Islands show great renewable energy potential, EU forum said
The EU islands have enormous potential to benefit from the clean energy transition and become front runners in it, the participants of the inaugural Clean Energy for EU Islands forum concluded. There are more than 2,200 inhabited islands in the EU, which have access to various renewable energy sources, but still rely on fossil fuel […]
German manufacturer RECOM to supply PV modules for solar projects in Turkey
German solar module manufacturer RECOM has obtained an import license from the Turkish government, and announced that it would supply total of 200MW of solar modules for photovoltaic (PV) projects in the country. The company said in a statement that it has become one of the few international manufacturers of solar modules to receive the […]
IRENE project: upgrading of public lighting through cross-border cooperation
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro have launched IRENE project aimed to promote sustainable use of natural resources. The project, which is mostly financed by European IPA funds for cross-border cooperation, envisages upgrading of 11 public lighting systems in several municipalities and towns as well the installation of solar collectors in one of them. The […]
Bulgarian national electricity company invites tenders for rehabilitation of three HPPs
Bulgarian National Electricity Company (NEK) is inviting sealed tenders from contractors for the rehabilitation of three hydro power plants (HPP). The facilities to be rehabilitated are Belmeken pumped-storage HPP, and Sestrimo and Momina Klisura HPPs. Subject of the tender are all activities and components of the engineering service such as design, manufacture, delivery, installation, designer […]
Croatian Končar to take over construction of Vranduk hydro power plant
The construction of hydropower plant (HPP) Vranduk in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be the sole responsibility of Croatian company Končar after Austrian Strabag withdrew from the project. Končar will take over the role of the consortium leader, daily Dnevni Avaz reported citing sources close to the state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH)’s management. Strabag, the […]
42 Governments sign ‘Florence Declaration’, new IRENA report on geothermal energy released
42 countries and 29 partner institutions, members of the the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA), have signed ‘Florence Declaration’ and agreed to work together to identify and implement measures that will significantly increase the speed of geothermal energy development around the world, following a milestone meeting between public and private leaders in Florence this week. The […]
Obilićev Venac garage – first smart public garage in Serbia
Project: Reconstruction and upgrade of Obilićev Venac public garage with introduction of Country: Serbia Implementation: Public utility company Parking servis Implementation period: 2015-2017 Belgrade public utility company Parking servis reconstructed three garages in the city between 2015 and 2017. The biggest project was the reconstruction and expansion of the garage at Obilićev venac which has become […]
INA oil company considering bio-refinery and logistics center in Sisak
The Croatian oil company INA is considering the possibility of transforming its refinery in the town of Sisak into a logistics center first and later into a bio-refinery by the year 2021 as recommended by the consulting firm Deloitte as the most profitable solution for the facility. Croatian media have reported that the solution can […]