The EU needs a steady and environmentally acceptable supply.
Locals determined to block lithium research near Požega in Serbia
13 April 2021 - Jadar Lithium is due to start geological research on April 17. The residents of nine Požega villages are against drilling for lithium.
Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia challenged over transboundary impact
01 December 2020 - CZŽS from BiH asked the state to determine the transboundary environmental impact of the lithium exploitation and processing project in Serbia
Voices of discontent over Rio Tinto’s jadarite mine investment in Serbia grow louder
06 November 2020 - When the state has no control over the implementation of its own environmental protection laws, then citizens are forced to protect water, land, and air.