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Record Growth in Renewables, but Progress Needs to be Equitable
Renewable Capacity Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that 2023 set a new record in renewables deployment in the power sector by reaching a total capacity of 3,870 Gigawatts (GW) globally. Renewables accounted for…
Slovenia passes a regulation to boost the use of wind energy in municipalities
Slovenia has passed a regulation that stipulates the development of wind energy. The regulation aims to promote wind energy production facilities through a system of one-time financial compensations intended for municipalities, considering that such projects received less support among local…
DESALINATION SOLVES THE PROBLEM OF WATER SHORTAGE BUT REQUIRES THE USE OF A LARGE QUANTITY OF ENERGY
The UN Environmental Protection Program (UNEP) has noted that drought is becoming a worldwide problem, which is why a state of emergency has been declared in some countries. According to relevant reports, at least 50 per cent of the world’s…
GREEN ENERGY AND THE PAST AND FUTURE OF EPS
Energy from renewable sources is founded in the history of the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS). The Pod Gradom on Đetinja hydropower plant in Užice was commissioned in 1900 and was the first power plant in Serbia that operated…
Launching the Wind Energy Initiative
The annual onshore and offshore wind event organized by WindEurope brought together over 10,000 participants and features dozens of conference sessions, hundreds of speakers and over 500 exhibitors from the field. Held in the Spanish city of Bilbao, the event…
FROM PRESERVING HISTORY TO AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT TOWN
Trebinje is located at the foot of the Leotar Mountain, along the Trebješnica River, resting in the shade of hundred-year-old plane trees. This is a town of many happy returns with a coastline spirit. The oldest inscription of the town’s…
ENERGY SUMMIT INITIATES CONNECTION AND BETTER COOPERATION OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE REGION'S ENERGY INDUSTRY
The Energy Summit in Trebinje has grown into the most prominent energy- related gathering, said Luka Petrović, Acting Director of the Republika Srpska Electric Power Industry and added that more than 900 participants have registered for this year’s Summit. Petrović…