Osijek gets EUR 1.77 million for e-mobility project, cycling lane upgrade
The City of Osijek has been handed two contracts on a total of HRK 13.1 million (EUR 1.77 million) in funding for an e-mobility project, which involves setting up a bike-share scheme, and for upgrading two cycling lanes, according to a statement on the city’s website. The e-mobility project involves the procurement of a total […]
Zorlu Enerji, JDECO to install 1.8 MW solar power plant in Palestine
Turkish power producer Zorlu Enerji will install a 1.8 MW solar power plant in the Jericho region of Palestine in cooperation with Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO), according to a press release from Zorlu Enerji. The company and JDECO established a joint venture called ZJ Strong in May, with Zorlu Enerji holding a 75% share […]
Turkey’s MB Holding to build second ORC geothermal power plant in Croatia
Zagreb-based MB Geothermal, wholly-owned by Turkish MB Holding, has signed a contract with Croatian engineering firm Ekonerg to design a binary (ORC) geothermal power plant called Legrad, with an installed capacity of 19.9 MW, in what will be MB Holding’s second major geothermal project in Croatia, according to a press release from MB Geothermal. The […]
Italy’s Enel launches sale of Romanian assets
Italian energy company Enel has initiated the sale of its assets in Romania, Reuters has reported. Just a week ago Romanian state-owned power utility Hidroelectrica invited bids to select an adviser for the acquisition of Enel’s and Czech energy company CEZ’s assets in Romania. The sale of Enel’s operations in Romania is being led by […]
Republika Srpska first in region to get waste prevention program based on EU model
After it adopts a waste management plan, Republika Srpska will be the first in the region to have a fully developed waste prevention program modeled on those in EU countries, according to Svjetlana Radusin, assistant spatial planning minister in charge of the environment. She was speaking on waste prevention program at a public consultation event on the […]
Montenegro’s national park management company extends lease on Ulcinj Salina
The Montenegrin public company in charge of national parks, the JPNPCG, has extended its lease on Ulcinj Salina for another year, announcing it will continue to implement activities aimed at protecting the biodiversity of this unique artificial ecosystem. The lease on the salina, obtained from bankrupt sea salt producer Bajo Sekulić, was extended by signing […]
Grants awarded for energy efficiency audits of 80 public buildings in Vojvodina
The government of the province of Vojvodina has awarded 20 municipalities with grants to conduct energy efficiency audits of 80 public buildings, mainly elementary schools and kindergartens, according to a press release from the government of the province of Vojvodina. The grants are part of a EUR 100,000 project funded by the European Bank for […]
Conference on energy transition in Albania to be held on September 12
The Regional Education and Information Centre for sustainable development in SE Europe (REIC) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBS) are organising a conference titled “Energy Transition in Albania.” The conference will be held in the Vila Belvedere in Durres, Albania, on September 12. The conference is organised within the framework of the project GEDAL, which […]
