There is no life without water, and small hydropower plants would extinguish it on Stara Planina
Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta has been fighting against the construction of run-of-river small hydropower plants (SHPPs) on Mt. Stara Planina (the Balkan mountain range) since 2016. Growing up, Jovanović witnessed much better hydrological days of the rivers and streams of Stara Planina, which have since been hurt by climate change and investors’ plans to build SHPPs. […]
Environmental protection fee in Serbia now calculated based on pollutant emissions
The Serbian government has adopted a decree on criteria for determining activities impacting the environment based on pollutant emissions. The decree envisages calculating the environmental protection fee based on pollutant emissions instead of as a percentage of revenues. The environmental protection fee, also known as the eco tax, for legal entities and entrepreneurs is determined […]
Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia vying for Volkswagen’s electric car plant
Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, and North Macedonia are all reportedly vying for German carmaker Volkswagen’s planned new electric car plant, and now Serbia has allegedly gone a step further, offering a location between its two main cities. Inđija in the northern province of Vojvodina is situated along the highway running from Belgrade to Novi Sad […]
Trash Challenge Serbia to kick off on Sunday, April 21 with Mt. Avala cleanup
Trash Challenge Serbia will kick off on April 21 as part of the global #TrashTag challenge. Producer responsibility organization (PRO) Ekostar Pak, which manages packaging waste, and associations Trash Hero Belgrade and Avala Green Life will organize a cleanup action on Mt. Avala near Belgrade on Sunday, April 21 ahead of Earth Day. “Trash Hero […]
Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, fully constructed
Construction has been completed on the 158 MW Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, according to a news release from one of the financial institutions that approved a loan for the project. The wind farm has started trial production. Čibuk 1, with 57 wind turbines, “is fully constructed,” reads a news release from the European […]
Concession agreement signed for 49.5 MW Grebak wind farm
Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has signed an agreement with Nevesinje-registered VE Grebak on a concession to build and operate the Grebak wind farm with an installed capacity of 49.5 MW, according to a press release from the entity’s government. The Republika Srpska government awarded the concession to the company to build […]
ETF students reach final of IFEC 2019 focused on electric bike drive solutions
The H-Bridges team of students from the University of Belgrade School of Electrical Engineering (ETF) have reached the final of the International Future Energy Challenge 2019, the world’s largest student competition in the area of innovative and technical efficiency solutions. The semifinal was held from March 17 to 21 in L.A. and the 10 finalists, […]
Norway’s Equinor looking into offshore wind in Greece
Norway’s oil and wind energy company Equinor is in an early stage of identifying opportunities concerning offshore wind in Greece, according to a statement from the company, formerly Statoil. “Due to excellent wind conditions offshore, deep waters and the strong industrial/yard and maritime tradition Greece is well positioned to become an important area for floating […]