Serbia seeks to privatize district heating operator, hydraulic engineering firm
The Ministry of Economy has invited letters of interest in the privatization of Energetika, which provides district heating services in Kragujevac, the fourth-largest city in Serbia. The letters of interest, which are to contain a proposal of a privatization model, an indicative purchase price, an investment program, a framework business plan, and the number of […]
China’s Norinco gets green light for 156 MW wind farm near Senj
China’s construction company Norinco International Cooperation has obtained a building permit for the construction of a 156 MW wind farm near the City of Senj in Croatia, local media reported. Senj Mayor Sanjin Rukavina announced that Norinco obtained the building permit at a recent session of the city council. He said that another session of […]
Earth Overshoot Day 2018 – Slovenia has region’s largest ecological footprint
August 1 marks this year’s Earth Overshoot Day, the day when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth’s ecosystems can renew in that year, according to Global Footprint Network, an international research organization. In other words, humanity is currently using nature 1.7 times faster than our planet’s ecosystems can regenerate. This is akin to […]
China’s Sunpower to design biomass power plant in Bulgaria
A subsidiary of China’s environmental protection solutions company Sunpower Group will design a biomass power generation facility in Bulgaria, according to a press release from the Chinese company. The subsidiary, Shandong Yangguang Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd., will design a facility with a power generation capacity of 16MW, using waste from the pulp production process […]
QNB Finans Leasing gets EUR 25 million loan from EBRD to finance energy efficiency investments
QNB Finans Finansal Kiralama A.S., a leasing subsidiary of Turkey’s QNB Finansbank, has received a EUR 25 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to on-lend to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) for energy efficiency investments. The EBRD loan is extended under the third phase of the Turkey Sustainable Energy Financing […]
TRC’s R3FIBER offers reduced carbon footprint of composites
Some 300,000 turbine blades have already been dumped in EU landfills, with 40,000 more generated by the wind industry every year. Blades, but also boats, planes, and cars, are manufactured from fiber reinforced composites. These components have a high environmental impact, to name only one problem they create. These issues are being tackled by Spanish […]
Opovo contracts installation of four solar bus shelters
The municipality of Opovo has signed an agreement with Subotica-based Aya Bit Solutions to deliver and install four solar-powered bus shelters. The agreement with Aya Bit Solutions, which won a bid for the project co-financed by the province of Vojvodina, is worth RSD 4.95 million (about EUR 42,000), including VAT. The municipality of Opovo is […]
8 companies buy documentation for Briska Gora project
Eight companies have purchased tendering documentation so far for leasing land on the Briska Gora location to build a solar plant, Vijesti has been told at Montenegro’s Ministry of Economy. Unnamed ministry officials who spoke to the daily would not reveal which companies bought the documentation given that the tendering procedure is ongoing, with the […]
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