Scientists get funds for green energy, climate change areas
Croatian Science Foundation opened the call for academic institutions and other legal persons conducting scientific work to apply for projects worth a total of HRK 17 million (EUR 2.27 million). The deadline is June 30 and individual applications can bring between EUR 66,700 and EUR 266,600. The project aims to stimulate analysis and propositions of […]
Unlicenced photovoltaics face stricter regulations
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) updated the regulation of so-called unlicensed photovoltaic market or plants of under 1 MW. Turkish regulator’s amendment was published in the official gazette on March 23, PV magazine reports. A spokesman for Solarbaba, Turkish Solar Energy Society, told PV Magazine that there are three basic changes. Firstly, a legal person […]
Guaranteed green power prices adopted
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to give consent on the guaranteed prices for the purchase of electrical energy from facilities using renewable sources and efficient cogeneration (CHP). According to the document published on the official website, the value of hydropower is set at BAM 0.29936 (15.31 euro cents) per kilowatt […]
Hotels strive for nearly zero energy status
Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar (EIHP) presented the results of Nearly Zero Energy Hotels (NEZEH) project with representatives from two pilot facilities which entered the final phase as best examples of business practice. Officials from Croatian ministries of tourism, economy, construction and spatial planning also attended the event, as they are involved in the efforts to […]
Kula wind power plant to start delivering electricity, works at La Piccolina launched
MK-Fintel Wind’s 9.9 MW project in Serbia’s northwest will soon complete its test drive, started in late February. Ivan Stanisavljević, project manager, told Balkan Green Energy News the operator will start delivering power from the three Vestas wind turbines in Kula as soon as it obtains the exploitation permit. The state is obligated to stimulate […]
Siemens awarded 44 MW wind turbine deal
Power utility Elektroprivreda HZHB signed a contract with German engineering titan Siemens for the delivery and construction of 22 wind turbines worth EUR 72 million. Mesihovina facility, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s southwest, will have a capacity of 44 MW, according to the state-owned hydropower plant operator. It is the smallest of three state-controlled electricity […]
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 […]
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 […]