Ministry continues municipal energy efficiency projects
Aleksandar Antić (first from left), minister of mining and energy, signed agreements with representatives of 15 local authorities on allocation of RSD 125 million (EUR 1.01 million) from the budget fund for energy efficiency measures. The endeavour is expected to result in EUR 243,000 or up to 4 GWh in annual savings, he told municipal […]
Tendering for Rijeka district heating project expected in 2016
Energo d.o.o., utility operating in Rijeka, will use proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a EUR 6.15 million project to improve district heating in Croatia’s third-biggest city. The project includes the rehabilitation of the network, the construction of a new power plant, installation of gas-fired boilers, and supply […]
Energy efficiency to become a matter of public interest in Serbia
The draft law on housing and maintenance of buildings defines improvement of energy efficiency as a matter of public interest, Jovanka Atanacković, assistant minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, said on Thursday. This is the first time in Serbia that the sector is given such significance, she told participants at the national conference “Capacity Building […]
FGAG Split starts new graduate program for sustainable building from 2018
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy (FGAG) from Split, Croatia, introduced new educational graduate program dedicated to sustainable and green building in Mediterranean region. Conference that was held this September at FGAG, marked the ending of a project named “Green and sustainable building in Mediterranean region”, which will result a new university graduate program in […]
Tuzla Canton adopts plan for energy efficiency
The cantonal government in Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted an action plan to increase energy efficiency in the residential sector. The government trusted the Ministry for Physical Planning and Environmental Protection with keeping track of the plan’s fulfilment. The document covers a total of 973 residential buildings in Tuzla Canton. The plan is expected […]
Switzerland funds community energy project in Belgrade suburb
Primary school ’Olga Petrov’ in the Belgrade northern suburb of Padinska Skela has been reconstructed respecting the standards of energy efficiency. This project is a part of EUR 8 million project developed and implemented by Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), city of Belgrade and the Government of Serbia, the Serbian capital’s portal reported last […]
Investment in buildings would boost energy security – BPIE report
The latest report by the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) finds Slovakia and Hungary face a severe risk, and Bulgaria a substantial risk to become unable to heat the national building stock. The report presents the new Building Vulnerability Indicator and offers an alternative solution to mitigating supply risks in Central and Southeastern Europe through […]
EBRD unveils enhanced home refurbishment funds
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development set EUR 20 million in loans for energy efficiency measures for households, enhanced by a grant of EUR 4.4 million from the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF). Larisa Manastirli, the international financing institution’s manager for Bulgaria, said on September 1 its investments this year climbed to EUR […]