IEA’s Birol warns of ‘black April’ in global energy crisis
07 April 2026 - The energy crisis surpasses the shocks of 1973, 1979 and 2022 combined, said the IEA's chief Fatih Birol and warned of "a black April"
Montenegro to introduce zero-emission buildings, mandatory energy savings in public sector
02 April 2026 - The government adopted the roadmap for the transposition of the EPBD and EED directives, and the adoption of the National Building Renovation Plan
Serbian student team H-Bridges in IEEE IFEC 2026 semifinals at IEEE APEC conference
24 March 2026 - The H-Bridges student team from Serbia is in the semifinals of the International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) competition in San Antonio, California, within the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition.
IEA urges demand-side measures to ease energy crisis from Iran war
20 March 2026 - The escalating energy crisis from the Iran war can be eased with a range of demand-side measures spanning transportation, cooking and industrial production
First car with sodium ion batteries entering mass production
10 February 2026 - Changan presented the world's first mass-produced passenger vehicle equipped with sodium ion batteries, in partnership with CATL
Croatian cities are purchasing 206 electric buses
02 February 2026 - Seventeen Croatian cities and municipalities have received EUR 143 million in total for the procurement of 206 electric buses
Eleport secures funds for EV charging expansion in Croatia, Slovenia
22 January 2026 - Teleport operates a total of 800 charging points including over 400 fast charging points in six EU countries
Croatia’s Zagreb to add new park & ride locations
16 January 2026 - Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, currently has only one operational park & ride location, in the Borongaj neighborhood
Athens International Airport builds biggest photovoltaic-BESS plant
29 December 2025 - Athens International Airport (AIA) has a PV plant of 51.5 MW with 82 MWh in energy storage, the largest such facility in Europe
European Commission proposes easing 2035 car emissions rules
17 December 2025 - The new rules would lower the emissions cut target from 100% to 90% and allow the sale of hybrid and internal combustion vehicles after 2035
Slovenia allocates EUR 375 million for sustainable mobility
03 October 2025 - Slovenia has allocated EUR 835 million from the Climate Fund for climate change mitigation and adaptation
EU opens energy, environment cluster in accession talks with Albania
17 September 2025 - Albania started negotiations with the European Union on the so-called cluster 4, encompassing the green agenda and sustainable connectivity