Macedonia adopts new energy law, transposes Third Energy Package
The Macedonian parliament has adopted a new energy law transposing the Third Energy Package in a move rectifying breaches of the Energy Community Treaty. The new law restores the basic human right to choose the electricity supplier, and meets the conditions for opening the electricity market, the Macedonian government said in a statement. According to […]
EU proposes wastewater reuse rules for agricultural irrigation
The European Commission has proposed new rules to stimulate and facilitate water reuse in the EU for agricultural irrigation. The new rules will help farmers make the best use of non-potable wastewater, alleviating water scarcity while protecting the environment and consumers, according to a press release from the EU executive. Specifically, the commission has proposed […]
Belgrade to “do its part” to enable launch of works under Vinča landfill project by next spring
The City of Belgrade will “do its part” within legal deadlines to enable launching construction by the spring of 2019 under a EUR 333 million public-private partnership (PPP) project to remediate the Vinča landfill – Serbia’s biggest environmental problem – and build modern waste management facilities, City Manager Goran Vesić said. Vesić was speaking while […]
Funds raised for Croatia’s first renewable energy crowdfunding project
A 30 kW solar power plant will be built in early autumn on the roof of the Development Center and Technology Park owned by the Croatian City of Križevci, under the country’s first such crowdfunding project financed through micro loans. The commissioning of the plant in an estimated investment of HRK 230,000 (EUR 27,000) is […]
Bulgaria to set up 10 hydrogen fueling stations by 2025
Ten hydrogen vehicle fueling stations will be installed in Bulgaria by 2025, Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Anguel Popov has announced. The construction of the stations is envisaged under the national program for alternative fuel markets. Popov also said that the possible locations for the hydrogen fueling stations are being examined and […]
Solar PV, thermal panel plant opens in Skopje
PiKCELL Group, in partnership with Solar Power, has unveiled a plant to produce solar photovoltaic (PV) and thermal panels in Skopje, the Macedonian media reported. This is the first such plant in Macedonia and the region, according to the reports. The investment is expected to reach EUR 5 million by the end of the year. […]
EUSEW 2018: Presentation of finalists – WiseGRID’s tools for a smarter grid
Winners of the EU Sustainable Energy Awards 2018 will be unveiled on June 5. A total of 12 finalists from 10 different EU countries across 4 categories (Consumers, Public Sector, Businesses, and the newly added Young Energy Leaders) are on the shortlist of the year’s most successful projects. The full list of finalists is here, […]
Nature is treated as if it were an unlimited resource
Despite biodiversity’s essential value for economic sectors such as forestry, agriculture, tourism, and fisheries, and its relevance for social and cultural well-being, nature is treated as if it were an unlimited resource in the region of South-East Europe, while environmental protection is often seen as an expense. Why this is happening, but also what the […]
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