Alstom joins submarine cable project
Installation of undersea interconnection between Montenegro and Italy will include Alstom, according to an article by Dnevne novine. Portal CdM reported the French company was hired by Toshiba T&D Europe, which is responsible of constructing two conversion stations in Pescara in Italy and Kotor in Montenegro. Alstom will design and install its high voltage direct […]
Embezzlement probe at wind power operators
Prosecutors from the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) Suceava conducted a search at headquarters of two companies in Bacău county for suspicion that European funds of EUR 2 million were embezzled, Romanian news agency Act Media reported. The exact amount will be established following evaluations on materials found, said DNA spokesperson Livia Săplăcan. The beneficiary of […]
BDK advises Akuo Energy on Krnovo wind power plant
BDK’s Partner Dragoljub Cibulić and Managing Associate in Montenegro Luka Popović have advised Akuo Energy, the French producer of renewable energy, on the development of the first wind power plant at Krnovo, near the town of Niksić in Montenegro, reads the press release published on the law office web site. The construction works commenced in […]
Energy and ecology in one place at Belgrade Fair
The 11th International Energy Fair (UFI) and the 12th International Fair of Environment and Natural Resource Protection – EcoFair, to be held at the Belgrade Fair from October 14 to October 16, 2015, are an organic and functional part of the foundations of Serbian and regional economy as a whole. The fact that they are […]
Up to third of company’s demand covered by solar
Croatia Control Ltd (CCL) said it installed a 345 kW photovoltaic facility on the roof of its parking lot in September. In the summer months the company will supply one-third of daily power consumption at its headquarters in Velika Gorica from the solar panels. The project is worth EUR 350.000, the press release said. The […]
Vojvodina co-funds lighting, solar-powered irrigation
Provincial Secretariat for Energy and Mineral Resources of Vojvodina closed calls for co-financing grants in projects for utilizing solar energy in irrigation systems and for energy efficient lighting in municipalities and cities. Deadline for applications was September 22. The funds for irrigation are intended for registered farms in Serbia’s northern province and can be used […]
Put your weight behind renewable energy sources
Friends of the Earth Cyprus organised a media stunt in Limassol on September 20 ahead of the talks of the Climate Summit in Paris, Cyprus Mail said. The environmental non-governmental organization staged a symbolic ‘tug-of-war’ between polluting fossil fuel industries and renewable energy sources. They called for governments of European Union member countries to join […]
Energy efficiency fund should be top priority
Institute for Development Policy (INDEP) said it organised the round table ‘Funding Energy Efficiency in Kosovo* – Benefits and Barriers’ in collaboration with the Kosovo* Civil Society Consortium for Sustainable Development (KOSID). A policy paper that was presented highlights the current state of affairs of the energy sector and positions energy efficiency as a top […]