The Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy of Slovenia launched a public call for cofunding the construction or restructuring of district heating and cooling systems using renewable energy sources. The grants, for companies and cooperatives, are from the European Union’s cohesion support mechanisms. The introduction of renewables-based district heating and cooling systems reduces pollution, […]
In its Impact Report 2024, the Green for Growth Fund outlined how it powers the green transition across Southeast Europe, the Caucasus and beyond – from repurposing coal sites and decarbonizing industries to strengthening energy security and building climate resilience. It ended last year with EUR 1.09 billion in assets under management and an outstanding […]
In its Impact Report 2024, Green for Growth Fund outlined how it powers the green transition across Southeast Europe, the Caucasus and beyond – from repurposing coal sites and decarbonizing industries to strengthening energy security and building climate resilience. It ended last year with EUR 1.09 billion in assets under management and an outstanding investment portfolio […]
The first mentorship program of the WISE Serbia women’s network, focusing on sustainable energy, the green economy, and climate action, and implemented with the support of German development cooperation GIZ, was successfully concluded with an event held in Belgrade. Over six months of intensive collaboration, seven mentor-mentee pairs built mutual trust, exchanged knowledge, and developed […]
Author: Delia Villagrasa, Director of the Cool Heating Coalition, EUSEW’s partner organisation, and Beatriz Yordi, Director, Carbon Markets and Clean Mobility, DG CLIMA, European Commission Millions of people already struggle to pay energy bills in Europe. ETS2 – which will be launched in 2027 and will put a price on carbon emissions from buildings and […]
An agreement between the Green for Growth Fund (GGF) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) enabled the expansion of green lending in the Western Balkans and the European Union’s Eastern Neighborhood. With the new unfunded guarantee of EUR 60 million, GGF can provide EUR 120 million in loans through financial intermediaries and directly to […]
Serbia plans to sign an agreement by the end of the year on introducing renewable sources in district heating plants, according to the Ministry of Mining and Energy. Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović met with Ambassador of Germany Anke Konrad and Director of Germany’s KfW Development Bank for Southeast Europe and Turkey Klaus […]
With a majority of votes, 62 out of 120, the Assembly of North Macedonia adopted the Law on Energy. The government’s representatives say it is systemic, comprehensive, and reform-oriented legislation laying the foundation for the country’s new energy policy. The act aligns the country’s legal framework with the European Union. The new Law on Energy […]
EUSEW Awards will be presented on June 10, within the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), to outstanding individuals and organisations driving Europe’s energy transition. A jury has selected nine finalists across three categories: Innovation, Local Energy Action, and Woman in Energy. The public now gets to decide the winners. Online public voting for EUSEW Awards […]
Turkey is using only 10% of its geothermal potential, according to Chairman of the Geothermal Power Plant Investors Association (JESDER) Ufuk Şentürk. He said existing wells alone could open the way for the country to become one of the world’s major producers of lithium. Studies are underway to determine the accessibility of valuable minerals in […]