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Costs of industrial pollution from largest facilities decline in Europe but remain at two per cent of EU GDP
The 2024 update of the EEA briefing ‘The costs to health and the environment from industrial air pollution in Europe’ presents the latest assessment of the trends in externalities of industrial air pollution from about 10,000 largest facilities in Europe,…
BALKAN SOLAR SUMMIT IN FEBRUARY IN BANJA LUKA
The Balkan Solar Summit will take place from February 7 to 9 in Banja Luka, in Banski Dvor. This top event is a unique opportunity to meet, network and exchange ideas with leading experts, investors, decision makers and representatives of…
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 requests and needs of each Partner Country, with…
ABB and Gravitricity to collaborate on energy storage systems using end-of-life mine shafts and hoist technology
ABB has signed an agreement with UK-based gravity energy storage firm Gravitricity to explore how hoist expertise and technologies can accelerate the development and implementation of gravity energy storage systems in former mines. Gravitricity has developed GraviStore, an innovative gravity…
IRENA and DP World Join Forces to Advance Decarbonisation Solutions for Ports and Maritime Logistics
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has signed a collaboration agreement with DP World, a UAE-based global supply chain solutions company. Through the agreement, the two organizations will collaborate on decarbonising the shipping and ports sectors, aligning current infrastructure, logistics…
ABB signs 500 million euros EIB financing to further drive smart and sustainable electrification technologies
ABB and the European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union, have signed a 500 million euros financing agreement to support ABB’s research and development in its Electrification business area. Global demand for electricity is growing 10…
First EBRD loan to support solar power in Croatia with InvestEU
The first European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) project with the InvestEU programme, designed to support sustainable economy projects, will finance the construction of 30 MW of new solar generation capacity in Croatia. It is the Bank’s first solar…