Turkey preparing to join global leaders in energy storage

The Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) has announced a Draft Regulation on Electricity Storage Activities, based on the Electricity Market Law. Attorneys-at-law of CMS in Turkey explain the implications and the planned regulation’s contribution to advancing the country’s sustainable energy strategy. Scope of the Draft Regulation The Draft Regulation will set out the principles and […]

Startup SmartCat tops PowerUp! competition in Serbia

Startup SmartCat from Novi Sad has won the second PowerUp! competition in Serbia with its innovative software Optimus Power for optimization and control of electricity consumption. The startup made up of Sanja Hajduković, Nina Marjanović, Nenad Božić, Dušan Ranđelović, and Stanko Kuveljić secured the opportunity to compete in the regional final in Krakow on May […]

EIF backs Slovenia’s Resalta with EUR 6 million

The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, will provide EUR 6 million of new equity capital to the innovative Slovenian provider of energy efficiency solutions Resalta. This capital increase will help Resalta evolve from being a start-up and implement a business plan to become a major provider of independent energy services and […]

Eight Croatian, Cypriot cities enter energy efficiency competition under C4S project

Four Croatian cities – Zadar, Rijeka, Osijek, and Velika Gorica, and four Cypriot cities – Agios Athanasios, Lakatamia, Aradippou, and Paralimni – are among those taking part in the European energy-saving competition under the Compete4SECAP project (C4S). The project, funded under the Horizon 2020 program, is also being implemented in Latvia, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, […]

Parliamentary Hearing on Amendments to the Law on Efficient Use of Energy held in Podgorica

Supporting the coming together of parliamentarians from Montenegro, representatives of the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro, the School of Political Studies, the Union of Municipalities and of two NGOs at the Parliamentary Hearing in Podgorica on 25 March, the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in partnership with the School […]