Biogas power plant boosting Slatina’s economy
Company Biointegra d. o. o. plans to complete its 2.4 MW facility for generating electrical energy from biogas in Slatina by May 1, regional daily Glas Slavonije’s portal said. The municipality in Croatia’s northeast experienced stagnation for three years, as procedures were underway for significant projects, and this one is worth EUR 7 million. The […]
EC’s contracting parties to cap pollution from plants
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine submitted national emission reduction plans (NERPs) to the Energy Community (EC) Secretariat by the deadline of end-2015. This marks a highly important milestone in preparing for the implementation of the Large Combustion Plants Directive (as amended by Decision 2013/05/MC-EnC of the Ministerial Council), which is to commence […]
Italian green energy company Exergy thrives in Turkey
Attracted by Turkey’s geothermal energy potential, Italian engineering company Exergy’s investment in a turbine production plant in Izmir has made it the number one supplier of geothermal power generation equipment in the country, Invest in Turkey portal said. Exergy’s new production facility manufactures turbines for use in combined-cycle geothermal power generation plants. The company’s turbines […]
EBRD exits ownership over share in E.ON Romania
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) sold its 9.82% stake in E.ON Romania, part of German E.ON Group, Romania Journal reported on its website. The company is an integrated natural gas and electricity supplier on the domestic market. EBRD, which in 2007 bought E.ON’s shares for EUR 43 million, passed the stake to […]
Biomass as storage facility in green energy system
Renewable energy is vast but one downside is that it is not a constant source of energy, Tanay Sıdkı Uyar, president of the Bioenergy Association of Turkey, told Anadolu Agency. The use of biomass energy in Turkey should be increased as it can provide independence from fossil fuels, he stressed. “The sun’s energy can be […]
TPI signs wind blade supply agreement with Vestas
Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems A/S agreed to source blades for its V126 wind turbine from a recently announced factory in Izmir, Turkey, owned by TPI Composites Inc., SeeNews reported. Under the fresh multi-year supply agreement, the United States–based blade manufacturer will be delivering components for Vestas’ customers in the region of Europe, the Middle East […]
EPS becomes joint stock company by July
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) will become a joint stock company by July 1 to demonstrate to citizens that it is operating under conditions dictated by the market, its chief executive Aleksandar Obradović told the company magazine. The transformation is an obligation from the state’s agreements with the International Monetary Fund and the transition […]
Cystat: Solar thermal systems steadily expand
Electricity production from renewable sources increased from 807 MWh, recorded in 2004, to an estimated 315.8 GWh in 2014, according to Cystat’s annual report issued at the end of last year. The statistical bureau said in the beginning there were no systems connected to the grid, while by the end of the period gross production […]