Green development in focus of new North Macedonia government
North Macedonia set six main tasks for the next four years including environmental protection and sustainable development. The cabinet of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev promised to improve air quality, prosecute those who pollute and endanger health and to invest in mobility, renewables and energy efficiency. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his new cabinet said environmental […]
Cyprus to install rooftop solar power units in 405 schools, kindergartens
A national solar power project is underway in Cyprus to cover most of the power demand in more than 400 educational institutions. The state will pay EUR 9.6 million in total to the EAC and the contractors over a twenty-year period while all photovoltaic units are scheduled to be built by the end of next […]
Nanotechnology brings flexible, printed solar power panels
Third-generation photovoltaics are thin, light and semitransparent and come in different colors. Furthermore, nanotechnology enables printing of flexible solar power panels with endless applications. Less than a milimeter thick and weighing under 500 grams per square meter, flexible organic photovoltaic modules are the new generation of materials with wide applications, compatible with building materials. The […]
Serbian building firm on path to green growth with new high-efficiency equipment
Serbian construction company Karin Komerc MD has taken a significant step towards green growth by investing in new, high-efficiency equipment. The achieved cuts in energy and water consumption, reduced CO2 emissions, as well as financial savings, demonstrate the great potential of the construction industry to reduce its environmental footprint and take an active role in […]
EBRD set to lend up to EUR 5 million for energy efficiency in Niš residential buildings
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering a loan of up to EUR 5 million to finance the implementation of energy efficiency measures in up to 40 residential buildings connected to the district heating network in the Serbian city of Niš. The planned measures in the multi-story residential buildings include insulation and the […]
Croatia offers EUR 27 million in grants for energy renovation of family houses
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund will start receiving applications for grants to support the energy renovation of family houses on September 1. The budget for the program is about EUR 27 million. Individual applicants can receive up to EUR 27,000 to cover up to 60% of the costs of investments aimed at improving […]
TENDERING: Switzerland supports energy rehabilitation of 17 public buildings in Serbia
Serbia’s Ministry of Mining and Energy and Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have issued a public invitation for the energy rehabilitation of 17 public buildings in three Serbian cities. The deadline to bid is October 22. The tendering procedure, which was announced in July, refers to the supply and installation of plant and […]
EU mulls higher 2030 targets to ensure achieving climate neutrality by 2050
The European Commission has launched a process to assess setting more ambitious 2030 targets on renewable energy and stepping up energy efficiency action, with the aim of ensuring the EU delivers on its pledge to become climate neutral by 2050. The process is beginning with a review of the Renewable Energy Directive (2018/2001/EU) and the […]