Kazakhstan is a country rich in rare earth metals essential to a green energy transition, but its once-mighty scientific and technological research prowess has suffered...
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Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary are lagging behind in green transformation, and green pioneers such as Austria could benefit as a technology leader in climate and...
A future where households form ‘small energy communities’ that share power with neighbours? That’s the long-term goal of an innovative Romanian start...
Russia’s barbaric attacks on Ukraine’s power infrastructure has meant that generators – gasoline, diesel, gas – have become the country’s...
Emerging Europe’s start-up scene is thriving: new money and new ideas are coming onto the market all the time. To keep you up to date with the latest investments...
As snow becomes increasingly rare in some ski resorts in Central and Eastern Europe, they should learn to thrive without it. For most ski resorts in Bulgaria, Romania...
In the turbulent times we find ourselves, monetary policy alone cannot cope with containing inflation without bringing considerable costs in a form of recession and...
An electricity cable on the floor of the Black Sea might soon bring cheap, renewable energy from Azerbaijan to the heart of Europe, as the EU’s Global Gateway begins to...
While the energy transition is slowly taking off the ground in the six countries of the Western Balkans, the threat of a delayed coal phase-out is looming. The...
Hungary’s cap on fuel prices has done nothing to halt rampant inflation while causing shortages and angering the EU. Nevertheless, PM Viktor Orbán is considering...
Plans to revive a series of old hydroelectric projects in Romania have angered environmental campaigners. Romania’s government plans to use funds allocated under the...
One of the goals of any war is to demoralise the enemy, primarily by inflicting damage on civilians. Since World War I, that has included strategic bombing of energy...