During 2024, a total of 64 boiler rooms burning fuel oil, heating oil, or coal were shut down in Serbia’s municipalities of Apatin, Odžaci, and Šid. As part of a public-private partnership project with Negawatt Solutions and B&S Immobilien, members of the EnergyNet group, boiler rooms using high-emission energy sources switched to a cleaner energy […]
The third Belgrade Energy Forum will take place on May 14 and 15, bringing together key players in Southeast Europe’s energy transition. Organized by Balkan Green Energy News, the region’s leading energy news portal, this conference will serve as a hub for representatives from regional and international institutions, organizations, and the business community from the […]
State-owned Monteput is preparing a study on installing solar panels along the Bar-Boljare highway. The company has launched a tender for the development of a techno-economic study of the use of solar potential along the Bar-Boljare highway route for the production and use of electricity. Monteput intends to use the electricity from its solar power […]
MountMed Institute and the University of Cyprus are establishing the country’s first energy cooperative with partners from Crete. In the pilot phase, they intend to build a small hybrid power plant – photovoltaic facility with energy storage – for one hundred households in the Troodos mountain range. The communities of the wider Troodos (Trodos) region […]
Global private equity firm Ardian reached an agreement to acquire France-based independent renewable energy producer Akuo. Akuo, controlled by alternative asset manager ICG, is opening a new chapter under private equity firm Ardian, headquartered in Paris. Founded in 2007 in France, Akuo specializes in wind power, storage and photovoltaics, including agrisolar and floating solar power […]
Global energy demand grew at a faster-than-average pace in 2024. The increase was led by the electricity sector, driven by extremely high temperatures, electrification and digitalization. Renewables and natural gas covered the majority of additional energy needs while renewables and nuclear energy did the same for the growth in power generation, according to the IEA’s […]
With 585 GW of capacity additions, renewables accounted for over 92.5% of power expansion globally in 2024, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said. Solar power and wind dominated again, as did China. The country contributed a stunning 63.8% in total, and 61.5% and 70.5% in the two technologies, respectively. It surpassed a 50% share […]
Greek state-controlled utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) aims to become a major player in the rising data center and artificial intelligence market. PPC (or, in Greek, Admie), announced its 2024 annual results. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose by 41% to EUR 1.8 billion, while renewable energy capacity reached 6.2 GW. At […]
State-owned Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is analyzing options for the production and use of green hydrogen, including as an alternative fuel for coal-fired power plants, according to the power company’s representatives. EPS CEO Dušan Živković said the Serbian utility has launched an analysis of the possibility and feasibility of production and storage of hydrogen as well […]
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and SolarPower Europe have partnered to advance sustainability in European football through solar energy. The collaboration focuses on leveraging renewable energy, specifically solar power, to help UEFA, national football associations, and football clubs reduce their carbon footprints and contribute to a greener, more sustainable future for the sport, […]