Polytechnik’s high-efficiency, low-emission biomass cogeneration plant for secure heat supply
Austria-based Polytechnik has been hired by Hillerod Forsyning, the district heating company of the city of Hillerod in Denmark, to supply and install a turnkey biomass cogeneration plant. The Danish utility company manages a major district heating system that includes the new 28 MW wood chip-fired cogeneration plant designed for a maximum generator terminal power […]
Western Balkans Fund invites CSOs to apply for grants for sustainable development, other projects
The Western Balkans Fund (WBF) has invited applications for grants to finance projects in sustainable development, cultural cooperation, and education and scientific exchange, as part of efforts to promote and foster cross-border cooperation and regional cohesion and advance the region’s integration into the EU, according to a call for proposals posted on the WBF’s website. […]
GIZ ORF-EE announces further support to EnC West Balkan signatories in securing systematic energy savings data collection
At the last Energy Efficiency Coordination Group meeting, held in the Energy Community (EnC) in Vienna on November 14, representatives of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) announced continuing support to EnC signatories from the Western Balkans (WB) in securing complete and systematic energy savings data collection. The support will […]
Japan funds construction of Macedonia’s first EU-standard landfill
Macedonia has completed the construction of its first EU-standard sanitary landfill, in a USD 1 million project funded by the Japanese government that will enable the southeastern municipality of Gevgelija to shut down its current illegal dumpsite, which long ago exceeded its capacity, posing serious environmental and health risks. Japanese Ambassador Keiko Haneda said that […]
REIC launches first-ever renewables crowdfunding campaign in BiH
REIC, a Sarajevo-based NGO, has invited citizens to donate money for buying and installing solar hot water panels at mental health asylum Drin in Fojnica, launching the first-ever renewables crowdfunding campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The goal of the crowdfunding campaign is to raise at least BAM 20,000, or USD 15,000, for solar panels that […]
Slovenia plans emergency removal of piled up packaging waste, tomb candles
Slovenia’s Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning has drafted a bill aimed at tackling the problem of piled up packaging waste and tomb candles at waste management utilities by creating a legal basis for the state to cover the costs of their emergency removal, an intervention that will soak nearly EUR 4 million, local […]
Low-carbon development in Bosnia and Herzegovina – an opportunity for economic development
Author: Nejra Spahić, mechanical engineer, Expert Associate, Energy Projects, the Regional Education and Information Centre for Sustainable Development in South-East Europe (REIC) Changes in the energy sector brought about by the start of market liberalization in the 1990s and the setting of the European Commission’s ambitious targets for cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in […]
New EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: an opportunity for highly efficient, healthy and comfortable buildings
The main author: Frances Bean, Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE). Co-author: Mariangiola Fabbri (BPIE) On 9th July 2018, the new revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) entered into force. This revision strengthened action to propel the EU towards a highly efficient and decarbonized building stock. It will enable citizens, owners and tenants to live in better […]