Geothermal heating for smartphone-controlled garden
Prototype greenhouses have been developed by the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Thessaly within the LIFE+ programme co-financed by the European Commision, Athens–Macedonian News Agency said. In a report published by E-typos.com, project coordinator Alex Papachatzis noted the utilization of geothermal heat pumps reduces the use of solid fuels by up to 75% at times, […]
IFC finances energy efficiency with NLB Prishtina
Cooperation to increase investments in energy efficiency for small enterprises and households in Kosovo* was established between International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, and NLB Prishtina, part of the largest banking group in Slovenia. According to IFC’s press release, the organization will support the local bank in improving its capacity to […]
Electricity price increase of 12% set for August
Higher budget revenues will be the main effect of the new 7.5% excise duty on electricity, Serbian finance minister Dušan Vujović said, state-owned Tanjug agency reports. The cost of electricity in Serbia is currently RSD 4.97 (4.12 euro cents) per kWh, plus 0.88 euro cents in tax, he said in the National Assembly. Mining and […]
Croatia first in the region to close down old thermal power plants
Old power plants with a total capacity of 1.2 GW are due to be shut down in Croatia, and the state electricity distribution system currently controls 3.65 GW, energy expert Marijan Kalea told Novi list newspaper. With economic recovery, energy needs would rise, so at least 2 GW may be missing by 2020, he claims, […]
Power monopoly boosts prices and revenue target
Branislava Milekić, chief executive officer of the Power Utility of the Republic of Srpska (Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske – Matično preduzeće AD Trebinje), said the electricity price increase for companies will be less than 12% and that the tariffs will depend on transmission line quality, daily Nezavisne novine’s portal reported. Regulation authority REERS (Regulatorna komisija za […]
Greece has significant global role in solar energy
In the 2014 European solar market, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Greece were experiencing, to different degrees, the effects of retroactive government measures, already in place or ones that are expected. SolarPower Europe, formerly EPIA (European Photovoltaic Industry Association), published its yearly global market outlook covering the period through 2019 and including information that Greece […]
Infringement procedure over micro hydro plants
The European Commission (EC) is initiating an infringement procedure against Romania over the micro hydropower plant projects underway on the Dejani-Lupșa and Vistișoara rivers on the northern slope of the Făgăraș mountains, WWF-Romania said, Act Media agency reported. In a release, the environmental advocacy and restoration organization states that it has been informed about this […]
Private partner overhauls street lighting in Topola
Mercury-vapor street lamps cost local budget about RSD 1 million (EUR 8.300) per month until now, Dragan Jovanović, Topola’s municipal assembly chief, told Tanjug news agency. Intelligent public lighting project is underway, aiming to cut expenses by up to 60%. The system’s reconstruction should be done by mid-July, with 3,000 LED lights installed in the […]