HERA issues permit for wind power plant Rudine
Vjetroelektrana Rudine d. o. o., operator of 34.2 MW wind power plant at Lisačke Rudine near the Croatian coastal city of Dubrovnik, received a five-year power generation permit from the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (HERA) together with a decision to be granted the status of eligible producer for a period of 25 years. The facility […]
Project Migrate works on Europe’s future power grid
Elektro-Slovenija d.o.o. (ELES) said it came together with 12 other electricity transmission companies and 12 more universities and research institutions from 13 European countries in a consortium for the Migrate project. The name is derived from the research topic: ‘Massive Integration of Power Electronic Devices”, and the kick-off meeting was held in Brussels on January […]
EU funds development of hybrid solar cells
A team of scientists from the Ruđer Bošković Institute presented the project ‘Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures for Photovoltaic Cell, the Professional Development of Young Researchers / Postdocs’. The activities are financed by the European Social Fund with HRK 1.9 million (EUR 250,000) from the seven-year period through 2013. The 15-month project lasts until the end of […]
Israel’s Enlight invests in wind power plant
Eurocom Group’s subsidiary Enlight Renewable Energy acquired 90% of the construction project for the wind power plant Lukovac, located nearby the Adriatic port of Split. The Israeli investor will take over for a total of USD 8.3 million (EUR 7.42 million), said a report by Seebiz.eu. The plant has the capacity of 49 MW. Eurocom […]
Agro-biomass stock centre may lure energy investment
The construction of a regional public depository for agricultural residues and pellet is financed by Serbia’s province of Vojvodina with RSD 142 million (EUR 1.15 million). The Municipality of Apatin provided and equipped a nine hectare site in Prigrevica for boxes to stockpile the biomass, according to media reports. Instead of burning the residues or […]
Balkan Energy Leaders conference announced for March
Green World Conferences invited participants to the fourth edition of Balkan Energy Leaders, annual conference and exhibition, which will be held on March 17 and 18 in hotel Crown Plaza Belgrade. The event will expand coverage of the renewable energy deployment opportunities and obstacles that wind, hydro, waste-to-energy, biomass and solar sectors are currently facing in […]
Banks tailor products for renewable energy projects
The number of banks choosing to finance renewable energy projects is on the rise, which is an important sign that the sector will further develop and improve, said the deputy managing director of Turkey’s Şekerbank TAŞ. Speaking to Anadolu, Gökhan Ertürk underlined awareness of renewable energy in the country has gradually increased over the past […]
Electrifying refugee households with solar panels
Five families in Karlovac county in central Croatia got electricity, but not from national power utility HEP Group, but thanks to a pilot project by the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU), the United Nations Development Programme and the regional authority, which hosted the presentation. Novosti, Croatian weekly magazine and portal published by the […]
