Resalta launches second project with Atlantic Grupa for process cooling in Foodland
Resalta is undertaking its second project with Atlantic Grupa at its Foodland factory in Kopaonik, Serbia. Following a power factor correction project in 2018, Resalta will now modernize cooling at the food processing plant, according to a press release from Resalta. The existing process cooling system being inefficient, Resalta’s project goals were to ensure reliable […]
European Commission: Albania should urgently diversify away from hydropower, properly conduct environmental assessments
Albania is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest report on the country’s alignment with the EU acquis. Albania’s national energy strategy 2018-2030 has been adopted, the Chapter 15 section of the report notes. However, the country has delayed electricity market reforms and should accelerate implementation of the connectivity […]
Applications invited for 15th Regional Summer School to focus on energy and climate planning
The 15th Regional Summer School on Energy and Climate Planning will be held in the Ethno Village Čardaci in the Vitez municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina from August 18 to 24. The summer school is organized by the Regional Education and Information Centre (REIC), in cooperation with the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe […]
Top 3 in May: Smart Cities, Biodiversity, Bulgaria’s electricity export tariff
Our coverage of the Smart City SEE19 international conference held in Belgrade made it to the number one spot on our English-language Top 3 Most Read list for May. The list is also available for our portal’s Serbian/local language version. 1 – Smart city concept: digitalization, e-mobility, renewables, smart grids Urban sprawl requires and is […]
Power utility HEP invites applications for assistance from ZelEn fund
Croatian state power company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has invited social care institutions to apply for a total of HRK 1 million (EUR 135,000) in assistance from the ZelEn fund, which is financed through the sale of electricity produced exclusively from renewable energy sources, according to an announcement on HEP’s website. ZelEn is electricity produced from […]
Eco Fund expands biomass heating grants program to entire Slovenia, cuts EV subsidies
Slovenia’s Environmental Public Fund (Eco Fund or Eko Sklad) has issued a new call for grants to vulnerable citizens for the replacement of old heating devices in residential buildings with new, energy-efficient wood biomass heating, while extending the program to the entire country, according to an announcement on the website of the Ministry of Environment […]
Workshop “Towards the development of Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan in Montenegro” held in Podgorica
The workshop “Towards the development of Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) in Montenegro” was held in Podgorica on May 28, 2019. The workshop was held as part of the Western Balkans Energy Transition Dialogue (WeBET Dialogue), a regional project financially supported by the Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism of the Republic of […]
EU Commission: Serbia makes limited progress on energy, climate change yet to receive adequate attention
Serbia made limited progress in the area of energy, while the policy areas of environment and climate change have yet to receive adequate attention, according to the European Commission’s latest annual assessment of the implementation of reforms in the country, adopted today. The European Commission’s annual assessment deals with Serbia’s progress across 35 chapters of […]