Leskovac gets EUR 7.67 million grant from the Netherlands for wastewater treatment
Minister of Environmental Protection Goran Trivan and Ambassador of the Netherlands to Serbia Henk van den Dool have signed a grant agreement under the Netherlands’ ORIO programme for the implementation of a wastewater treatment project in the City of Leskovac. A EUR 7,671,000 grant will be allocated under the ORIO programme for the construction of […]
Fifth International Fair and Conference RENEXPO BiH to be held on October 24-25 in Sarajevo
The fifth RENEXPO BiH, international fair and conference on renewable energy sources (RES), environmental protection, water management and energy efficiency, focused on stepping up investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will be held on October 24 and 25 at the convention center of the Hills Hotel in Sarajevo. The RENEXPO BiH will provide modern and efficient […]
Global warming report calls for “unprecedented changes” in all aspects of society
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the leading world body for assessing the science related to climate change, has issued a report that calls for “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” to limit global warming to 1.5°C. The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C was approved by the IPCC […]
Belgrade launches work on Green City Action Plan, Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan
The City of Belgrade today started work on its Green City Action Plan (GCAP) and Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) within the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Green Cities Framework. Belgrade also began preparing its candidacy for the European Green Capital Award. At the start of the initial conference for the […]
Sofia transport operator plans to buy 30 electric buses
Urban transport operator Sofia Electrical Transport Company (SETC), wholly-owned by the City of Sofia, is set to get a EUR 14.7 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to enhance its bus fleet through the purchase of 30 low-floor electric buses with fast charging technology and 12 charging stations, as well […]
Toplana Zenica to resolve top polluter with new, EUR 53 million CHP plant
Zenica, one of the most polluted cities in Europe, is poised to resolve much of its emissions problem with a new combined heat and power plant (CHP) to use coke and blast furnace gases from the steelworks as fuel under a EUR 53 million deal the city is calling “historic.” The new plant is to […]
Energy, ecology fairs kick off, EPS announces renewable energy guarantees of origin
Minister of Environmental Protection Goran Trivan on October 3 opened the 14th International Fair of Energy, 15th International Trade Fair for Environmental Protection EcoFair, at which power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) announced a new product on the electricity market for commercial consumers – renewable energy guarantees of origin. At the opening of the fairs titled “Power […]
Startups, scaleups invited to apply for CEE Startup Challenge
CEE Business Angels Network together with Vestbee, a leading dealflow platform that connects global VC funds, corporates, accelerators and business angels with startups from Central & Eastern Europe, has launched the second edition of CEE Startup Challenge – the biggest online competition for startups and scaleups in the whole region, according to a press release […]