The European Union and energy

29.May 2024. Zoran J. Perović

Critical raw materials and green transition

The renewable energy sector, and thus the implementation of the green agenda, drives technological progress, which is almost entirely dependent on the availability of raw materials. The market for electric vehicles is growing and manufacturers are increasingly looking for stable sources of lithium, cobalt and nickel. The future of our society is undoubtedly electric. In the mass transition from fossil fuels to electric solutions, the availability of high-capacity batteries is a major problem. The need for efficient batteries for transportation, power supply and industrial applications is growing day by day

Economy

28.July 2023 Sonja Ciric

EU support for the legalization of informal waste collection

Eco cooperative legalized the employment relationship of informal waste collectors and received the support of the initiative "EU for the Green Agenda in Serbia" for this idea. With the money received, together with their own capital, they bought recycling machines

Adaptation to climate change

16.November 2022 J. Jorgacevic

Wind, sun and roofs of the future

How do we produce energy? How and why is the energy sector vulnerable to climate change? What did the state promise? What does science predict in the coming decades and what does it mean for us? What measures are necessary to adapt to the expected changes? Why should we be very careful when it comes to hydro potentials? And why energy cooperatives are important

Where is Serbian energy going?

02.November 2022 Bogdan Petrovic

The government's new energy policy weighs 12 billion euros

The thesis that is mentioned in the public that EPS, if only there was enough coal, could have earned a billion euros from exporting electricity is wrong. With the existing production capacity of EPS, this was simply not possible; on the contrary, due to very poor hydrology and despite the full production of electricity from coal, Serbia would still have to import smaller amounts of electricity. That is why the priority is the construction of new capacities, the only question is - which ones