Velenje coal mine could become large underground thermal energy storage facility
Slovenia’s Velenje coal mine is one of the sites within international project GeoSolar for exploring the possibility of converting coal mines into underground thermal energy storage facilities
Serbia plans to stop using coal, fuel oil in district heating by 2040
Serbia is also preparing a strategic plan for the district heating decarbonization policy, the Ministry of Mining and Energy noted
World’s largest sand battery commissioned in Finland
A sand battery is a high-temperature thermal energy storage system, first developed by the start-up Polar Night Energy.
Germany looks into underground heat storage to decarbonize heating
The technology allows storing heated water in underground caverns and using it for warming homes and public and private buildings
Serbia secures financing for innovative solar thermal energy storage
The solar thermal project will enable the decarbonization of the district heating system and conditions for balancing the power system
District heating’s role in balancing renewables in focus of Belgrade Energy Forum 2023
BEF 2023 is a meeting point for the leaders of Southeastern Europe’s energy transition. It will be held on May 8-9.