Spain’s Lithium Rush: A High-Stakes Bid for Green Energy, Jobs, and the Future of Extremadura’s Land
As Europe accelerates its search for strategic minerals like lithium and zinc to fuel the clean-energy transition, a proposed underground […]
Innovative Tools Transform Responsible Mining: How a European Project Is Shaping the Future of Ethical Raw Materials Exploration
Mining remains one of the world’s most polarizing industries. Society depends on minerals like copper, zinc, and lithium to power
Romania: Windin’ Capital enters market with investment in Sebeș solar-storage project
Israeli investment fund Windin’ Capital is entering the Romanian energy market with the acquisition of a 50% stake in a
Montenegro: EPCG seeks approval to begin preparatory works for 41.8 MW Krupac solar power plant
Montenegro’s state-owned power utility EPCG has requested that the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism and State Property issue the approval
Croatia: JANAF rebuts MOL and Slovnaft allegations of supply risks
Croatian pipeline operator JANAF has issued a strong response after MOL and Slovnaft informed the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska accelerates major hydropower expansion amid untapped potential
The Republic of Srpska (RS) is pressing ahead with a major expansion of its hydropower sector, driven by significant untapped
Bosnia and Herzegovina: American company may lead construction of long-stalled Southern Gas Interconnection
A U.S. private company could take over the construction and operation of the long-delayed gas pipeline linking Bosnia and Herzegovina
Global Rare Earth Power Shift: How Governments Are Reshaping Supply Chains for Strategic Autonomy
Rare earth elements—vital for clean energy, defense systems, electronics, and the global tech and raw materials economy—have become a strategic
Chinese Investments in the Balkans Confront Rare Legal and Environmental Pushback
Chinese-backed energy and mining projects across the Balkans—long seen as untouchable due to political alliances and access to fast capital—are
UK Unveils Critical Minerals Strategy to Curb Dependence on China
The UK has launched an ambitious critical minerals and rare earths strategy aimed at reducing its reliance on China, whose
The high-stakes game around NIS: How Serbia’s oil giant became a battleground of influence, strategy and survival
There is no company in Serbia whose fate is as closely watched — and as quietly contested — as NIS, the
Azerbaijan in Serbia: How a Caspian energy power became a Eurasian player in South-East Europe
Azerbaijan’s rise in Serbia did not happen loudly. It happened through pipelines, memoranda, presidential visits, and a carefully constructed image