Circular economy is becoming basic principle for entire world
Serbia is the first country in the Western Balkans to produce the Roadmap for Circular Economy. The Ministry of Environmental Protection said its purpose is dialogue between decision makers and the representatives of the industry, the academic community and civil society. Circular economy is the idea of a comprehensive transition to activities which both contribute […]
SO2 emissions in Western Balkans coal plants six times above limit in 2019
There was no improvement last year on air pollution from lignite-fired industrial facilities reported to the European Environment Agency by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia and North Macedonia, Bankwatch said. A comparison with the national emissions reduction plans reveals coal plant sulphur dioxide emissions were increased and that they were six time higher than […]
Serbian Innovation Fund backs 35 projects, issues call for another EUR 6 million
The Innovation Fund has said it granted EUR 5 million in total as it completed a public call through its Collaborative Grant Scheme Program and the Mini Grants Program. Serbia’s government institution immediately published an open invitation for EUR 6 million more. Among the 234 applicants in Serbia, 22 new firms and startup teams and […]
Vienna powers second subway station with brake energy converter
When underground trains arrive at Altes Landgut in a southern district in Vienna, braking energy is recovered for illumination and the electric devices at the station. Friction creates heat and braking releases energy. After a successful pilot in 2018, the public transport operator in the Austrian capital introduced an inverter at another underground station. The […]
IPO of Hidroelectrica on hold as Romania bans sale of state assets for two years
The long-awaited stock market listing of the flagship hydropower producer in Romania was postponed yet again. Lawmakers in Bucharest voted to freeze all activity aimed at the privatization of any part of state-owned companies and the measure includes the initial public offering – IPO planned for Hidroelectrica. The opposition, led by Social Democratic Party (PSD), […]
Works begin on EUR 13.5 million Kragujevac-Kraljevo transmission line
For the first phase of the construction of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor, worth EUR 157 million, EMS is using KfW’s EUR 15 million loan and another EUR 6.5 million from European funds. The construction of the Kragujevac-Kraljevo overhead power link is the project’s second section out of four. A ceremony was held for the start […]
Statkraft to start building floating photovoltaic unit at Banja HPP in Albania
The first of four rafts with solar panels and a diameter of 70 meters is scheduled to be finished before the end of December, according to Statkraft, which is installing the first floating photovoltaic plant in Albania with Ocean Sun from Norway. Ocean Sun is delivering a floating 500 kW direct current system for the […]
Romania allocates EUR 52 million in grants to citizens for rooftop solar
The state fund responsible for the Casa Verde Fotovoltaice scheme in Romania approved 48.8% of applications for rooftop solar power systems in the first round of grants, completed one and a half years after launch. EU funds cover as much as EUR 4,100 or 90% of the cost for the installation of photovoltaic systems per […]