Nexans to begin laying cable to Syros under Aegean Sea
Top officials from the Independent Power Transmission Operator SA (IPTO or ADMIE) of Greece and contractor Nexans SA, based in France, announced yesterday in Lavrion port that boats are about to start rolling out the electric cable in the third phase of establishing an interconnection with Cyclades Islands. The first, 28-kilometre section of the submarine […]
Damage from small hydropower is much larger than gains, study finds
The Balkans and Turkey are examples of how quickly free-flowing rivers and river stretches “can be degraded by being turned into impoundments,” World Wide Fund for Nature warned after publishing a study it commissioned together with RiverWatch, Geota and EuroNatur. Environmentalists said hydropower puts “tremendous pressure on Europe’s biodiversity, and for specific projects a disregard […]
Giant Belgrade mural calls for protection of eastern imperial eagle in Serbia
Petar Popović Piros has painted a noble bird on a wall in Dorćol neighbourhood, near the centre of Serbia’s capital city. The eastern imperial eagle is on the brink of disappearance in the Balkan country. The mural’s author highlighted the efforts by the Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia to protect the aquila heliaca, […]
Viessmann: Let’s donate White Friday profits to polio, palsy patients
Instead of Black Friday, Viesmann DOO announced its second humanitarian White Friday. The maker of heating boilers, heat pumps and cooling systems said it would, instead of opting for sales and discounts, give away all the profit made on December 6 to people suffering from polio and cerebral palsy. It has also invited all companies […]
Priboj in Serbia covers 80% of residential building refurbishment
Saša Vasilić, deputy mayor of the Municipality of Priboj, said the local authorities provided RSD 10 million (EUR 85,000) for energy efficiency measures in residential structures. Five buildings are being renewed in the old part of the town of the same name, where subsidies account for 80%, he noted. The official from southwestern Serbia stressed […]
Bulgaria’s funding for waste incinerator CHP greenlighted by EU
The European Commission said on November 25 that it gave the go-ahead for Bulgaria’s proposal to back a project for a high-efficient cogeneration system in the capital city. The overwhelming part of the EUR 93.8 million plan for the waste incinerator is money from the trade bloc’s structural funds. The remaining EUR 3 million will […]
Renewables’ capacity in Croatia projected at 1.9 GW for 2030
Analysts have calculated that the share of 36.4% in gross final energy consumption, targeted in Croatia’s strategy for the next decade for renewable sources, is equivalent to 1.9 GW. GlobalData said in its report that the projected level doesn’t include small hydropower. Authors updated the outlook and attributed the surge in green energy’s stake mostly […]
Thermal power permits for 875 MW revoked by Romanian regulators
The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority or ANRE decided to withdraw licences for three units controlled by Electrocentrale Bucureşti SA. Their total power capacity is 650 MW. The thermal facilities are equipped also for heating, as is one other system, located near the border with Serbia and Bulgaria, which also lost its permit. In a statement […]