Eco Fund expands biomass heating grants program to entire Slovenia, cuts EV subsidies
Slovenia’s Environmental Public Fund (Eco Fund or Eko Sklad) has issued a new call for grants to vulnerable citizens for the replacement of old heating devices in residential buildings with new, energy-efficient wood biomass heating, while extending the program to the entire country, according to an announcement on the website of the Ministry of Environment […]
Workshop “Towards the development of Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan in Montenegro” held in Podgorica
The workshop “Towards the development of Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) in Montenegro” was held in Podgorica on May 28, 2019. The workshop was held as part of the Western Balkans Energy Transition Dialogue (WeBET Dialogue), a regional project financially supported by the Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism of the Republic of […]
EU Commission: Serbia makes limited progress on energy, climate change yet to receive adequate attention
Serbia made limited progress in the area of energy, while the policy areas of environment and climate change have yet to receive adequate attention, according to the European Commission’s latest annual assessment of the implementation of reforms in the country, adopted today. The European Commission’s annual assessment deals with Serbia’s progress across 35 chapters of […]
HEP ESCO to offer rooftop solar power plants, reconstruction of gas boiler rooms
HEP ESCO, Croatian state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda’s (HEP) subsidiary which offers various energy services, has announced two new projects in renewable energy and energy efficiency, offering citizens to install rooftop photovoltaic (PV) power plants for self-consumption and to modernize gas boiler rooms in residential buildings, to help reduce heating costs. The HEPI Solar project […]
Kruševac, Užice, Paraćin, Vrbas ink license agreements for European Energy Award
Serbia’s cities of Kruševac and Užice and the municipalities of Paraćin and Vrbas officially joined the European Energy Award (EEA) Association within the Municipal Energy Efficiency and Management Project (MEEMP) in Serbia by signing the license agreement. The EEA Association is a quality management and certification system with more than 1,500 participating municipalities with almost 50 […]
SMARTER Finance for Families: Green mortgages for green homes
Throughout Europe, many homes have not been built to high energy efficiency standards. This keeps energy bills and carbon emissions high, and it contributes to energy poverty, lower levels of comfort for residents, poor indoor air quality, associated health problems, and higher property upkeep costs. Looking to help change how Europe approaches energy efficiency in […]
Voting begins for EUSEW 2019 Citizens’ Award
Voting has begun to decide which of the 12 finalists in the EU Sustainable Energy Awards’ competition will receive the 2019 Citizens’ Award. The awards are part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), organized by the European Commission (Directorate General for Energy and EASME), which will take place from June 17 to June 21. […]
USAID Serbia Energy Efficiency project launched
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Brock Bierman has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the mayors of Niš, Čačak, and Pančevo for a new effort to help these Serbian cities’ district heating plants become more energy efficient. The USAID Serbia Energy Efficiency project is a two-year, USD […]