European Commission: Montenegro should step up enforcement of laws in environmental protection, climate change
Montenegro has made some progress in harmonizing its legislation with the EU in the field of energy, especially regarding renewables, the European Commission said in its latest report on the country’s progress in aligning with the EU acquis, while calling on the authorities to switch from feed-in tariffs to market-based support schemes for renewable energy. […]
European Commission: North Macedonia moderately aligned on energy, makes limited progress in environment-related laws
North Macedonia remains moderately aligned with the EU acquis in the field of energy, while making limited progress in further harmonizing some environment-related laws and policies. At the same time, the alignment of the climate-related rules is still at an early stage, according to the European Commission’s latest report on the country’s alignment with the […]
GIZ ORF-EE helps create regional expert pool to support development of SUMPs
A SUMP Boot Camp was organized in Podgorica, Montenegro in late May to create a regional expert pool that will support the development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP) in cities and municipalities of five Western Balkan countries. The training was organized by the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), […]
10 years of Green Parliamentary Group: Reaching across the aisle – and region – on environmental protection
The 10th Anniversary of the informal Green Parliamentary Group was marked at a conference held at the Serbian Parliament on June 5, World Environment Day. The conference was held to promote the work and importance of the Green Parliamentary Group, as well as to encourage cooperation between MPs in the region and help bring environmental […]
IEEFA: GE lost billions in market capitalization by misjudging energy transition
According to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), General Electric (GE) lost USD 193 billion or 74% of its market capitalization over 2016-2018. “This value destruction was driven in large measure by the collapse of the new thermal power construction market globally – a collapse which caught GE entirely […]
5 MWe biomass cogeneration plant officially opened in the city of Slatina
Resalta, the energy efficiency and renewable energy company, marked the opening of the Slatina biomass cogeneration plant in Croatia this week. The 5 MWe plant is one of the major renewable energy projects in that part of the country and produces enough electricity to power 500 households, according to a press release from Resalta. Resalta, […]
World Environment Day: Air pollution causes nearly 5,000 premature deaths in 19 Western Balkan cities
Air pollution is directly responsible for up to one in five premature deaths in 19 Western Balkan cities, suggest preliminary results from a report led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment). Today is World Environment Day, the UN’ most important day for celebrating the environment, and the theme to the 2019 edition is […]
Schneider Electric eyeing Greece’s EUR 1.5 billion smart meter project
Schneider Electric has contacted the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) to express interest in the replacement of around 7.5 million conventional electricity meters with smart meters, Kathimerini English Edition has reported. The project to replace conventional electricity meters with smart meters, implemented by HEDNO, whose Greek acronym is DEDDIE, is worth EUR 1.5 billion, […]
