Experts warn small hydropower plants destroying natural resources for negligible amounts of electricity
After local residents jumped up clamoring against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) across Serbia, experts have joined the protest too… Ratko Ristić, dean of the Belgrade university’s Faculty of Forestry, Željko Tomanović, dean of the Faculty of Biology, Dejan Filipović, dean of the Faculty of Geography, Dušan Polomčić, dean of the Faculty of […]
Hidroelectrica to forge cooperation with Verbund
State-owned Hidroelectrica plans to sign a cooperation agreement with Austria’s electricity producer Verbund, Romanian media reported. The approval of the cooperation agreement between the biggest power producer in Romania and the largest provider of electricity in Austria is on the agenda of the next General Shareholders Meeting planned to take place in October, Romania’s portal […]
InnoEnergy offering investments to SMEs for cleantech, sustainable energy solutions
InnoEnergy, Europe’s sustainable energy engine supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has invited Serbian small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to join peers from the rest of the continent in applying for the 2018 Investment Round for supporting revolutionary, cleantech and sustainable energy innovations. The cut-off date to apply for the 2018 […]
GIZ seeking further consultancy services for project in BiH
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has issued another call for expression of interest in taking part in tendering to provide consultancy services for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources in BiH project. The tendering relates to consultancy services concerning the elaboration of a policy paper for strategic decision-making […]
Serbia already has prosumers, but regulatory unknowns curb feeding excess energy into grid
Who are prosumers, and what are aggregators? The Serbian public is not quite informed yet, but decision makers and experts at the country’s public companies, energy regulator, and universities are not only aware of the coming trend, but are discussing the technical and regulatory requirements of connecting prosumers to the grid at gatherings such as […]
Startups, companies, investors invited to take part in The Business Booster
InnoEnergy, Europe’s largest sustainable energy innovation engine, is hosting the 6th edition of The Business Booster (TBB), Europe’s catalyst for clean energy innovations, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 17-18, according to a press release from InnoEnergy. Serbian startups, companies, investors and state institutions are invited to apply to take part in this year’s The Business […]
UNECE calls on Albania to tackle dumpsites, look beyond hydropower
The third Environmental Performance Review of Albania undertaken by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) calls on Albania to put waste dumpsites in order, look beyond hydropower, upgrade railways, and dispose of polluting cars, according to a press release from UNECE. UNECE said the third Environmental Performance Review provides the Albanian government with […]
EPCG calls bids for EUR 3.36 million overhaul of six generators at HPP Perućica
Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has invited bids for EUR 3.36 million worth of overhaul of six out of seven generators at the Perućica hydropower plant (HPP), as part of a project to ensure reliable electricity production at the HPP Perućica over the next 20 to 30 years. A contractor to overhaul […]