COAL
Proposal for a Union of Coal Producers of the Western Balkans
Date: 19.04.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Pozitivna Slovenija
A union of coal producers of the Western Balkans should be founded; this was one of the proposals raised at the International Expert Conference ’The role of coal in the production of electricity’,
Montenegrin EPCG’s Net Profit EUR 31m in Q1 2018
Date: 18.04.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: © European Communities, 2009
The Montenegrin power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) generated a net profit of about EUR 31 million in the first three months of 2018, according to the utility’s chief financial officer,
Croatia’s Environmental Organisations Oppose Extending Plomin 1 TPP's Lifespan
Date: 17.04.2018 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Pozitivna Slovenija
Croatia’s environmental organisations are opposed to a proposal by Croatia’s state-owned power utility, Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP), to extend the lifespan of the Plomin 1 thermal power plant
Romania’s OEC to Stop Operation of TPP’s Due to New Environmental Requirements
Date: 13.04.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Ana V. Vršnak
Romania’s Oltenia Energy Complex (OEC), the second largest producer of electricity in Romania after Hidroelectrica, will gradually stop the production of energy at the units of its thermal power
BNEF: Cheaper Wind, Solar and Batteries Pose Mounting Threat to Fossil Power
Date: 11.04.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: OMV Petrom
Increasingly cheaper wind, solar and battery technologies are posing an “unprecedented challenge” to fossil fuel power in all three roles it performs in the energy mix – the supply of ‘bulk
Republika Srpska’s Ugljevik TPP Produced 160.73 GWh in March
Date: 06.04.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Simona Drevenšek
Republika Srpska’s Ugljevik thermal power plant (TPP) produced 160.73 GWh of electricity in March, which is 5.26% above the monthly plan, states an announcement on the website of the Ugljevik mine
EU ETS Emissions Rise for First Time in Seven Years
Date: 05.04.2018 Author: Andreja Šalamun
Photo: Ian Britton, FreeFoto.com
Emissions regulated under the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) rose for the first time in seven years in 2017 due to stronger industrial output, shows data published on Tuesday by the European
Montenegrin EPCG to Officially Start Takeover of Pljevlja Coal Mine
Date: 30.03.2018 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Pozitivna Slovenija
The shareholders assembly of the Montenegrin power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has agreed to adopt a report by Deloitte in the assessment of the value of shares in the Pljevlja coal mine
Shell’s New Scenario Sees World in a Net-Zero Emissions State by 2070
Date: 29.03.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Ponsulak via FreeDigitalPhotos
Royal Dutch Shell, one of the largest oil companies in the world, has outlined a “radical” new scenario for what it would take to halt climate change by 2070. The scenario, named ‘Sky’,
Report: Global Coal Fleet to Start Shrinking by 2022
Date: 28.03.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
The number of coal-fired power plants under development worldwide dropped steeply in 2017 for the second year in a row. If this trend continues, the global coal fleet will begin to shrink in 2022,
BiH’s Banovići Coal Mine to Invest Half a Million Euros for Coal Excavation
Date: 26.03.2018 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Pozitivna Slovenija
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Banovići coal mine has signed a contract for the purchase and installation of a transport system for the excavation of coal at the Turija surface mine, worth KM 1.1 million
IEA: Global Energy Demand Grew by 2.1% Last Year; CO2 Emissions Up
Date: 23.03.2018 Author: Andreja Šalamun
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Global energy demand rose by 2.1% in 2017, more than twice the previous year's rate, and reached an estimated 14,050 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe), compared with 10,035 Mtoe in 2000. Energy
