Siemens Gamesa installs world’s first offshore wind turbine with recyclable blades
RWE started to test a wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa with fully recyclable blades at its offshore project Kaskasi
Environmentalists demand reusable, refillable packaging from biggest plastic polluters
Over 400 organizations demand that the five biggest plastic polluters commit to transparent, ambitious and accountable reuse and refill systems
Serbia to build regional waste management centers in Pirot, Sremska Mitrovica
The project of building regional and recycling centers will solve problems in 50 cities and municipalities, the government said
Packaging waste – how citizens pay for businesses’ irresponsibility
In this latest article in the series “Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy,” Balkan Green Energy News discuss the packaging waste management system with Violeta Belanović Kokir, Kristina Cvejanov, and Dragana Katić
Croatia examining alternative fuels for its retired coal plant Plomin 1
A consortium will determine the best solutions for using gas, biomass and waste in defunct thermal power plant Plomin 1 in Croatia
Priority of new Government of Slovenia is to tackle energy crisis
Prime Minister Robert Golob promised everyone would take their fair share of the burden from rising food and energy prices
Small modular reactors create far more nuclear waste than conventional units – study
Small modular reactors would create two to 30 times more nuclear waste per unit of energy than conventional nuclear plants, scientists found
Albania bans single-use plastic bags
It is forbidden to produce, import and sell disposable plastic bags in Albania including those that are defined as oxo-degradable or oxo-biodegradable