natural gas
Three carbon capture projects in Balkans get grants from EU’s Innovation Fund
14 July 2023 - The EU selected Motor Oil Hellas, Titan Cement and Holcim's subsidiary in Croatia among 41 firms for grants from the Innovation Fund
Permitting starts for power link for planned offshore wind farms in Black Sea
07 July 2023 - The investment will deliver the first power corridor in the Romanian Black Sea, according to Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG)
Belgrade’s public heating utility to install trigeneration plant
05 July 2023 - Beogradske Elektrane has invited bids for the preparation of design and technical documentation for the construction of a trigeneration plant
IEA chief warns of fresh energy price hike this winter
03 July 2023 - China’s economic recovery coupled with a harsh winter could push up gas prices, the IEA executive director has warned
Serbhungas to trade gas in Serbia and region, with 51% stake in Hungary’s hands
29 June 2023 - Hungary's MVM has a 51% stake in Serbhungas, while the remaining 49% is in the hands of Serbia's state gas company
ArcelorMittal Belgium to get EUR 280 million in state aid to decarbonize steelmaking
28 June 2023 - ArcelorMittal will substitute one of the two existing blast furnaces with a direct reduction iron plant and phase in green hydrogen
Both science and faith: Church of England selling stakes in oil, gas companies over lack of climate action
27 June 2023 - The church intends to divest its holdings in the remaining 11 oil and gas companies in its investment portfolio by the end of 2023
Srbijagas, Hungary’s MVM sign deal to set up gas trading firm SERBHUNGAS
20 June 2023 - Minister of Finance Siniša Mali was quoted as saying that the agreement would concern gas trading in Serbia
Serbia’s top hospital to boost energy efficiency in EUR 200 million project
16 June 2023 - The first phase of the project is expected to reduce VMA's natural gas consumption by up to 40% and electricity consumption by up to 30%
Firms in North Macedonia propose nine measures to tackle energy crisis
23 May 2023 - Companies in North Macedonia have asked the government for support due to the energy crisis, and proposed nine measures
Montenegro signs memorandum for LNG terminal, gas-fired power plant
12 May 2023 - The memorandum on the support in improving energy infrastructure in Montenegro was signed with two US-based firms
North Macedonia to subsidize households to switch to natural gas for heating
25 April 2023 - The incentives to replace coal, wood and fuel oil with gas is a novelty in the country’s household subsidy program in the energy sector
EU’s natural gas consumption falls 17.7%
20 April 2023 - As for the countries tracked by Balkan Green Energy News, only Slovenia didn’t achieve the planned cut
Serbia Zijin Copper preparing plan to reduce emissions, switch to renewables
14 April 2023 - The company is heavily criticized as one of the biggest polluters in Serbia, particularly of air
Greece and Bulgaria to present joint hydrogen projects
11 April 2023 - The Greek and Bulgarian gas system operators will present two major hydrogen projects to the EU this week
Habeck: Fossil fuels for heating are dead end, not way to save
10 April 2023 - Germany is preparing a law on heating installations to transition from fossil fuels to renewables