Šabac aspires to introduce biomass for heating

The use of biomass and the experience of the Austrian town of Güssing were presented in the Center for Professional Development in Šabac. Christian Doczekal (pictured) has spoken about Güssing as an example of successful local community and about models of using of biomass which can be applied in the Serbian city. Slobodan Jerotić, energy manager […]

News March 29, 2016

Qatari, Turkish firms cooperate for Turkey’s solar power

Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) signed a memorandum of understanding on March 26 with Turkish state energy company Elektrik Üretim AŞ to develop the country’s solar industry. Khalid K. Al Hajri, chairman and chief executive of the Qatari company, and Ali Rıza Alaboyun, deputy minister of energy and natural resources of Turkey, attended the ceremony. With […]

News March 27, 2016

Government issues energy infrastructure decree

A new document regulates facilities, devices, networks and systems in energy infrastructure, as well as its management in the related industry. The decree issued by the Government of Slovenia covers power and gas distribution and networks, the system for liquid natural gas, the systems for liquefied petroleum gas, for the production and storage of natural […]

News March 23, 2016

Government should introduce contracts for difference

Bulgaria is to let go of the single buyer model of its regulated electricity market, energy minister Temenuzhka Petkova said during an energy conference held in Sofia on March 22. She also spoke about the improvements at the public supplier – the National Electricity Company (NEK), which is subject, along with its parent structure – […]

News March 23, 2016

Solar panels power water chlorination in Vinica

The town of Vinica in Macedonia’s east is installing photovoltaic panels at the water reservoirs in the nearby villages. The new system enables automatic chlorination, portal Independent.mk reported. “We aim to provide all our rural communities with good quality potable water, and to overcome their long-standing problems. The new system will help the villages of […]

Support system adds 232 power producers last year

Slovenia’s electricity feed-in support scheme for renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration power plants included 3,920 facilities with an overall capacity of 433 MW at the end of last year, power market operator Borzen reported. The volume includes 8.9 MW of the TE-TOL combined heat and power (CHP) plant.  One year before there were 3,767 […]

News March 22, 2016

Works launched at interconnection towards Romania

Construction of the Serbian section of the new overhead power line towards Reșița in Romania started at Pančevo substation northeast of capital Belgrade. The project worth EUR 24.7 million is planned to be completed by the end of next year for the trial run, according to a press release by transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije […]

News March 22, 2016

Turkey invested near USD 2 billion in renewables in 2015

Last year the world saw USD 286 billion in investments in green energy, 3% more than the last record, registered in 2011. Annual report published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said Turkey, Morocco and Uruguay all topped USD 1 billion. Nations in the developing and emerging group had USD 156 billion in investment, […]

News March 22, 2016