Hitachi Zosen Inova company to build first waste-to-energy plant in Istanbul
The Swiss company Hitachi Zosen Inova has been awarded a contract by the Istanbul city government to build a waste-to-energy plant on the outskirts of the city to process municipal solid waste. The contract calls for the complete construction and installation of all equipment and the operating of and maintenance of all equipment at the plant […]
Bulgarian national electricity company invites tenders for rehabilitation of three HPPs
Bulgarian National Electricity Company (NEK) is inviting sealed tenders from contractors for the rehabilitation of three hydro power plants (HPP). The facilities to be rehabilitated are Belmeken pumped-storage HPP, and Sestrimo and Momina Klisura HPPs. Subject of the tender are all activities and components of the engineering service such as design, manufacture, delivery, installation, designer […]
WWF launches Nature for People initiative/platform in SEE
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Adria), an important regional partner of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Biodiversity (ORF-BD), has launched a new regional initiative under the title Nature for People, with an aim to provide information and share examples of good practice in order to help improve management of […]
Croatian Končar to take over construction of Vranduk hydro power plant
The construction of hydropower plant (HPP) Vranduk in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be the sole responsibility of Croatian company Končar after Austrian Strabag withdrew from the project. Končar will take over the role of the consortium leader, daily Dnevni Avaz reported citing sources close to the state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH)’s management. Strabag, the […]
30 years of Montreal Protocol – environmental success story
This year the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol designed to reduce the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (ODS) in order to scale down their impact on the Earth’s ozone layer. The Protocol is considered a successful environmental agreement which has helped the recovery of the ozone layer and contributed […]
Conference Going net zero on green buildings to be held in Belgrade
The conference Going net zero will be held in Belgrade on September 27 with an aim to highlight the importance of green construction, its potential and role in the fight against climate change. It is organized by the Serbia Green Building Council (SrbGBC), a member of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), to mark the […]
Negotiations underway with Chinese companies on Belgrade heating pipeline
Belgrade city Mayor Siniša Mali said negotiations are underway with Chinese companies on agreements which including the construction of a heating pipeline to service the Serbian capital in winter. Speaking at a business forum during the Days of Beijing in Belgrade, Mali said he hopes those negotiations on the pipeline and two other major projects […]
Bulgaria updates action plan to improve energy efficiency
The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy has put up for public debate a draft of the updated National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for the 2014-2020 period aimed at reducing the amount of energy used by consumers at all levels in the country. The original action plan was submitted to the European Commission in 2014 with an […]
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