Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2024
The requirements for a green and just energy transition pose growing challenges for governments, grid operators, regulators and power utilities throughout Southeastern Europe. The readers of Balkan Green Energy News were interested this year mostly in how the process is affecting both the economy and households and prompting a major change in habits. Numerous dilemmas […]
Serbia secures financing for innovative solar thermal energy storage
The Novi Sad District Heating Company secured financing f0r its solar thermal project, for an innovative hybrid system for seasonal energy storage that would combine solar collectors, thermal storage and heat pumps. The investment is aimed at decarbonizing the city’s district heating and enabling conditions for balancing the power system. The solar thermal project is […]
European Green Deal’s secret weapon: education
Author: Dr. Eng. Alexandru Muresan/Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Renergia, and EUSEW Young Energy Ambassador As the EU and its member states make significant investments in green technologies and infrastructure, it is imperative to address the human element of this transition. There is a pressing need for a specialized workforce, and many countries are already experiencing […]
Kostadinov: The Green for Growth Fund is accelerating its expansion after topping EUR 1 billion mark
Financial institutions and authorities in the Western Balkans should continue to promote the energy transition and decarbonization in a compelling way in order that the wider society sees the benefits and economic gain, says Borislav Kostadinov, Fund Director for the Green for Growth Fund (GGF) at Finance in Motion. In an interview with Balkan Green […]
Sungrow partners with Ktistor to deploy battery systems in Greece
Photovoltaic inverter and energy storage system provider Sungrow launched a strategic partnership with Ktistor Energy for the deployment of liquid-cooled battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Greece. PowerTitan 2.0 will be deployed within four energy storage facilities. It is the first time that the liquid-cooled battery energy storage systems (BESS) provided by Sungrow would be […]
BiH, Montenegro ask EU to delay CBAM
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro requested at the meeting of the Energy Community Ministerial Council for the introduction of the CBAM cross-border CO2 tax, scheduled for January 1, 2026, to be postponed. The rollout of payments within the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is going to affect companies in the region – in […]
Global pledge signed to boost energy storage six times to 1.5 TW
There are 58 countries and 48 organizations and companies on the list of signatories of the COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge. They called for increasing capability by six times to 1.5 TW before the end of the decade to facilitate the energy transition. At the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29, energy […]