The world’s first industrial-scale sand battery has been commissioned in Pornainen, Finland. It will use surplus renewable energy to generate heat, which will then be supplied to the local district heating network. The sand battery, which delivers on...
World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5, was established by the United Nations in 1973. This year’s host country is South Korea and the main messages are focused on fighting plastic pollution. The theme of this year’s World Environment Day calls...
The European Commission has estimated that EUR 241 billion in investment is needed for the implementation of member states’ plans for nuclear energy until 2050. It includes extending the lifetime of existing power plants and building new large-scale...
Serbia is preparing to introduce carbon pricing, Jovana Joksimović, Assistant Minister of Mining and Energy for International Cooperation and European Integration, has announced. The authorities are preparing a comprehensive analysis of carbon pricin...
The 64 MW solar power plant Stolac Solarni Park, located near the city of Stolac in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been connected to the grid and has begun generating electricity. No further details have been disclosed, but the...
Global Wind Day, celebrated every year on June 15, was first marked in 2007 as a joint initiative of WindEurope and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The European Union will need more than 200,000 trained workers in the wind energy sector in the...