Blue Heart of Europe – hydropower is destroying environment for hardly any energy
Rivers are the source of life and also the livelihoods of surrounding communities. Following an almost one-year standoff in nearby Fojnica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, residents of the Kruščica village decided in 2017 to defend the river of the same name with their bodies. The resistance started when machines rolled in to build two small […]
ERS developing 100 MW solar power plant in Trebinje, wind farm Hrgud
One of the three government-controlled electricity producers in Bosnia and Herzegovina scheduled minor procurements for two major endeavors for 2020. The purchase for the solar power endeavor in Trebinje is seen late in the year while the one for the 48 MW wind farm is coming soon. Another big item is EUR 4.5 million for […]
UPDATE: Romania’s CE Oltenia to close four units in coal power plants by 2025
In order to compensate for the capacities, the company plans to construct gas-fired and renewable energy units.
Bor, Užice ban construction of small hydropower plants
The cities of Bor and Užice have decided to ban the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs). They joined Kraljevo, Pirot, Paraćin, and Dimitrovgrad, a group of local authorities in Serbia that have already done the same or intend to, citing the damage to the environment. After two and a half years, the fight against […]
Energy Community Summer School in Czechia open for applications
The Masaryk University Centre in Telč will host the fifth annual Energy Community Summer School. The international institution called on postgraduate students, researchers from all energy-related disciplines and young people working in governmental institutions, companies, think tanks and the civil society sector to apply for the lectures and social and cultural activities. The event is […]
Startup iCat delivers third solar boat to Croatian national park
Mljet National Park now has three vessels for tourist rounds that don’t need fuel, where a photovoltaic system and batteries eliminate the need to charge during the summer. A Zagreb-based firm manufactures the solar boat with the help of a program funded by the EU. Diesel fuel is out in Mljet National Park, which received […]
Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Kosovo* still short on 2020 renewable energy targets
Five countries from the region – Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Kosovo* – have not yet reached their 2020 renewable energy targets. Greece managed to get to its threshold, according to the latest Eurostat data, for 2018. Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Romania reached in 2015 their national targets for the share of renewable energy in […]
Strabag, EPBiH both seek damages in arbitration over HPP Vranduk
Anonymous insiders from Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine revealed Strabag from Austria is seeking EUR 20.5 million for a hydropower project that essentially failed in 2016, Dnevni avaz wrote. News on the process initiated at the International Court of Arbitration in Brussels has been withheld for a while. At the same time, the utility based in […]