Statement of the Day
Guterres: Era of global warming has ended – era of global boiling has arrived
29 July 2023 - The era of global warming has ended, and the era of global boiling has arrived, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said as July is on track to be the hottest month on record.
Serbia to invest EUR 320 million in electricity distribution network
26 July 2023 - Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović said EUR 320 million would be invested to strengthen the power distribution grid
WindEurope to keep pushing back against uncapped negative bidding in auctions
18 July 2023 - BP and TotalEnergies have to pay vast sums to build offshore wind plants in Germany, which unsettled the industry. Giles Dickson says WindEurope would keep opposing the model.
EU shifting focus from crisis response to net zero agenda
14 July 2023 - The EU suggested it would ask UN member states to double energy efficiency improvements and triple renewable energy deployment by 2030
Turkey targets over 20 GW in nuclear power capacity by 2050s
12 July 2023 - Turkey is making plans for its second and third nuclear power plants and the deployment of several small modular reactors
Study: Geothermal energy could be used at 6 out of 18 Belgrade heating plants
06 July 2023 - The Faculty of Mining and Geology has found that 6 out of the 18 heating plants in Belgrade have the potential for utilizing geothermal energy
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
IRENA: World’s green power capacity must triple by 2030 to tackle climate change
23 June 2023 - The energy transition is off track and each fraction of a degree in global warming can have far-reaching consequences, IRENA's outlook shows
Domac: Croatia’s energy independence is wishful thinking
22 June 2023 - Croatia lacks solar power plants, which it hasn't built "for lack of wisdom, political vision, and common sense," according to Domac
Abazović: Montenegro to achieve energy independence in 2030
02 June 2023 - Outgoing Prime Minister Dritan Abazović said his pre-election coalition is pledging to make Montenegro energy independent in 2030
Šuša: No economy is competitive without green agenda
02 June 2023 - It is important that all stakeholders have the same understanding of the green agenda, according to John Šuša, Trina Solar
GGF’s Canfield: Energy storage projects can be project financed
31 May 2023 - Whether it's permitting or something else, projects are generally not reaching financial close, Chad Canfield said
Constantinescu: Grid operators working to integrate hundreds of gigawatts from renewables
25 May 2023 - The challenges in adding wind and solar farms to the electricity networks in Europe are being solved along the way as technology progresses
EBRD’s Bogdanović: Renewable heating is biggest contributor to decarbonization in urban areas
25 May 2023 - Renewable sources can contribute the most to the decarbonization of urban areas, Bojan Bogdanović from the EBRD said at BEF 2023
Maja Turković: Battery installation requirement to clear large number of requests for grid connection
20 May 2023 - It would increase the cost of projects, Maja Turković, Executive Vice President, CWP Europe, said at the Belgrade Energy Forum 2023
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