Supply and demand for biomass goes online soon
Serbia may soon introduce its first biomass market on the internet, said Miloš Banjac, assistant minister of mining and energy, responsible for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, EurActiv.rs reported. These days details are being discussed about the intention to show the current supply and demand for biomass in Serbia in one place for the […]
EUR 1 million for energy efficiency projects
Nebojša Malenković, head of Capital Investments Administration of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, presented the potentials for the organisation’s cooperation with local authorities and public institutions at the forum on ‘Energy Efficiency in Municipalities ‒ Implementation of European Regulations and Standards and the Possibilities for Project Financing’ in the town of Kanjiža, reported Serbian media. The […]
Renewable power producers’ capacity rises to 516 MW
Subsidies provided by the Slovenian government to green power producers rose by 10 % on the year to EUR 130.88 million in 2014, according to electricity market operator Borzen’s data, SeeNews portal reported. Slovenia’s electricity feed-in support scheme for renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration (CHP) power plants included 3,767 power plants with a combined […]
Photovoltaic energy systems from Greece invests in Thrace
Greek solar energy company Photovoltaic Energy Systems is preparing to invest in renewable energy in Turkey, a company official said on March 2. Hurriyet reported that Anadolu agency quoted Evaggelos Kalenteridis announcing solar projects in a district of the western city of Edirne, which neighbors Greece. “The company was searching for a place to invest […]
Make public institutions switch to peat for heating, producers say
Association of Peat, Briquettes and Wood Biomass Producers presented its initiative in the town of Vinkovci, together with Croatian Wood Cluster, to get authorised institutions to introduce peat as heating fuel in most public buildings through public procurement system, which would result in saving money, Energetika.ba portal reported. The association’s representatives said there were 3,200 […]
Incentives stay only for operational wind and solar facilities
Bulgaria’s parliament scrapped preferential prices for new renewable energy installations on February 26, as the country is struggling to cut deficits in the energy sector and keep a lid on consumers’ utility bills, Euractiv reported. Wind power farms and photovoltaic parks mushroomed in 2011, after Bulgaria introduced generous subsidies for renewable energy, guaranteed for 20 […]
RES fund to post a deficit
The Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Fund, financed by consumers through electricity bills, will post this year a deficit because of the power utility’s reduced revenues due to lower fuel prices. The government is considering plugging the hole by spreading the cost among consumers and RES operators. One scenario mulled by the Energy Ministry, would see […]
Italian borders with three countries successfully coupled
Slovenia’s ELES d. o. o. (Electricity Transmission System Operator) reported a further significant step towards an integrated European power market, as the Italian Borders Market Coupling was launched. The Italian-Austrian, Italian-French and Italian-Slovenian borders have been coupled with the MultiRegional Coupling (MRC), thus linking the majority of EU power markets – from Finland to Portugal […]