REACH – Reduce Energy use And Change Habits
Project: REACH – Reduce Energy use And Change Habits Duration: The project started in February 2014 and will last for three years Countries and locations: Bulgaria – Plovdiv area, Croatia – Sisak-Moslavina County, Macedonia – Skopje area, Slovenia – Zasavje and Pomurje regions Project partnerships: Lead: Focus – Association for Sustainable Development, Slovenia; Partners: DOOR – Society for […]
Kula wind power plant to start delivering electricity, works at La Piccolina launched
MK-Fintel Wind’s 9.9 MW project in Serbia’s northwest will soon complete its test drive, started in late February. Ivan Stanisavljević, project manager, told Balkan Green Energy News the operator will start delivering power from the three Vestas wind turbines in Kula as soon as it obtains the exploitation permit. The state is obligated to stimulate […]
Traditional and emerging models for financing energy efficiency – applicability to the West Balkan Region
By Qendresa Rugova, Burg Capital GmBH, Vienna esa.rugova@burgcapital.com This article is part of a series of two articles on energy efficiency investments. The first article covers investment characteristics from a global perspective while the second part focuses on the traditional and emerging financing models for energy efficiency investments. Global investments in energy efficiency over the […]
New amendments to waste management regulatory framework in Serbia
By Sonja Gitarić, Attorney-at-Law and Đorđe Popović, Senior Attorney, Petrikić & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz For the purpose of opening the EU accession “Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change“ and in accordance with the European Union’s Third Energy Package, Serbia is required to approximate its regulatory framework to the applicable EU […]
Transforming urban world with green public lighting
EnGoPlanet, a Serbian-American firm headquartered in New York, was recently selected to launch the first street lighting project with pioneering technology that combines kinetic and solar energy. The City of Las Vegas, Nevada, accepted a test installation. Potentially, the solution can be applied on a much greater scale, Petar Mirović, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, […]
Siemens awarded 44 MW wind turbine deal
Power utility Elektroprivreda HZHB signed a contract with German engineering titan Siemens for the delivery and construction of 22 wind turbines worth EUR 72 million. Mesihovina facility, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s southwest, will have a capacity of 44 MW, according to the state-owned hydropower plant operator. It is the smallest of three state-controlled electricity […]
GIZ & SEE associations of municipalities develop lobbying strategy
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Associations of Municipalities (AoMs) from Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo* and Macedonia (FYR) are currently in the process of developing a Lobbying and Advocacy Strategy on Energy Efficiency in South-East Europe. Once completed, the strategy will be at the disposal of all AoMs in the region and […]
Šabac aspires to introduce biomass for heating
The use of biomass and the experience of the Austrian town of Güssing were presented in the Center for Professional Development in Šabac. Christian Doczekal (pictured) has spoken about Güssing as an example of successful local community and about models of using of biomass which can be applied in the Serbian city. Slobodan Jerotić, energy manager […]
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