HEP ESCO to offer rooftop solar power plants, reconstruction of gas boiler rooms
HEP ESCO, Croatian state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda’s (HEP) subsidiary which offers various energy services, has announced two new projects in renewable energy and energy efficiency, offering citizens to install rooftop photovoltaic (PV) power plants for self-consumption and to modernize gas boiler rooms in residential buildings, to help reduce heating costs. The HEPI Solar project […]
Kruševac, Užice, Paraćin, Vrbas ink license agreements for European Energy Award
Serbia’s cities of Kruševac and Užice and the municipalities of Paraćin and Vrbas officially joined the European Energy Award (EEA) Association within the Municipal Energy Efficiency and Management Project (MEEMP) in Serbia by signing the license agreement. The EEA Association is a quality management and certification system with more than 1,500 participating municipalities with almost 50 […]
SMARTER Finance for Families: Green mortgages for green homes
Throughout Europe, many homes have not been built to high energy efficiency standards. This keeps energy bills and carbon emissions high, and it contributes to energy poverty, lower levels of comfort for residents, poor indoor air quality, associated health problems, and higher property upkeep costs. Looking to help change how Europe approaches energy efficiency in […]
Voting begins for EUSEW 2019 Citizens’ Award
Voting has begun to decide which of the 12 finalists in the EU Sustainable Energy Awards’ competition will receive the 2019 Citizens’ Award. The awards are part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), organized by the European Commission (Directorate General for Energy and EASME), which will take place from June 17 to June 21. […]
USAID Serbia Energy Efficiency project launched
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia Brock Bierman has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the mayors of Niš, Čačak, and Pančevo for a new effort to help these Serbian cities’ district heating plants become more energy efficient. The USAID Serbia Energy Efficiency project is a two-year, USD […]
TENDERING: Energy audits with a feasibility study for 22 public buildings in Belgrade
The City of Belgrade has issued a public call for the provision of services to conduct energy audits with a feasibility study at 22 public buildings in 17 municipalities. The application deadline is June 10, while most of the facilities in question are elementary schools and walk-in clinics. The public call was announced in accordance […]
Bulgaria to launch EUR 33 million renewables, energy efficiency, energy security program
Bulgaria is preparing to launch its Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Energy Security Program, with an estimated EUR 33 million budget to finance street lighting, geothermal and hydropower utilization, energy efficiency in buildings, and other projects, the Ministry of Energy has said on its website. For the first time in the current programming period, beneficiaries […]
Green Caucus established in Assembly of Kosovo*
The informal Green Caucus has been recently established in the Assembly of Kosovo*. The constitution of the Green Caucus is result of the previous devoted work of its parliamentarians on both regional and national level on the topics of energy efficiency and climate protection supported by the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – […]
