Energy Community: Macedonia, BiH fail implementation, Serbia eyed

According to the latest Secretariat 2016 Annual Implementation Report on the Acquis under the Treaty Establishing Energy Community presented on September 27, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia may face consequences for not fulfilling obligations according to the Energy Community Treaty, as they didn’t transpose the Third Energy Package, while Serbia is under risk due to several […]

Renewables September 30, 2016

Elicio hires Senvion for turbines of 42 MW at Alibunar

A conditional contract was signed by German-based Senvion SE and Elicio NV for the delivery, installation and commissioning of MM100 turbines of 2 MW for the 42 MW wind farm Alibunar in Serbia. Works should be complete in two years, the manufacturer said after the deal was struck at WindEnergy Hamburg fair. The site for […]

Renewables September 29, 2016

Ljubljana, European Green Capital, awarded for digital management

The best results in digital management and raising awareness of the green future secured Ljubljana, the European Green Capital in 2016, the Websi award, the Slovenian capital city’s website reported. The award that went to Zelenaljubljana.com, or Greenljubljana.com, a portal designed by ENKI agency, was presented on September 16 at the symposium of digital communications, […]

Renewables September 29, 2016

Limak looks for new projects in Albania

After the commissioning of a 73 MW hydropower and dam system Banja, Nihat Özdemir, board chairman of Limak Group, said this week that the Turkish company seeks other investment possibilities in Albania, as a developing economy and a candidate for membership in the European Union. He added Banja plant would start generating electrical energy soon. […]

Istanbul welcomes World Energy Congress 2016

From October 9 to October 13 Istanbul will become the capital of the world when it comes to energy –  hosting  the World Energy Congress 2016. The meeting will bring together world’s most influential decision makers, at the same time welcoming the speakers from 82 countries including 56 ministers. Also, World Energy Congress 2016 will […]

Renewables September 27, 2016

First green public building in Turkey soon to be functional

The first sustainable public building, worth TRY 23.4 million (EUR 7 million) and now 80% complete, is planned to be functional by the end of the year, securing energy savings of 70%, Anadolu reported. The building is under construction in a project by Turkey’s General Directorate of Renewable Energy and the United Nations Development Programme, […]

Renewables September 26, 2016

Solar farm worth EUR 3.6 million to be built by EWE

A photovoltaic plant with an estimated capacity of 3 MW, with 12,500 panels and 50 inverters is to be built in Turkey by EWE Turkey Holding AŞ. The statement of the German manufacturer’s subsidiary, reported by Anadolu Agency’s Energy News Terminal, adds the solar farm worth EUR 3.6 million will be situated in the Kayseri […]

Renewables September 26, 2016