Bulgarian and Chinese companies to build waste-to-energy plants in UK
The Bulgarian-based company Ebioss Energy signed a deal with Energy China to build two waste-to-energy plants in the UK worth EUR 170 million in total. The waste-to-energy plants will be located in Newcastle and Hull, United Kingdom, Ebioss Energy stated in the press release published on the Spanish alternative stock exchange MAB where it is […]
Ecopack Bulgaria’s new glass sorting installation launched
The waste recovering company Ecopack Bulgaria began using the new equipment for sorting glass packaging by colour. The new installation, worth 2.5 million levs (EUR 1.28 million) is able to sort through 100 tonnes of glass packaging every day. The equipment was installed in the Ecopack’s facility in the village of Ravno Pole, 10 kilometres […]
European Commission calls member states to comply with directives
A monthly report from the European Commission listed a number of European Union (EU) member states, which will be subject of legal action for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. In the energy and environmental protection sectors, some of the EU country members, followed by Balkan Green Energy News, such as Romania, […]
Green Parliamentary Group renewed in Serbian National Assembly
The work of the informal Green Parliamentary Group was resumed in the National Assembly of Serbia at the initiative of the Centre for Modern Skills (CMV) and the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence (BFPE). A total of 25 MPs from from different political organizations joined the group reflecting the diversity of the Assembly with the […]
Slovenia declares drinking water a basic human right in constitution
Slovenian parliament voted for a constitutional amendment to declare the access to drinking water a basic human right. The move has rendered any privatisation of water resources impossible, since the resources will be managed by the state. Slovenian parliament has adopted an amendment to Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia on November 17, which declared water […]
Waste-to-energy plant to be built in Albania
Albanian Ministry of Environment has concluded a contract deal with the privately owned company Integrated Technology Waste Treatment Fier to build waste-to-energy (WtE) plant near the city of Fier. The project worth EUR 27.7 million will be operated by the company which is a subsidiary of Integrated Technology Services and the WtE plant will be […]
Intersectoral cooperation in the Drina river basin discussed in Belgrade
The international and domestic experts and stakeholders from the three neighbouring countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia – gathered in Belgrade for the second workshop “Assessing the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus and benefits of transboundary cooperation in the Drina river basin”. The workshop organised jointly by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and […]
Sweden supports wastewater treatment project in Niš
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden funded the feasibility study for the wastewater treatment plant construction project implemented by the City of Niš with one million euros. The feasibility study which will be an integral part of the project of the wastewater treatment plant construction in Niš costs one million euros […]