Supporting energy efficiency and renewables in Croatia – the role of environmental protection and energy efficiency fund
By Vesna Bukarica, Head of Energy Efficiency Sector at Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, Croatia About the Fund Establishment and obligations The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (the Fund) was established in 2003 under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act and the Energy Act by the special Act on the Environmental Protection and […]
Sustainable Energy Roadmap for Associations of Municipalities in South-East European Countries
By Dubravka Bošnjak, GIZ Project Manager and Vesna Kolega, Energy Advisor E-mail: bos.dubravka@gmail.com and vesna.kolega@gmail.com Energy Efficiency in Municipal Associations – EeMA The Energy efficiency in Municipal Associations (EeMA) project supports the cooperation between Associations of Municipalities (AoMs) from South-East European (SEE) countries. AoMs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia (FYR) and Kosovo*, have expressed […]
Understanding energy efficiency investments – a global perspective
By Qendresa Rugova, Burg Capital GmBH, Vienna esa.rugova@burgcapital.com This article is part of a series of two articles on energy efficiency investments covering (1) investment characteristics from a global perspective and (2) existing and emerging financing models for energy efficiency investments and their applicability in the Balkan region. Energy efficiency is an integral part of […]
Is leasing of wind turbines feasible in Serbia?
By Đorđe Popović, Senior Attorney and Marija Marošan, Attorney-at-Law, Petrikić & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz This article deals with one of the hot topics in renewables in Serbia, namely the legal treatment of leasing arrangements, contemplated by a notable number of financial players on the Serbian market for the purposes of […]
New Energy Balance methodology – Enhancing Macedonia energy reporting capabilities
By Tatjana Mitevska, M&E, Public Outreach and Gender Specialist, USAD CEI Project and Marija Ignatova Gjosheva, LED Specialist, USAID CEI Project, Winrock International Recently, Macedonia improved the quality of its energy balance with introduction of new methodology for energy data collection and processing harmonized with EUROSTAT. This is resulting in enhanced capabilities of Government of […]
The big green challenge: can we change fast enough?
By Maja Turković, Energy Consultant, co-author of the CIRSD study ’A Roadmap for Deploying Renewable Energy Sources in Serbia and the Regional Perspective’ Fossil fuels have been harnessed as an abundant and easily accessible source of energy for two centuries. This cheap energy enabled the growth of populations and consumption levels; and facilitated technological innovations […]
Green jobs potential in Macedonia
This article has been developed as per the assessment of the climate change mitigation potential within the Macedonian Intended Nationally Determined Contributions on Climate Change to the UNFCCC by a group of authors: Prof. Dr. Neven Duić, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Prof. Dr. Nataša Markovska, Research Center for Energy […]
Green energy boost comes with policy improvement
By Katarina Uherova Hasbani, Energy Policy and Business Development Consultant, EIR Global and the lead author of REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report in 2015 E-mail: kuhasbano@eirglobal.eu South East Europe stays on the margins of global renewable energy investment despite its proximity to EU market Seventeen countries of South East and East Europe, the Caucasus, […]