Agios Efstratios becomes Greece’s first energy-autonomous island
A hybrid energy project transforming Agios Efstratios into the first energy-autonomous island in Greece is in trial operation. The system
Kragujevac heating plant begins ash removal from disposal site in city center
District heating plant Energetika has begun removing coal ash from an uncovered disposal site that has been polluting air and
Romania preparing EUR 300 million in subsidies for geothermal heating, cooling
The Romanian Government has drafted a state aid mechanism for the production and transport of geothermal energy for district heating
Serbia secures EUR 50 million loan for air quality projects
The Government of Serbia has secured a EUR 50 million loan to fund a series of air quality projects across
EU’s Modernisation Fund disburses EUR 3.66 billion for clean energy projects in nine countries
Energy modernization projects in nine member states of the European Union will receive a total of EUR 3.66 billion from
Slovenia’s sole coal-fired power plant Šoštanj to keep main unit offline until fall
As of this year, Slovenia’s only coal-fired power plant, Termoelektrarna Šoštanj (TEŠ), has shifted its primary focus to supplying heat,
Clean energy, grid upgrade projects in Western Balkans to be backed under EU’s Growth Plan
The European Commission has proposed the first support package, of EUR 87.7 million, under the European Union’s Growth Plan for
Croatia confirms major geothermal resource for district heating
The Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency’s exploratory activities at a preliminary exploration site in Velika Gorica have confirmed significant geothermal potential. The
World’s largest sand battery commissioned in Finland
The world’s first industrial-scale sand battery has been commissioned in Pornainen, Finland. It will use surplus renewable energy to generate
Greece plans six waste-to-energy plants, set to meet EU landfilling limits
Large Greek companies, interested in the construction and operation of waste incinerators producing electricity and heat, are waiting for the