Switching to more market-based schemes for renewables in Contracting Parties’ interest
Janez Kopač, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, speaks in an interview for the Balkan Green Energy News about widening the scope of the Industrial Emissions Directive’s application and launching a process aimed at setting targets for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2030. He also explains why switching to more […]
Public-private partnership: EIB is interested in PPP projects in Serbia
In 80% of public-private partnership (PPP) projects in Europe the public sector pays compensation to a private partner and the concession model has been less often used, said Dubravka Negre, Head of European Investment Bank’s (EIB) Regional Representation for the Western Balkan. Following is her interview for Improving Energy Efficiency through Public-Private Partnership Model publication. […]
Public-Private Partnership: Regional expertise for local projects
Ankica Barbulov, Director at GGE ESCO, spoke about the potentials and importance of public-private partnership (PPP) for municipalities in Serbia and PPP projects that GGE Group has successfully implemented in partnership with several municipalities in the region. Following are excerpts taken from her interview for Improving Energy Efficiency through Public-Private Partnership Model publication. Total energy saving potential of public […]
Strengthening regional cooperation towards environmental and health safety
Elizabet Paunović, Head of World Health Organization (WHO)’s European Center for Environment and Health, explains in an interview for the Balkan Green Energy News how air pollution is responsible for various diseases and hundreds of thousands of premature deaths in Europe. Paunović says that WHO’s focus in the region, apart from the air quality, is […]
Stricter emission standards more effective in decarbonisation than ETS
Peter Vajda, Environmental Expert at the Energy Community Secretariat, explains in an interview for the Balkan Green Energy News how the recently adopted stricter standards for large combustion plants will impact the EU energy sector, both in terms of fossil fuel fired power plants and renewable energy sector, and why they are more effective in […]
Radovic: Waste to be used more as alternative energy source
Filip Radovic, Director of the Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), spoke to Balkan Green Energy News about the trends in waste management in Serbia and getting in line with European Union standards. He said the EU Waste Framework Directive should be fully included in Serbian legislature in 2018 and added that regulations on cross-border waste […]
EIB supports transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient economy
Dubravka Negre, Head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Regional Representation for the Western Balkans, speaks in an interview for the Balkan Green Energy News about EIB’s priorities and plans in the region in coming years. She also reveals how the EIB supports the transition to a low-carbon, environment friendly and climate-resilient economy, by committing at […]
City of Belgrade ready for major energy efficiency refurbishment project
City of Belgrade Energy Secretary Marko Stojanović spoke to Balkan Green Energy News about the concept and the mechanisms of the newly-formed city’s Energy Efficiency Fund which will be as of next year also available to private citizens to upgrade the energy efficiency of their buildings. This is a revolving fund which is now being […]