Arctic’s warmest year – speed of changes matches biggest pessimists forecasts
The accelerated pace Arctic ice meltdowns is hardly a surprise to the scientific community. Yet the speed of changes taking place matches the forecasts of the biggest pessimists, at the same time becoming subject of concern in the scientific circles. By Vladimir Đurđević, Institute of Meteorology, Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade Process of the accelerated […]
Auctions for renewables: towards markets proximity
The future of support mechanisms for renewables with targeted insight towards the SEE markets and bankability point of view By Ladislav Tolmaci, Erste Group Bank AG, Leveraged and Project Finance In the recent depressed wholesale power price environment predominant on the European commodity exchanges, any investment into electricity generating technology becomes related to a question […]
Real time sun power to energize Serbia
By Mihailo Mihailović, independent energy consultant Decreasing our dependence on “pre-historic” solar energy stored in fossil fuels and utilizing the “real time” sun power is an inevitable task for Serbia to prepare its future energy mix. This November Belgrade was the host of the 10th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion […]
Impressions from the 23rd World Energy Congress by Serbian energy experts
By Nikola M. Tomasović and Mihailo B. Mihailović The 23rd World Energy Congress “Embracing New Frontiers” was held in Istanbul from October 9 to 13, provided a unique opportunity to take a global view on long-term energy issues including visions and scenarios for the future. The Congress is established as the most influential gathering of […]
How to Transform Our World in 15 Years!
By Antonis Mavropoulos, ISWA President and Gunilla Carlsson, chair of ISWA Working Group on Communication and Social Issues, originally published on ISWA website Roughly 6 months ago, during discussions in several conferences and ISWA’s meetings, we came to a simple but important conclusion. The best way to advance the new UN Sustainable Development Agenda that […]
Energy, environment and the Energy Community – sustainable solutions for the Western Balkans and beyond
By Peter Vajda, Environmental Expert, Energy Community External costs of energy generation Whether talking about the effects of global or local changes in climate, health problems caused by air pollutants or the sustainability of our modern lifestyle in general, energy policies and the decisions taken therein always have a major impact. Generally, the discussion tends […]
The unpaid health bill – how coal power plants in the Western Balkans make us sick
By Vlatka Matkovic Puljic, Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL), Health and Energy Officer, Balkan region, e-mail: vlatka@env-health.org According to the latest report of the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) health impacts of coal fired power stations in the Western Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) create up to 8.5 EUR billion per year […]
Policy recommendations for improvement of Monitoring and Verification Schemes and coordination mechanisms for energy efficiency
By Benjamin Struss, GIZ ORF-EE Project Coordinator, e-mail: benjamin.struss@giz.de Setting up effective and efficient Monitoring and Verification Schemes (M&V) for energy efficiency policies and improving coordination between the different governmental actors for enhancement of policy formulation and implementation, are key aims of the international research project multEE – Facilitating multi-level governance for Energy Efficiency. The […]