EBRD awards nine sustainable energy projects
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) promoted energy efficiency and renewable energy in Croatia’s capital Zagreb by recognising nine outstanding projects financed under the Western Balkans Sustainable Energy Finance Facility II (WeBSEFF II). The 2015 Sustainable Energy Excellence Awards ceremony hosted by the EBRD took place at the Esplanade hotel. Outstanding investments promoting […]
Costs of photovoltaic installations slowly decline
By the end of last year, annual contribution of photovoltaic power systems (PVPSs) to electricity demand has passed the 1% mark in at least 22 countries, where Italy was at the top with close to 8%, Greece reached 7.6% and Germany was above 6%, International Energy Agency said in its international publication ‘Trends in Photovoltaic […]
Solar energy industry pleas for EU import duty ban
The European Commission received a request from 21 solar associations representing 19 European Union member states to abolish its minimum import price for solar modules and cells from China. The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measure has been in place from the end of 2013, and installations have since halved, according to SolarPower Europe. The result for […]
EBRD invests in energy efficiency at Ege Profil PVC
A financing package will be used for the construction of a PVC profile manufacturing plant in Menemen, a district of Izmir province. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Clean Technology Fund made an agreement with Ege Profil Ticaret ve Sanayi AŞ, the second largest PVC profile maker in Turkey, to facilitate […]
Analysis for efficient heating of households
USAID Clean Energy Investment Project and the air conditioning, heating, cooling and ventilation group within the Chamber of Commerce organized a presentation of the Analysis for Efficient Biomass Combustion and Heating of Households. The audience were local producers of different types of biomass stoves and other heating devices, representatives from the academia and other subject […]
Food-processing residues to be utilized as biofuel
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development closed the process of applying for the selection of a consultant to conduct a study that will be aimed to identify the potential for investments in food and beverage manufacturing industry in the Western Balkans. The selected consultant is expected to review the type and volume of the […]
Industry adaptation brings 25 times bigger benefits
Designated manufacturing industrial facilities with combustion in Serbia need up to EUR 711 million to be adjusted in accordance with European regulation, but the benefits will be 25 times bigger, Janez Kopač, director of the Energy Community Secretariat, said in an interview for EurActiv’s Serbian newsroom. General public should be motivated to participate, as improvements […]
Green credit line approved for TSKB
International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, said it was providing a USD 75 million (EUR 66.28 million) loan to the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB), the country’s largest private investment and development bank, to boost lending for renewable energy and resource efficiency projects. The loan is expected to help develop […]