EU lawmakers call for massive renovation of buildings including rooftop solar
A draft report called Maximizing Energy Efficiency in Buildings is scheduled to be put for a vote in September in the European Parliament. Its authors from the competent committee urged for measures against energy poverty and backed the idea for an EU-wide rooftop solar support program. The European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy […]
About the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE)
Regional project: Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Implemented by: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Partner Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo*, Macedonia (FYR), Serbia *Croatia (as model country) Area of work: Energy Efficiency and Climate, Sustainable […]
Slovenia helping to bring households out of energy poverty with EU grants
Owners and co-owners of dwellings in Slovenia can apply for grants of up to EUR 9,620 for home makeovers including the installations of solar water heaters and heat pumps, state-backed Eco Fund said as it launched a pilot project against energy poverty. Eco Fund – Eko sklad has issued a public call for donations it […]
EBRD, UniCredit Leasing support Serbian SMEs transition to green economy
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Government of Luxembourg are supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Serbia. Financing of EUR 20 million is available through UniCredit Leasing Serbia for investments in climate and green economy projects. GEFF Serbia Leasing is the EBRD’s financing facility of […]
EBRD webinar: Green and resilient go hand in hand in district energy
In most countries where EBRD is active, the pandemic struck when the winter was ending, so the consequences could have been much worse. Experts say green and resilient in district energy are not conflicting options and that focusing on efficiency alone instead of lifting the share of renewables brings the risk of running out of […]
Join EBRD webinar to rethink district energy systems in COVID-19 age
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is organizing a live session titled “Resilient, low carbon district energy in the age of COVID-19” on June 30. Following the success of the EBRD’s conference on district heating and cooling systems organized in Belgrade last December and the publication of the paper COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities in […]
Serbian Innovation Fund backs 35 projects, issues call for another EUR 6 million
The Innovation Fund has said it granted EUR 5 million in total as it completed a public call through its Collaborative Grant Scheme Program and the Mini Grants Program. Serbia’s government institution immediately published an open invitation for EUR 6 million more. Among the 234 applicants in Serbia, 22 new firms and startup teams and […]
Vienna powers second subway station with brake energy converter
When underground trains arrive at Altes Landgut in a southern district in Vienna, braking energy is recovered for illumination and the electric devices at the station. Friction creates heat and braking releases energy. After a successful pilot in 2018, the public transport operator in the Austrian capital introduced an inverter at another underground station. The […]