Greece earmarks EUR 850 million for energy efficiency, prosumers
The Greek government has prepared an EUR 850 million program for energy efficiency in the private buildings sector, including incentives for the use of renewable energy for self-consumption and the introduction of solutions for smart homes. The idea is to introduce energy saving measures in 60,000 households per year until 2030, local media reported. The […]
Croatian president sets up energy transition council
Croatian President Zoran Milanović has set up an energy transition council, which will be tasked with organizing expert consultations on important issues in this area with the aim of preparing and communicating expert guidelines and drawing up a strategic platform. The energy transition council will be chaired by Julije Domac, the Croatian president’s special adviser […]
Court halts Vrataruša 2 wind farm project over EIA study
Croatia’s High Administrative Court has annulled a decision of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy to free the investor from the obligation to produce an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the planned 24 MW Vrataruša 2 wind farm near the city of Senj. The ruling is based, among other things, on the potential adverse […]
TENDERING: EPCG looking for project design for new unit at HPP Perućica
Montenegrin state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has announced an international tendering for the preparation of project documentation for installing a 58.5 MW unit at hydropower plant (HPP) Perućica. The preparation of the project documentation for the A8 unit will be financed with a portion of a loan approved by the German development bank […]
Strong political will and access to European electricity market – key enablers of RES integration challenges in Western Balkans
Authors: REPCONS project team of key experts Experts from the Western Balkans see energy transition as a development opportunity for countries in the region that allows building modern, environmentally and climate-friendly power systems by 2050. Decarbonization of the power sectors needs to be achieved dominantly through the application of solar photovoltaic and wind power technologies, […]
Clim@ finalist Whole Surplus doesn’t let food go to waste
While hundreds of millions of people in the world face hunger, an incredible amount of food perishes or is landfilled. Whole Surplus is developing artificial intelligence for an ambitious aim: to improve operations of the companies in the sector and help those in need at the same time. The startup based in Turkey was ranked […]
EU to introduce plastic waste tax
The European Union is introducing a tax on non-recycled plastic packaging from 1 January 2021. The tax will be paid by member states into the EU’s general budget. The levy is one of the measures to finance the COVID-19 recovery package of EUR 750 billion. “As a first step, a new own resource will be […]
GIZ ORF-EE working together with associations of municipalities towards sustainable urban mobility
Through cooperation with associations of municipalities and cities, numerous local authorities from the Western Balkans laid out their sustainable urban mobility strategy and made first steps toward a people-centered urban mobility system. The endeavour was facilitated by the Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), a regional project implemented by the Deutsche […]
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