GGF provides EUR 1 million loan to MI-BOSPO for energy efficiency in BiH
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has secured a senior loan of EUR 1 million to MI-BOSPO to promote energy efficiency among microbusinesses and private households in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). MI-BOSPO is a microcredit institution committed to expanding green finance to otherwise underserved customers, and which promotes energy efficiency measures among these customers with […]
Zubax Robotix wins PowerUp! 2018
Zubax Robotix from Estonia is the winner of this year’s edition of the international PowerUp! competition for cleantech startups with the technology allowing electric vehicles (especially aircraft) to travel farther using less energy from the battery. Zubax was awarded EUR 30,000 and a chance to be invited to the prestigious InnoEnergy Highway accelerator, the organizer […]
KOSTT signs agreement on connecting HPP Lepenci, Koznica wind farm to the grid
Kosovo’s* transmission system operator (TSO) KOSTT has signed agreements on connecting the 10 MW Lepenci hydropower plant (HPP) and the 34.5 MW Koznica wind farm with representatives of the two facilities’ operators. The agreements were signed in compliance with the objectives of the National Strategy on Energy 2017-2026 regarding the security of power supply and […]
Roundtable on green building certification: Energy passports to be checked
The drafting of new energy efficiency rulebooks is under way to introduce checks of mandatory energy passports for buildings, representatives of the Ministry of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure said at a roundtable on green building certification in Serbia. The gathering was organized by the Serbia Green Building Council, whose representatives urged the state to support […]
Kosovo* fails to implement emission limit values for coal-fired power plants
The Energy Community Secretariat has initiated a preliminary dispute settlement procedure against Kosovo* for the lack of transposition and implementation of legislation related to the emissions of large combustion plants. According to the Secretariat’s press release, the environmental legislation of Kosovo* aiming to curb emissions into the air fails to comply with the obligations under […]
Gender Based Review of Key National Biodiversity Related Strategies, Reports in South-East Europe
ORF Biodiversity (ORF-BD) is presenting its new publication, the Gender Based Review of the Key National Biodiversity Related Strategies and Reports in South-East Europe. Building upon the IUCN EGI (Environment and Gender Information) Platform, ORF-BD assessed how women and gender equality considerations are addressed by South-East Europe (SEE) economies in their National Biodiversity Strategies and […]
HEP to build Croatia’s largest solar plant to date on Cres island
The Primorsko-Goranska county, the Monastery of St. Frane – Cres and power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) have signed an agreement on cooperation on the Orlec Trinket solar power plant project on the Cres island, in what would be the largest solar power plant in Croatia. The largest solar park in Croatia currently has an installed […]
Wind industry proposes ways to tap on South East Europe’s 500 GW potential
Giles Dickson, CEO of wind energy association WindEurope, has given recommendations to South East Europe’s energy ministers how to unlock the region’s 500 GW wind energy potential, constrained by regulatory uncertainty and high project costs. Speaking at a Central and South Eastern Europe Connectivity (CESEC) ministerial meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria today, Dickson warned that abrupt […]