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Chinese Interested in New Investments in Serbia
Date: 12.09.2017 Author: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Photo: Roman Peklaj
Serbia’s Prime Minister, Ana Brnabić, and the country’s Economy Minister, Goran Knežević, met with a delegation of China's Yin Long Group last week to discuss investment opportunities in Serbia
OIES: Fiscal Reform Easy and Quick Way to Decarbonisation
Date: 07.09.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Roman Peklaj
Decarbonising the energy consumed in transport and buildings will be much more difficult than decarbonising electricity because it requires, inter alia, changing consumer habits, replacing vehicle
Electric Mobility to Increase by Up to 50% Annually in Bulgaria
Date: 01.09.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Andreja Šalamun
Electric mobility could increase by up to 50% per year in Bulgaria, according to the Electric Vehicles Industrial Cluster, reported Novinite.
Electric Vehicles Could Bring Owners Additional Earnings in Future
Date: 29.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik VolaričPhoto: Andreja Šalamun
In Denmark, owners of electric vehicles can earn up to EUR 1300 a year by feeding excess power back into the grid, Bloomberg reported recently. According to Slovenia’s electricity transmission
Bulgaria: Sofia to Acquire Electric Buses and Charging Stations
Date: 11.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik VolaričPhoto: Andreja Šalamun
The Sofia Electrical Transport Company intends to launch a EUR 17.64 million worth tender in the fourth quarter of 2017 for the procurement of 30 fully electric buses with fast charging technology and
EU Not Planning Electric Cars Quotas
Date: 09.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: DEVS
The European Commission said on Monday that it has no plans to introduce quotas for electric cars, following a report in the German newspaper Handelsblatt saying the EU wanted to speed up the
EU Biofuel Consumption Grew Slightly in 2016; the Future's Not Bright
Date: 04.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: EurObserv’ER
Biofuel consumption for transport in the EU increased slightly in 2016 to around 14.4 Mtoe, which equates to a 1.3% year-on-year growth after stabilising between 2014 and 2015. This increase was
Toyota Working on EVs That Can Be Recharged in a Few Minutes
Date: 27.07.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik VolaričPhoto: Andreja Šalamun
The Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation is working on an electric car powered by a new type of battery that significantly increases driving range and reduces
Serbia Installs First EV Charging Station Along Corridor X
Date: 21.07.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik VolaričPhoto: Andreja Šalamun
The first electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been installed along the pan-European Corridor X in Serbia, at the Preševo toll station near the border with Macedonia, said the Serbian
BNEF: Electric Car Revolution Will Hit Harder and Faster Than First Predicted
Date: 11.07.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik VolaričPhoto: Andreja Šalamun
Electric vehicles (EVs) will account for 54% of new car sales by 2040, said Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) last week in its long-term Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO) 2017. The forecast is much
E.ON and MOL to Build 40 EV Charging Stations in Romania by 2020
Date: 11.07.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Žiga Intihar
The Romanian units of the German utility E.ON and the Hungarian oil and gas company MOL plan to install 40 fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in Romania by 2020 with the support of
Klemen Potisek: A RES-only Future Could be Very Expensive
Date: 03.07.2017 Author: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Photo: Ana V. Vršnak
Klemen Potisek, State Secretary at the Slovenian Ministry of Infrastructure (MzI), believes that the debate on the Slovenian Energy Concept (EKS) will be quite lively. The ministry now has the
