Hopes on Australian solar technology for shifting from oil
Australian scientists have designed and installed solar energy technology in Cyprus to help the island nation shift away from fossil fuels and also tackle its chronic water shortages, The Guardian’s portal said. A team from the Csiro, Australia’s national science agency, took five weeks to construct a solar thermal field containing 50 heliostats – large […]
Power producer Hidroelectrica to invest EUR 1.8 billion
An investment budget of EUR 1.3 billion for 2015-2020 has been set by power producer Hidroelectrica, Romania-insider.com portal reported. About EUR 450 million are for the ongoing projects in Racoviţa, Bretea, Răstoliţa, Siriu-Surduc, Dumitra-Bumbeşti. Hidroelectrica will also invest EUR 350 million to refurbish four high capacity hydropower plants, namely Stejaru, Vidraru, Râul Mare – Retezat […]
Reservoir Advances Construction Permitting for Brodarevo
Brodarevo hydropower projects on the Lim river in Serbia’s southwestern region secured several positive opinions from relevant authorities, Reservoir Capital Corp. said. State-controlled institutions that issued the documents included the transmission company Elektromreža Srbije (opinion and conditions for the connection of Brodarevo 1 and 2 to the transmission network), water management company Srbijavode (opinion on […]
Small hydropower plants project stuck with deadline nigh
Zorana Mihajlović, Serbian vice premier and minister for construction and infrastructure, said the development of small hydropower facilities (SHPPs) for which investors have been given the locations, has stopped, B92.net reported. She noted that while she was the minister responsible for energy, in the previous mandate, two public invitations were published for the locations. Altogether, there […]
Hellenic Wind Energy Association joins GWEC
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) welcomed the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA) as a new member of its circle of members promoting wind energy. HWEA, known in Greek as Eletaen, was founded in 1990 by 50 wind energy pioneers including Arthouros Zervos, Dimitris Lalas and Ioannis Tsipouridis. Today, HWEA’s membership boasts over 400 wind energy […]
EPS invites expressions of interest for consultancy
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) said it seeks an environmental expert and independent engineer for its small hydropower plants project. The invitation for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice from July 29. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said the power monopoly intends using the proceeds of its loan for a project […]
International remedies for foreign investors in renewables
International investors who have suffered losses in the renewable energy sectors in Greece, Romania and Bulgaria, among others, may be entitled to compensation for their losses under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and relevant bilateral investment treaties (BITs), lawyers recommended. Headed by Baiju S. Vasani, the team from global law firm Jones Day published an […]
Efficiency boost – EUR 3 million for district heating system
The Ministry of Mining and Energy signed a contract with companies which will reconstruct the district heating system in the central Serbian town of Trstenik, seat of its own municipality. The project is financed with EUR 1.7 million by German KfW Development Bank, while the local authority said in a press release that it had […]
