Hitachi Energy, a global leader in energy technology, develops system solutions and offers products and services that actively contribute to sustainable energy and a better future, Igor Anđelković, the company’s Country Marketing and Sales Leader in Serbia, said at Belgrade Energy Forum 2025. Game-changing technologies for high-voltage grids and transportation, along with solutions for renewables […]
Despite early efforts to develop green hydrogen and its first regulatory framework, Greece finds itself on a steep curve. The government has presented the first law on hydrogen and renewable gases in parliament. At the same time, refineries and other industries are working on projects that will determine green hydrogen’s cost-effectiveness. However, a significant obstacle […]
The Moneypoint power plant stopped burning coal, marking the end of Ireland’s coal era. The last such facilities in several other countries in the European Union are operating only barely or occasionally. Ireland has ended coal power generation. It is the eleventh coal-free country in the European Union and the 15th in Europe overall. Notably, […]
As part of its decarbonization efforts, Romanian hydrocarbons producer OMV Petrom is strengthening its presence in neighboring Bulgaria. It agreed to buy 50% of the Gabare solar power project, of 400 MW, from its developer Enery Element. The solar power investment frenzy in most of Southeastern Europe is continuing despite rising curtailments and the frequent […]
MOL’s 37.4 MW solar power plant with a battery energy storage system (BESS) of 40 MWh will contribute to the energy independence of its oil and gas complex in southern Hungary. Alteo is the contractor building the facility. The battery segment has received grants totaling EUR 20.5 million. MOL Group marked the start of construction […]
Coal-fired power plant ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3, which operates only sporadically to ensure the stability of supply for Bulgaria’s power system, plans to repurpose the grid infrastructure of its units 1 and 2 for solar and battery storage capacities. Units 3 and 4 will remain on standby to generate electricity during peak demand periods in […]
The Slovenian Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy has invited bids for preparing a draft action plan to achieve the hydrogen targets from the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). The document is intended to guide the development of hydrogen technologies in Slovenia until 2030, with an outlook to 2040. Hydrogen is expected to […]
The Council of the European Union struck a provisional agreement with negotiators from the European Parliament regarding the European Commission’s proposal to simplify the CBAM carbon border tax. The initial levy, which would be gradually increased year by year until it matches the EU ETS price, is coming into force on January 1. The administration […]
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 reactors. Additional investment is needed for small modular reactors (SMRs), advanced modular reactors (AMRs), and microreactors, as […]
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 pricing for all products that will be affected by the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Jovana Joksimović said at a […]