Crowdfunding project raises funds for solar power plant in just 48 hours
Zelena Energetska Zadruga (ZEZ) has successfully collected HRK 172,000 (about EUR 23,200) in only 48 hours for the construction of a solar power plant, under its second crowdfunding project financed through micro loans through a campaign called Križevački Sunčani Krovovi. Under the first project, ZEZ needed 10 days to collect the needed funds from citizens. […]
Akfen commissions first of four wind farms slated for completion in 2019
Akfen Renewable Energy, the renewables arm of Turkey’s Akfen Holding, has put into operation the first of four wind farms planned to go on stream in 2019. The 26 MW Kocalar wind farm became operational last week, according to reports. The Kocalar wind farm will meet the electricity demand of 120,000 consumers annually, according to […]
European Commission publishes draft national energy and climate plans submitted by EU member states
The European Commission (EC) has published Draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) submitted by EU Member States, including those by Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Greece, Romania, and Slovenia. Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Greece were among 7 EU member states that failed to submit draft NECPs to the EC by the December 31, 2018 deadline. Albania, North […]
Republika Srpska abolishes feed-in tariffs for wind farms
The Parliament of Republika Srpska has adopted a new law on renewable energy and efficient cogeneration, which abolishes feed-in tariffs for wind farms. This is one of the major changes in the regulatory framework announced in the countries of the Energy Community, including Northern Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. According to the Republika Srpska […]
Concession agreement scrapped for Trusina wind farm
The government of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has severed a concession agreement with Eol Prvi for the construction of the Trusina wind farm in Nevesinje, which had been announced to soak an investment of BAM 150 million (around EUR 76.5 million), the media in the region reported. The start of construction […]
Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia on SHPP: Mistakes, Consequences, Solutions
The Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia (AESS) has published its view on energy, environmental, and social problems arising from the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPP) with a long penstock, which represents the best overview so far of specific mistakes made by authorities since 2009, answers why the construction of such hydropower plants is […]
Novi Pazar secures location for biomass heating plant
“Following public bidding, the City of Novi Pazar has become the owner of a wastewater treatment facility, a boiler facility, and auxiliary facilities belonging to bankrupt textile producer Raška,” reads a press release from the local government. The starting price in the auction held in Belgrade was RSD 15.2 million (about EUR 128,800), and the […]
Ocean Sun to supply Statkraft with floating solar plant for Albania
Statkraft Albania has signed a contract with Norwegian floating solar technology developer Ocean Sun AS for the delivery of a floating solar plant with a maximum capacity of 2 MW at the Banja reservoir in Albania, Statkraft said in a press release. The solar park will consist of 4 floating units of 0.5 MW each, […]