Candidates in clim@ green competition come from 60 countries
Grand finalists will present their entries at the GGF Sustainable Future Forum in Frankfurt on June 3. Finance in Motion is responsible for the clim@ contest on behalf of the fund. The European Commission and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development are its sponsors. More than half of applications came from the target […]
Sparkasse Bank Makedonija secures EUR 2 million under GEFF for green buildings
Sparkasse Bank Makedonija has secured a EUR 2 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) under the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) program to support investments in high-performance green technologies in privately owned buildings in North Macedonia. The agreement on loan was signed by Gligor Bišev, Chairman of the Management Board […]
Resalta to supply heat to Zagreb Airport for 20 years
New boilers burn natural gas but there is also an option to switch to fuel oil in case of a shortage. The energy services provider inked the deal to supply heat but also to maintain the system and its network. The operator of Zagreb Airport has signed a thermal energy outsourcing contract with Resalta doo. […]
REGEA Director Julije Domac to advise new Croatian president on energy, climate
Julije Domac, Director of the North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA), became the special adviser on energy and climate to new Croatian President Zoran Milanović. He is also the president of the European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment – FEDARENE from 2013. Our future must be green – or we […]
SET 2020 – Region gathers in Trebinje to discuss energy transition
The gathering of leading energy experts from the Balkans and Europe, as well as decision makers from governments in the region, will showcase the pace of the energy transition and the potential of investments in renewables. The event is scheduled for March 5 and 6 in Trebinje. The Trebinje Energy Summit – SET 2020, under […]
GGF approves EUR 10 million for BKT Kosovo’s* green lending portfolio
Clients are getting access to home renovation loans and firms will be able to upgrade production processes and energy or service supply systems. GGF provides packages for green lending to its local partners. More opportunities for efficiency in energy and resource use in Kosovo* are about to be opened, according to the Green for Growth […]
Resalta secures EUR 12 million loan from EIB for energy efficiency services
The energy services provider intends to expand in Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia and the Western Balkans overall. The funding for Resalta was agreed within the Investment Plan for Europe for the second time. Energy intensity in Southeastern Europe is high and there is a need for energy efficiency and energy management, according to a press […]
EU scolds Croatia for delay in reporting on energy efficiency
Downsizing and the faulty database of the former relevant authority in Zagreb blocked the European Commission from getting a complete picture of progress in the European Union. Croatia now has a different agency tasked with providing the annual retrospective on energy efficiency. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy said it would “very soon” publish […]
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