Albania offers to host Energy Charter forum
Ilir Bejtja, deputy minister of energy and industry of Albania, asked the Energy Charter Secretariat to jointly organise a high-level forum in Tirana this year. At a meeting in Brussels he and the organization’s secretary general Urban Rusnák discussed activities and priorities within the Energy Charter Process. Rusnák highlighted the ongoing consultations on establishing rules […]
Siemens to install 54 MW wind farm near Izmir
Seventeen D3 direct drive wind turbines of 3.2 MW each will be installed at the onshore project close to the coast of the Aegean Sea. Siemens has been awarded an order for the Kınık onshore power plant in Turkey’s province of the same name, 80 kilometres north of the city of Izmir. Customer Esinti Enerji […]
Security of supply prioritized over green power
Key players of the energy sector met at ‘Security of Energy Supply in Kosovo’s * forum organized by the Ministry of Economic Development and supported by Repower, project by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Participants stressed the need for greater involvement of the business community and international partners in the development of […]
Call for entries open for EU Sustainable Energy Awards
Innovative and effective projects in energy efficiency or renewable energy can win a European Union Sustainable Energy Award at EU’s Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW). It takes place every year in June. A month-long series of activities – including conferences (from June 13 to 17), local sustainable energy events and the EU Sustainable Energy Awards is […]
Arbio proposes limited bioenergy support scheme
Romanian Association for Biomass and Biogas (ARBIO) supports the implementation of support schemes for up to 300 MW for the two renewable energy sources, based on ’first come, first served’ principle, the group’s representatives said, according to a report by Energynomics.ro. Arbio stated it identified a funding solution without bringing additional pressure on the final […]
EBRD boosts power transmission in BiH
Upgrades which are critical for sustainable and efficient operation of the electricity transmission grid in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The bank said it will provide up to EUR 8.5 million to the Independent System Operator of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ISO BiH), state-owned company responsible for […]
Turkish-run Monalp developing two CHP plants in Sisak
The industrial zone of Novo Pračno will be the site of two cogeneration facilities of 5 MW each. Sisak’s municipal website said a contract granting the right for construction was signed with Monalp Biomass Sisak d.o.o., registered in Croatian capital Zagreb. The local council approved the proposition for the projects taking up a total of […]
BioRES to hold training at RENEXPO in Belgrade
RENEXPO Western Balkans published an invitation for training conference Sustainable Regional Supply Chains for Woody Bioenergy, which is part of BioRES project activities funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. During the course trainers will transfer knowledge and experiences on biomass potentials, methodology of different approaches to stakeholders, and development possibilities. […]