Support system adds 232 power producers last year
Slovenia’s electricity feed-in support scheme for renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration power plants included 3,920 facilities with an overall capacity of 433 MW at the end of last year, power market operator Borzen reported. The volume includes 8.9 MW of the TE-TOL combined heat and power (CHP) plant. One year before there were 3,767 […]
EPS procuring documentation for wind, solar plants
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) called for offers for the production of urban planning documentation for the solar and wind power plants in Kostolac basin in the location called Srednje kostolačko ostrvo, a slag and ash pond. The share of the price in the application’s grade will be 60%, while the quality of the […]
Works launched at interconnection towards Romania
Construction of the Serbian section of the new overhead power line towards Reșița in Romania started at Pančevo substation northeast of capital Belgrade. The project worth EUR 24.7 million is planned to be completed by the end of next year for the trial run, according to a press release by transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije […]
Turkey invested near USD 2 billion in renewables in 2015
Last year the world saw USD 286 billion in investments in green energy, 3% more than the last record, registered in 2011. Annual report published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said Turkey, Morocco and Uruguay all topped USD 1 billion. Nations in the developing and emerging group had USD 156 billion in investment, […]
EBRD financing Albania’s power system overhaul
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will conduct a final review of the project for the restructuring of Albanian Power Corporation (KESH sh. a.) and the energy sector of Albania in general with focus on sector management and operational efficiency. The international financing institution’s project summary document said loan proceeds will be used to […]
Balkan countries fare bad in waste treatment structure
Eurostat’s data as of 2014 revealed all markets followed by Balkan Green Energy News underperform overall European waste management achievements, except Slovenia, which is above average in recycling. Albania was excluded from the latest report. The mean rate of recycling is 28% and Slovenia tops it by 21 percentage points. In comparison, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, […]
Purchases of environmentally friendly cars rise 90%
In the first two months of the year 74 hybrid and electric cars were bought, nearly 90% more than in the same period of 2015, according to data from the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA), Agerpres reports. The volume makes 0.6% of all new cars sold in Romania in January and February. Last month […]
ReneSola sells two solar power projects to SWIF
Projects Nove ECO and MG Solar in Bulgaria were purchased by Solar World Invest Fund SIF (SWIF), based in Luxembourg, from ReneSola
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