US states suspend, reverse plastic bag bans amid coronavirus pandemic
Several local and state governments in the United States including Massachusetts and San Francisco have been delaying and rolling back plastic bag limitations, while some even went so far as to prohibit reusable bags out of fears that they help the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Maine postponed its plastic bag ban until early next […]
Siemens, Uniper exploring green hydrogen use in gas infrastructure
Siemens and Uniper broadened cooperation with so-called brownfield transformation, aimed at decarbonizing energy facilities with hydrogen from renewable sources. Excess wind power could be utilized for electrolysis. Uniper SE and Siemens Gas and Power agreed to work on decarbonization in electricity production and develop coupling solutions, all with the help of the emerging hydrogen technology. […]
Greece gets cheapest solar, wind power so far
Regulators in Greece accepted the offer by an affiliate of PPC Renewables to sell electricity from a planned 200 MW solar power plant. The price achieved at the auction, EUR 49.11 per MWh, is the lowest ever in the country for photovoltaics. The Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece has said the level of […]
EU calls for proposals for this year’s LIFE program of over EUR 450 million
Public institutions, businesses and non-governmental organizations can qualify their environmental and climate projects and help the implementation of the European Green Deal. The EU is receiving applications for more than EUR 450 million in funds allocated for 2020 under the LIFE program. The 2019 proposals are currently under evaluation and the 2020 calls for proposals […]
Climate Smart Bio-Waste Management Challenge extends deadline to May 15
The Climate Smart Bio-Waste Management Challenge is for innovative solutions for tackling biodegradable matter. UNDP and Serbia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection called on municipal authorities, companies, nongovernmental organizations, research and academic institutions as well as individuals to apply. Potential participants in Serbia can apply for the Climate Smart Bio-Waste Management Challenge by May 15 at […]
Serbia invites bids for substations in biomass heating projects in Priboj, Mali Zvornik
The Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia is receiving offers through May 8 for some of the works in switching district heating plants from fossil fuels to biomass. Germany’s KfW and Switzerland have allocated funds for the overhaul in six municipal units. As part of a financial cooperation agreement that Serbia signed with Germany […]
BiH warns Croatia against storing nuclear waste from Krško at border
An environmental impact study is underway after Croatia gave the green light to a special fund to use a former barracks near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina for the disposal of nuclear waste from the Krško nuclear power plant. Both the government in Sarajevo and the Republic of Srpska entity protest against the decision. […]
Most read in March: Air quality jumps amid coronavirus lockdowns, CMS on renewables during pandemic, EBRD funding RES projects in district heating
The coronavirus has spread and it changed society everywhere in the world. But it came with a benefit: a sharp drop in air pollution levels above cities and industrialized areas. The story was our readers’ favorite choice last month. A piece authored by Ivan Gazdić and Igor Đorđević, attorneys-at-law from CMS, was one of the […]
