City of Belgrade in global UN initiative SE4ALL – our endeavors to make capital wealthier, healthier and economically stronger
By Miodrag Grujić, Head of Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources, City of Belgrade – Secretariat for Environmental Protection As a member of the City of Belgrade delegation, I have recently participated at the UN Forum Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL), held in New York, USA. Our goal was to present Belgrade’s sustainable […]
Energy Community Sustainability Forum to tackle key energy and climate challenges
The Energy Community Secretariat in cooperation with the Balkan Green Foundation will launch the first edition of the Energy Community Sustainability Forum on June 9, 2017 in Vienna. The Sustainability Forum is a response to the continuous expansion of the Energy Community’s work, already covering energy efficiency, environment and renewables and soon also climate change, […]
H.E. Nicola Minasi, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy in BiH: Water management of high priority for Italian government
The Italian Government is working on many environmental protection issues that involve water management in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider region. As part of that support, in cooperation with United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and Sava River Basin Commission (ISRBC), the Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea is providing financial support […]
Electric vehicles in Serbia – Slovenia as a role-model, Croatia bad example
Serbia records neither incentives nor necessary infrastructure for electric vehicles. Private sector’s initiatives could be a game-changer. Number of charging stations on the rise in Southeastern Europe The Faculty of mechanical engineering in Belgrade has presented this week a supercharger for electric cars as part of European project Green Balkanika. The project should provide necessary infrastructure for […]
ELEM to expand its Bogdanci wind farm for additional 13.8 MW
It took only 16 wind turbines to cover about 2 percent of Macedonia’s production of electricity, so plans are underway for further expansion of wind power projects. Standing tall on the hills just east of the major border crossing between Macedonia and Greece, greeting the travelers on the E-75, are the only 16 wind turbines […]
SEE capital cities agree to join forces for sustainable urban mobility
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency organized the Meeting on sustainable urban mobility in Berlin, Germany from April 25 to 26. It featured an official signing of the Letter of intent on sustainable urban mobility by representatives of SEE capital cities. The meeting brought together mayors and city representatives from South-East […]
Incentives of EUR 13 million set for green projects
Eco Fund, controlled by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning of Slovenia, placed an invitation for applications by citizens interested in installing autonomous devices for power supply on roofs. The solar panels financed by a total of EUR 3 million can be mounted on objects with a building permit or adjacent simple facilities […]
Minister Antić inaugurates RENEXPO WATER & ENERGY 2017 in Belgrade
Minister of mining and energy Aleksandar Antić inaugurated 4th RENEXPO WATER & ENERGY international fair. Antić said that Serbia has been investing EUR 10 million for energy efficiency refurbishment of 54 public buildings so far. The fair is organized by REECO Group, the branch of German company specialized in promotion of sustainable energy and environmental […]
