Representatives of Turkish dairy industry visit BiH
Sütaş Süt Ürünleri AŞ, which generates 30 GWh of electricity per year from stable and production waste, presented its activities to dairy companies and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Šemsudin Dedić, the responsible minister in the government of the entity, spoke with Haydar Yılmaz and […]
Cyprus has role in energy supply to European Union
This is the year for delivering the Energy Union and Cyprus can play an important regional part, said Maroš Šefčovič vice president of the European Commission, responsible for the Energy Union. “We need a better energy community, we need to look at energy in a different way,” Šefčovič stressed at a press conference in Nicosia […]
Earth, wind, sun fuel Seecel’s new home
A unique energy efficient building is under construction in Zagreb. It will serve as a hub for entrepreneurial learning for countries of Southeastern Europe, and civil engineering students are already at the site, improving their skills. The Home of Entrepreneurial Learning uses renewable energy sources: groundwater of 12 to 15 degrees Celsius provides heating and […]
Malta investing in Montenegro energy sector
Investment in the wind farm at Možura hill is a first step of possible cooperation between Montenegro and Malta in energy sector, prime minister Milo Đukanović said, adding he is sure that the project will be implemented within deadlines. At the meeting with the delegation from the island country, the prime minister of Montenegro said […]
Watchdog fines Hidroelectrica’s group EUR 37 million
The Competition Council has sanctioned Hidroelectrica SA and its ten contractual partners, mainly electricity traders, with fines of RON 165.84 million (EUR 36.57 million) for concluding irregular agreements. The ruling will help Hidroelectrica in its law suits as it shows contracts were illegal, said Remus Borza, the company’s insolvency administrator. The opponents in the cases […]
World Bank assists in inclusive municipal services
Almost half of the loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Municipal Services Improvement Project (MSIP) was used for energy efficiency projects, rehabilitation of buildings and waste management. The World Bank said the Board of Executive Directors approved EUR 25 million for the Second Municipal Services Improvement Project (MSIP2). The project aims to […]
Equipment procurements get energy efficiency standards
The Ministry of Mining and Energy issued a rulebook for minimal criteria of energy efficiency in public procurement of goods. It regulates office IT equipment, refrigerators, air conditioners, and inner and outside lighting for public facilities. The regulations are based on the Law on Efficient Use of Energy, and public institutions and government-controlled companies are […]
Garanti Bank to increase focus on renewables
Financing of about $1 billion was provided for the energy sector last year, out of which 90% for renewables, by Turkey’s Garanti Bank, its executive vice president Ebru Dildar Edin told Anadolu Agency. This year the institution will focus on financing green energy projects, especially solar and wind, and increasing involvement in energy efficiency, she […]