Province of Vojvodina encourages public institutions to switch to biomass for heating
The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina has published a call for co-financing of biomass heating projects in the public buildings in this province in northern Serbia. The call is open until July 21, 2017, the Secretariat of Energy, Construction and Transport of Vojvodina announced. The total value of grants is EUR 166,000, while the maximum amount […]
LM Wind Power inaugurates wind turbine blades plant in Bergama, Turkey
LM Wind Power, a wind turbine blades manufacturer recently acquired by GE Renewable Energy, has started production at its new factory in Bergama in Turkey. The factory is designed to produce and distribute an annual capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) with the capability to expand to 1.5 gigawatts (GW), LM Wind Power announced on its […]
Participants of 13th Regional Summer School on Sustainable Development and Low Emission Planning selected
Participants of the Regional Summer School on Sustainable Development and Low Emission Planning, which will be held in Fojnica from 20 to 26 August, 2017 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, have officially been selected. Full fellowships will be awarded to the selected applicants. Students and young professionals from nine countries of South-East Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina […]
Nordex receives several orders for wind turbines in Turkey
Nordex, a wind turbine manufacturer, has recently received several orders for turbines for wind farms in Turkey, expanding also its costumer base in the country. Pakmem Elektrik ordered 16 N131/3600 turbines for the Cerit wind farm, to be delivered as of spring 2018. The Turkish company has signed a Premium Service Agreement for maintenance covering […]
EU funds for Bosnian energy sector still pending in absence of energy strategy
Though announced for the end of June, energy strategy of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period until 2035 has not yet been adopted. This means that the country is to remain in the same status of not being eligible for EU pre-accession IPA funds for the energy sector as well as for the energy infrastructure […]
Startups from the Balkans may apply for Innoenergy competition for innovations in sustainable energy
The Innoenergy company is organizing its PowerUp! Competition for projects in the field of sustainable energy which brings the authors of winning projects money prizes and access to the start up accelerator Highway® by InnoEnergy. The rewards for the top three projects range from EUR 5,000 to EUR 20,000 with the added possibility of investments […]
10 hydro power plants to be privatized in Turkey during summer
Turkey has decided to privatize 10 hydro power plants (HPP) with total capacity of 256.4 MW, currently owned by the Electricity Generation Company (EUAS). The final offers for the state-owned hydro plants are to be submitted in August, according to the High Privatization Board (OYK) ‘s website, the Anadolu agency’s Energy terminal reported. Deadline for […]
Italian Enel starts to build largest wind power complex in Greece
Italian Enel, through its Greek renewables subsidiary Enel Green Power Hellas (EGPH), has started construction of the Kafireas wind power complex on the Island of Evia, the second largest island in Greece. Once completed, the new facility will be the largest wind farm in Greece with total installed capacity of 154 MW. Enel will invest […]