ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Croatian firms plan carbon neutrality with renewables switch
Date: 17.05.2023 Author: Dalibor Dobrić
Photo: www.hidria.com
Pressed by clients for proof of their efforts to achieve carbon neutrality, Croatian companies are turning to solar and other renewables to curb their CO2 emissions, Zagreb’s Net Zero Industry
Accelerated gas phase-out least risky scenario in SEE – analyst
Date: 28.04.2023 Author: Yana Palagacheva
Photo: TAP AG
An EU-wide framework for reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 combined with an accelerated gas phase-out is the safest option for southeast Europe’s (SEE) energy security, according to Bulgaria’s
Croatia offers businesses EUR 60m for renewables and storage
Date: 18.04.2023 Author: Dalibor Dobrić
Photo: EPS
Croatian businesses in the processing and heating industries can apply for up to EUR 4m for renewables power production and electricity storage projects from the EU Modernisation Fund, the economy
Energy Community urges Balkan cross-border capacity rise, savings
Date: 11.04.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
Photo: Montel
The Western Balkans significantly reduced energy consumption last winter but will need to do more in this regard if it is to get through the next one unscathed, the Energy Community told Montel on
Eon Hrvatska signs EUR 17m deal to build biomass plant in Croatia
Date: 03.04.2023 Author: Dalibor Dobric
Photo: SE (J. Ondzik)
Energy supply company Eon Hrvatska and the Bauwerk Group have signed a EUR 17m contract to build and operate a cogeneration biomass plant at the parquet manufacturer's factory in the north-eastern
BiH expects 250 MW of VPP capacity in 2023 – official
Date: 23.03.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
Photo: Toshiba
Seven virtual power plants (VPPs) have aggregated 120 MW of capacity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) which should reach 250 MW by year’s end, according to the head of the independent system operator
World Bank lends Serbia EUR 219m to spur green agenda
Date: 13.03.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
Photo: Roman Peklaj
The World Bank has lent Serbia EUR 219m to help it implement policy and institutional reforms which will better align fiscal management with the green agenda and increase transparency in budgetary
EU council, parliament agree on energy efficiency directive
Date: 10.03.2023 Author: Olav Vilnes, Montel
Photo: Renjith Krishnan via FreeDigitalPhotos
The European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to reduce final energy consumption at EU level by 11.7% in 2030, against forecasts made in 2020.
BiH's Lopare municipality to implement first citizen energy model
Date: 21.02.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
Photo: Montel
The Regional Centre for Sustainable Energy Transition (Reset) has signed a deal with the northern municipality of Lopare on the implementation of the first citizen energy model in Bosnia and
EU extends EUR 165m energy support package for Serbia
Date: 14.02.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
Photo: Montel
The EU Delegation in Serbia on Tuesday signed a EUR 165m Energy Support Package with the Serbian EU integration ministry to help the country’s most vulnerable cope with rising prices and bolster the
Serbian Eps 2021 profits swing to EUR 628m loss in 2022
Date: 08.02.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
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A protracted drought, higher power import costs and lower coal stocks have pushed the Serbian power utility Eps to record a loss of EUR 628m in 2022, down from a EUR 72.4m profit the year before.
BiH must adopt NECP to unlock foreign investment – EU official
Date: 06.02.2023 Author: Maja Žuvela
Photo: Roman Peklaj
EU officials urged Bosnia and Hercegovina's (BiH) newly formed authorities on Monday to align their country’s legal framework with EU standards and so unlock foreign investment for the green
