Three major environmental challenges clim@ 2020 finalists address
We are only two weeks away from the clim@ 2020 pitching event to select the winner of this year’s competition. Fifteen finalists from the whole world will pitch their innovative projects and business ideas to provide solutions for some of the most pressing environmental and climate challenges: waste disposal and pollution, global warming and emissions, […]
Top 3 CO2 emitters for 2019 in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Slovenia
Lignite power plants are occupying the most positions on the 2019 list of the top three CO2 emitters in the EU member states in the region. The facilities hold 10 out of 18 positions in total in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, and Slovenia. After coal-fired power plants, the second-largest group of emitters are cement […]
ENERGY TRANSITION – Changes go into high gear
Author: Nikola Rajaković, a professor at the University of Belgrade School of Electrical Engineering (ETF) It seems that during the last couple of months the speed of change has been the main characteristic of energy transition. This is particularly true for the price drop of renewable energy technologies. It could be easily determined that the […]
N. Macedonia is first country in Western Balkans mulling coal phaseout before 2030
North Macedonia’s government has approved the Energy Development Strategy until 2040 which makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phaseout before 2030, Bankwatch said in a press release. Two of the strategy’s scenarios entail a coal exit by 2025, with the third delaying the closure of the Bitola lignite […]
Valorem takes over wind energy portfolio of 82 MW in Greece
French green power company Valorem said it has bought a portfolio of 82 MW wind projects in Greece, in a move to expand its operations in this country. According to information it posted on its website, the affiliate of private equity and venture capital firm 3i covers all the phases of renewable energy investments from […]
Energy transition is region’s development opportunity, experts say in REPCONS survey
The energy transition is a development opportunity for the region, and the key factors for its implementation will be the European Union’s influence on local politicians as well as the downward trend in costs for wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant technology, according to experts from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. They expressed […]
Renewables’ capacity in Croatia projected at 1.9 GW for 2030
Analysts have calculated that the share of 36.4% in gross final energy consumption, targeted in Croatia’s strategy for the next decade for renewable sources, is equivalent to 1.9 GW. GlobalData said in its report that the projected level doesn’t include small hydropower. Authors updated the outlook and attributed the surge in green energy’s stake mostly […]
Investors cover only 51.8% of Greek solar power tender
Bidders in the process leading up to the auction scheduled for December 12 by the Regulatory Authority for Energy of Greece sent 44 offers for photovoltaic panels and 16 were received for facilities generating electricity from wind. The solar segment is undersubscribed with projects accounting for only 148.64 MW or 51.8% of the maximum, RAE […]