Number of small hydropower plants rises to 17 in Republic of Srpska
Small hydropower plant (SHPP) was launched yesterday in the municipality of Teslić, in the Republic of Srpska (RS), increasing the number of SHPPs in this Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entity to 17. The SHPP Žiraja 2 was launched in the village of Bijelo Bučje, near Teslić. Its installed power capacity is 900 kW and investment value […]
EBRD calls for consultant on renewables support scheme options in Turkey
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued an invitation for the engagement of a consultancy firm to help the Government of Turkey in designing the next phase of the renewable energy development and support mechanism. Interested consultancy firms have to submit their offers by July 12, 2017. The key objective is to […]
Serbia receives funding to start using biomass in its district heating plants
Serbia will receive funds from the German development bank KfW and the Swiss government to convert 10 heating plants from fossil fuels to biomass. The five agreements on the loans and grants was signed by Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić and German and Swiss representatives. The project is worth a total of […]
Winners of #EUSEW2017 Awards revealed – Tilos project double winner
The winners of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) Awards 2017 for innovative energy projects were revealed yesterday at the Awards ceremony in Brussels. This year twelve projects were shortlisted in four categories, with the Energy Islands Award being introduced for the first time. The Greek Tilos project was double winner this year. The ceremony […]
Croatia considers reviewing its renewable energy targets
Croatia will probably review its goal of 20 percent share of renewable energy in final energy consumption since it has already exceeded it, Domagoj Validžić, head of the Energy section in the Croatian Ministry of Environment and Energy, said. The European Commission has proposed in its Winter energy package to increase RES share to at […]
Additional European Commission funding approved for Croatian geothermal plant
The European Commission decided that Croatia’s first geothermal power plant can apply for additional funding along with existing financing to support the HR GEOc Geothermae project. The EC decision came after Croatian Euro MP Marijana Petir requested the additional funding and filed a detailed explanation for a geothermal plant in the Međimurje area of Croatia. […]
Tilos island project – switching to renewables, becoming energy independent #EUSEW2017 winner
Greek island of Tilos, near the island of Rhodes, is heading towards big change in its power supply system which will enable it to become truly green and energy sustainable using only wind and solar power. This summer the construction of a hybrid, renewable energy-based battery station and smart micro grid, the first ever in […]
GE Renewable Energy signs 10 year service agreement with Fina Enerji
The GE Renewable Energy company and Turkish Fina Enerji signed a full service agreement covering 150 GE wind turbines in nine wind farms. This is the first agreement of its kind signed by Fina and covers a 10 year period with a two year trial period for GE’s Digital Wind Farm solutions powered by the […]