Italian company preparing to invest in biomass cogeneration
Twenty underdeveloped municipalities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and another 20 in the Republic of Srpska which dispose of wood waste will be included in cogeneration projects, said Foreign Investments Promotion Agency (FIPA) of BiH. Director Gordan Milinić spoke to Zdravko Aćimović, who heads Alfa Invest – partner of Pyrox from Turin for […]
EBRD to launch third TurSEFF line for small projects
A framework operation of EUR 400 million for on-lending to several financial institutions in Turkey is considered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. TurSEFF 3 will be used to finance private and public sector subborrowers investing in small scale renewable energy and resource efficiency projects, according to the announcement. It will be the […]
Sofia boosting energy efficiency in schools, kindergartens
The Capital Municipality invested BGN 20 million (EUR 10.2 million) for the construction and energy efficiency of educational infrastructure, mayor Yordanka Fandakova said at the opening of the National Teachers Council in Arena Armeets Hall in Sofia, as reported by Focus news agency. She pointed out nine kindergartens were under construction and 47 schools and […]
Ono Bikes puts its electric bicycle in spotlight
The young team of Serbian startup Ono Bikes presented its work at the Pioneers festival in Vienna with the help from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Serbia. It developed the Archont electric bicycle, which was reported on by the Guardian, Ciclosfera, Velomesto, Fubiz.net and Dutch FHM. The basic version weighs 20 kilogrammes. It […]
Green cars sales rise by 112% through April on the year
In the first four months of this year Romanians bought 195 hybrid and pure electric vehicles, figures provided by the Association of Producers and Importers of Automobiles (APIA) show. Green car sales have increased by 112% compared to the same period last year, portal Energynomics.ro reported. Although the percentage of the increase in green cars […]
HEP inaugurates car charging station in Krapina
HEP Group, Croatian state-owned power utility, said it launched its seventeenth ELEN electric car charging station. The inauguration ceremony in Krapina, town in northern Croatia, was attended by municipality officials and the company’s eMobility (eMobilnost) project representatives. The town provided the parking place and HEP delivered and installed the charging station. Total worth of this […]
The deeper renovation the better, BPIE’s study shows
A new analysis about further development of the Bulgarian renovation programme for multi-family buildings has been carried out by an international team of organizations. Following the implementation of the programme’s first phase, the study argues for a shift in focus towards achieving higher energy classes, reducing at the same time the level of public subsidy […]
World Bank to increase funding for Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project
The World Bank is ready to support Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP) with further investments and advisory, said Jary Vayrynen, task team leader for the endeavour financed by the domestic government through loans from the international finance institution and the International Development Association. The project is funded with USD 32 million (EUR 28.8 million). Performances […]