The Fifth Renewable Energy Stakeholder Forum held
The Fifth Renewable Energy Stakeholder Forum was held on March 24 in Economic Chamber of Macedonia, according to the press release issued by USAID Clean Energy Investment Project. The Forums, established back in 2013 by the Clean Energy Investment Project in collaboration with the Association of renewable energy producers within the Macedonia Economic Chamber and […]
First solar power facility in Bijeljina launched
The roof of the gym of Vuk Karadžić elementary school in Bijeljina was equipped with the first solar power plant in the town, EnergetikaRS.com portal said. The capacity is 180 kW, and the annual production plan at 1,050 hours of illumination is 188 MWh. Investor Marko Stajić from MTM Energy of Banjaluka said the BAM […]
BioRES project officially launched
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in partnership with eight other organizations including Serbian National Biomass Association (SERBIO) started a BioRES – Sustainable regional supply chain for woody bioenergy project which supports establishment of regional models for wood biomass supply in Croatia, Bulgaria and Serbia. Goal of the project is to establish and strengthen […]
First wind kilowatt-hours in Mesihovina to be produced by end-2016
Near the village of Gornji Brišnik, 20 kilometres from the municipality seat of Tomislavgrad, the construction of the first wind turbine is planned to start next spring, Anadolu Agency said. By the end of 2016, according to plan, the electricity produced shall be fed to the grid. Wind power project Vjetroelektrana Mesihovina, worth EUR 78 […]
Bulgaria’s wind power capacity installed in 2014 at 10.1 MW
Wind farms with a total capacity of 10.1 MW were installed in Bulgaria in 2014, according to the annual Wind Energy Barometer report of EurObserv’ER, reported Bulgarian portal Novinite.com. EurObserv’ER is a consortium dedicated to the monitoring of the development of the various sectors of renewable energies in the European Union. The EurObserv’ER Barometers Project […]
French investor catches Banat wind
Location licence will be awarded soon to French investor IEL OIE Balkan Renewable Energy and the projects are underway for a wind park, says Nemanja Đukić from the Kikinda Municipality Council, daily paper Dnevnik said. He added the 50 MW facility is planned to be launched by 2017. The wind park in Bašaid, according to […]
China’s interest in hydro comes from global strategy
Five Chinese consortia were preparing to win a USD 1.1 billion pumped hydro storage facility, obsolete for 30 years, Greentech Media reported. The selected contractor should launch works on the 1 GW Tarniţa – Lăpuștești hydroelectric power station in Cluj county before the end of the year. Hidro Tarniţa SA, the project developer, claims the five- to seven-year construction […]
Water-heating solar panels open company’s new operation
Boksit, from the town of Milići, launched a pilot-project worth approximately BAM 25,000 (EUR 12,780) in cooperation with a partner from China. Solar collectors were installed to heat sanitary water in mining and transport company’s motel, Energetika.ba portal said. Boksit’s chief project manager Darko Gordić told Srna agency the company intends to offer solar collector […]