Resalta completes largest public-private partnership for energy efficiency in South-East Europe
The largest public-private partnership (PPP) for energy efficiency in South-East Europe is now operational, with the energy retrofit of 48 public buildings in the City of Ljubljana officially completed, Slovenian energy service company Resalta has announced. The company also said it has signed the second energy retrofit project for 11 buildings worth EUR 4.8 million. […]
Toplana Zenica to resolve top polluter with new, EUR 53 million CHP plant
Zenica, one of the most polluted cities in Europe, is poised to resolve much of its emissions problem with a new combined heat and power plant (CHP) to use coke and blast furnace gases from the steelworks as fuel under a EUR 53 million deal the city is calling “historic.” The new plant is to […]
New EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: an opportunity for highly efficient, healthy and comfortable buildings
The main author: Frances Bean, Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE). Co-author: Mariangiola Fabbri (BPIE) On 9th July 2018, the new revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) entered into force. This revision strengthened action to propel the EU towards a highly efficient and decarbonized building stock. It will enable citizens, owners and tenants to live in better […]
Startups, scaleups invited to apply for CEE Startup Challenge
CEE Business Angels Network together with Vestbee, a leading dealflow platform that connects global VC funds, corporates, accelerators and business angels with startups from Central & Eastern Europe, has launched the second edition of CEE Startup Challenge – the biggest online competition for startups and scaleups in the whole region, according to a press release […]
The first-ever ESCO project signed in Cyprus, RE-Pro says
RE-Pro Group, an Austrian company owned by international billionaire businesswoman Elena Baturina, continues the expansion of its business to generate, use, and market renewable energy in Europe and has recently signed the first-ever ESCO-related project in Cyprus, according to a press release from RE-Pro Group. The ESCO (Energy Services Company) market focuses on improving energy […]
EBRD holds launch event for Green Economy Financing Facility in Serbia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) today hosted the launch event for the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) in Serbia, the fourth and largest Western Balkan market where the GEFF, aimed at providing financing for energy efficiency improvements to households through a network of partner banks, has been rolled out to date. The […]
EBRD starts consultations on its draft energy sector strategy
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching public consultations on the draft of its upcoming Energy Sector Strategy (ESS), which will guide the Bank’s operations in the sector for the next five years, the international financial institution said in a press release. The current EBRD Energy Sector Strategy came into force in […]
Cycling tour organized under auspices of GIZ ORF-EE in light of the European Mobility Week
As part of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), the cycling club TREK Team Sarajevo organized a cycling tour in the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on September 22. The event was held in light of the European Mobility Week and was supported by the Sarajevo City […]
