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WORLD WATER DAY – WATER FOR PEACE
World Water Day is marked every March 22 and this year's theme is “Water for Peace”. More specifically, the theme aims to highlight the key role of transborder water cooperation in fostering...
SOLAR ENERGY FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO), located in Clayton, about 20 kilometres from Melbourne, has taken a significant step in the energy transition, and has become an example of green...
GERMANY: WIND POWER EXCEEDS THE SHARE OF COAL IN ELECTRICITY GENERATION
In 2023, Germany achieved more good results when it came to electricity production. According to the data collated by the Federal Statistical Office - Destatis, last year this country produced 11.8 percent...
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES REDUCED THE GROWTH OF GLOBAL CO2 EMISSIONS
Although there was an increase in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2023, due to the large droughts that damaged hydropower plants, it was still a smaller increase compared to 2022. Smaller growth of...
French Reactors to Switch to Domestic Recycled Uranium?
France is a country known for its nuclear reactors, which generate as much as 70 percent of the required electricity.
In 2023, the country had 55 nuclear reactors. However, one nuclear power plant,...
SWEDEN TO LIFT URANIUM MINING BAN
Sweden is considering lifting the ban on uranium mining, following an investigation by the Ministry of Climate and Economy to determine the changes that are needed when it comes to the law...
CROATIAN ENERGY MIX – RENEWABLE SOURCES EXCEED NON-RENEWABLES AND NPP KRSKO
The relevant January data showed that renewable energy sources in Croatia were the dominant source of electricity production compared to non-renewable ones.
As usual, hydropower plants had the biggest share in renewable energy...
LOW-CARBON ECONOMY IS A LONG-TERM ENERGY POLICY PRIORITY
Over 40 per cent of the territory of a small country in the heart of Europe - the Slovak Republic, with a population of 5.5 million - is covered by forests. Slovakia...
THERE WON’T BE ENOUGH LITHIUM FOR EVERYONE – ARE SODIUM-ION BATTERIES THE SOLUTION?
Abandoning fossil fuels is part of global efforts to produce electricity efficiently and with as little pollution as possible, which further implies the transition to renewable energy sources.
The European Union is actively...
IEA: HALF OF ELECTRICITY COULD COME FROM LOW-EMISSION SOURCES BY 2026
The demand for electricity in the next three years is expected to grow by an average of 3.4 percent. About 85 percent of the increase in global demand is projected to come...
CROATIA GENERATED THE NEEDED POWER FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES FOR FOUR DAYS
In December 2023, Croatia made a significant step forward in generating electricity from renewable sources, which had a 19.5 per cent share in the total available electricity, excluding hydroelectric plants, thus ranking...
EU4Energy 2024 Work Programme to advance energy governance in Partner Countries
The EU4Energy initiative is pleased to announce its January to December 2024 Work Programme, focused towards defining and implementing the EU4Energy Governance project activities. The initiative's approach is grounded in addressing the...
HYDROGEN IS THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FUEL OF THE FUTURE
The establishment of the Centre for Excellence for Hydrogen and Renewable Energy, CONVINCE, results from systematic long-term research in materials for use in energy and environmental protection at the Vinča Nuclear Research...
GREEN TRANSITION – AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS
The Republic of Croatia has been strongly encouraging the use of renewable energy sources (RES) for some time now. According to EUROSTAT data for 2021, RES had a 31.3 per cent share...
Global coal demand set to remain at record levels in 2023
Global coal consumption climbed to a new all-time high in 2022 and will stay near that record level this year as strong growth in Asia for both power generation and industrial applications...
Two sides of Europe: coal or RES – polluted and unpolluted Europe
The Balkan Peninsula is an area that has significant deposits of coal, especially lignite, known as brown coal. Serbia has the most extensive coal deposits in the Balkans and ranks high for...
