Four Balkan countries top emissions targets
Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania are in the group of European Union member states which may not need to cut greenhouse gas emissions in sectors of transport, waste, construction and farming at least until 2030, according to an analysis published by Climate Change News. The bloc’s new targets showed the four states tracked by Balkan […]
Terna gets building permit for undersea cable
The Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism issued a building permit to company Terna Crna Gora d.o.o. for the installation of an undersea power cable through Montenegrin territory. The building permit is issued for setting up the 500 kV high voltage, direct current (HVDC) submarine and underground cable for electricity transmission in the section through […]
Bulgaria in breach of rules on energy consumption
The European Commission said it sent a reasoned opinion to the government in Sofia to request the correct transposition of all the requirements of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU) into national law. Member states of the European Union are required to establish and apply minimum energy performance requirements for new and existing buildings, […]
Montenegro Parliament ratifies shareholder contract with A2A
Lawmakers voted to accept the draft agreement with the state’s Italian partners in Electric Power Company of Montenegro (EPCG) late on July 29. A2A gets managing rights but also more responsibility, vice premier Vujica Lazović stated. The motion was passed with 41 votes in favor and 11 against. “The state will have bigger control over […]
Landfill for Subotica region to be finished next year
One of the largest construction sites in Serbia lies between Bikovo and Oromo, in North Bačka District, portal Subotica.com reported. Construction of a regional landfill began in the middle of last year with the aim for the most advanced waste management system to be completed in 2017. The regional facility for the city of Subotica […]
CROPEX joined by Interenergo as first EU-based member
Company Interenergo Ltd., headquartered in Slovenia’s capital of Ljubljana, signed an agreement with CROPEX on July 26 to become a member with the right to participate in trading on the Croatian day-ahead market. Croatian Power Exchange Ltd. said Interenergo became the ninth member of the marketplace after five months of operational work, which started in February. […]
Rehabilitation of landfill Meka underway
Workers came to waste landfill Meka at Ludbreg, a town in the northern part of Croatia, to start recovering it. Total worth of the remediation of the municipal facility is HRK 37 million (EUR 4.9 million), financed with more than EUR 4.1 million from the Cohesion Fund of the European Union, while EUR 628.000 is […]
Green roofs as a modern concept of green building and its benefits to environment
Katarina Penonić, Master Engineer of Urbanism and Regional Development, B.Sc. Landscape Architect and Dejan Lazić, Senior Landscape Architect, General Manager at Green Decor doo, Belgrade. For more information www.zelenikrovovi.rs. Increasing population growth and the zones covered with buildings in urban areas created a less comfortable living, lower quality of life for people in cities and on […]