Over 3 tonnes of waste cooking oil collected from households in first year of project
Oil and gas company INA has collected more than 3 tonnes of waste cooking oil from buyers and other individuals at its filling stations in Croatia in the first year since launching the new “green” service. Under the project, the collected waste cooking oil is recycled rather than poured down the drains and into the […]
Energy Community report calls on Member States to finish reforms in order to succeed in clean energy transition
The Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat’s Annual Implementation Report concludes that the average implementation score of the Contracting Parties is at around 43%, and underlines the need of finishing this first transition, from foreclosed energy sectors to regionally integrated markets, in order to be successful in the second, green energy transition, which is currently transforming the […]
Slovenian blockchain-based energy trading platform SunContract to expand to Italy
Slovenian blockchain-powered energy trading platform SunContract has recently entered into a strategic partnership with Italian energy company Tecnoapp. Under a cooperation agreement signed by SunContract and Tecnoapp, the parties are to work on the market expansion of SunContract Energy Marketplace and decentralization of the energy market in Italy. SunContract is an energy trading platform that directly […]
Association urges Romania to tap into onshore wind rather than invest in conventional power
Romania should harness onshore wind to meet growing demand for electricity instead of investing in conventional power, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson told the annual meeting of the Romanian Wind Energy Association in Bucharest today, according to a news release from the Brussels-based association promoting wind power in Europe. Wind energy provided 12.2% of Romania’s electricity […]
Macedonia, Montenegro among only 16 countries to set climate targets to meet pledges under Paris Agreement
FYR Macedonia and Montenegro are among 16 countries out of 197 parties to the Paris Agreement which set economy-wide emissions reduction targets under domestic laws or policies to be consistent with those set in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), according to a policy brief titled Aligning national and international climate targets. Setting targets under national laws […]
Cadastre of Mining Waste project to help Serbia supervise mining waste management
The Cadastre of Mining Waste will help Serbia supervise mining waste management, as it will provide a proper database with information on the location of a mining waste facility, its operator and size, as well as the volume and type of waste it contains, Peter Bayer, team leader of the Cadastre of Mining Waste project, […]
Istanbul’s deposit system lets you pay transit fare with recyclables
As cities around the world start deploying deposit systems, Istanbul, with a population of nearly 15 million, has taken its efforts to increase recycling rates a step further. It now allows residents to top up public transportation cards by trading in plastic bottles or aluminum beverage cans. As part of the Turkish city’s deposit system […]
HEP Group to invest EUR 780 million in power networks by 2021
Croatian power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP Group) will invest HRK 4 billion (EUR 537 million) in the distribution network and more than HRK 1.8 billion (EUR 241 million) in the transmission network from 2018 to 2021, which will ensure the security of supply for the existing and future consumers in Croatia. Members of the Croatian […]
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