Residues reaching end of life cycle better development policy than burning high grade biomass fuel

Lukas Schirnhofer, CEO of Polytechnik, Austrian company and one of the world’s leading biomass to energy technology providers, reveals in an exclusive interview for the Balkan Green Energy News portal, one completely new perspective of biomass utilization and potentials. With the new models in sustainable energy and development in place, it becomes clear that biomass today […]

Podgorica to get electricity fueled by biogas from waste

The municipal operator of the landfill in Montenegro’s capital city initiated the construction of the Balkan nation’s first power plant that will run on biogas from waste. Deponija d.o.o.’s head Arsenije Boljević told Anadolu Agency said methane has been burned for the past decade in Podgorica and not utilized. The plan is to tap the […]

Third attempt to find concessionaire for Keleš regional waste management center in Niš

Regional development agency South (RRA Jug), will issue the third public call for the construction of Keleš regional waste management center in Niš, the second largest Serbian city. Agency manager Bojan Avramović confirmed that RRA Jug will call investors to participate in open negotiating procedure, after consultation with city’s local government, which should happen by […]

Waste April 23, 2017

Thirteen local governments awarded grants for improving energy efficiency in public buildings

Minister of Mining and Energy, Aleksandar Antić and representatives of 13 local self-governments signed contracts on grant awards for co-financing energy efficiency projects in public buildings in these municipalities. In total, 25 million dinars (EUR 202,500 ) have been earmarked from the budgetary Energy efficiency fund and USD 500,000 from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Funds […]

Šabac hosted BiH delegation: regional exchange of experience and best practices points towards better energy efficiency of SEE region countries

Delegation from Bosnia and Hercegovina visited Šabac, an administrative center in western Serbia, to learn about experiences of local government in implementation of energy efficiency policy and sustainable energy development. Šabac as regional role-model Šabac has not been chosen by accident to host a delegation from BiH: this city is distinguished as a Serbian leader […]

GIZ ORF-EE facilitates regional cooperation of SEE parliamentarians in energy efficiency and climate protection

The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), funded by the German Government, in spring 2017 is entering its new phase with the focus on pertinent energy efficiency matters in South-East Europe (SEE), yet with an extended emphasis on climate protection. According to Jasna Sekulović, ORF-EE Manager, the Public Dialogue on […]

Turkey opens tender for 1 GW in wind power over 15 years

Invitation for bids for the installation and operation of wind power capacity of 1 GW was placed by Turkey under the Renewable Energy Resources Area (YEKA) scheme. The project that covers seven regions is worth USD 1.2 billion (EUR 1.12 billion), the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources said in the document published in the […]