69 MW Košava 1 wind farm put into operation in Serbia
MK-Fintel Wind, a joint venture of Italy’s Fintel Energia Spa and Serbia’s MK Group, owned by businessman Miodrag Kostić, has put into operation the 69 MW Košava 1 wind farm near Vršac, Serbia today. The construction of the Košava 1 wind farm with 20 turbines delivered by Denmark-based Vestas, soaked an investment of EUR 118 […]
Just transition report looks into post-coal job prospects in Romania’s Jiu Valley
NGOs Greenpeace and Bankwatch Romania have launched a new report outlining scenarios for the just transition of Romania’s best-known coal region, Jiu Valley, highlighting job growth and economic development without coal is very much possible in the region. The report, Just transition in Hunedoara – Economic diversification in a fair and sustainable manner, outlining scenarios […]
Taxes on polluting fuels too low to encourage shift to low-carbon alternatives – OECD report
About 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions from advanced and emerging economies are entirely untaxed, offering little incentive to move to cleaner energy, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). As world leaders gather for a UN climate change summit amid mounting public pressure for action, a preview of Taxing […]
Bulgaria drafts legislation for hydrogen fueling stations
Bulgaria has drafted legislation that defines terms and conditions for the design and construction of stations for charging hydrogen-fueled vehicles. The legislation was drafted by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works. Analysis has revealed a lack of regulations that define terms and conditions for the design and construction of hydrogen filling stations The […]
Serbia’s largest wind farm unveiled – 104.5 MW Kovačica officially starts operations
The largest wind farm in Serbia to date has officially started its operations today near Kovačica, a small town in the north of the country. The 104.5 MW wind farm is the sixth fully operation built in Serbia and now the country has 171.6 MW of wind farms, while about 370 MW more are under […]
Call for co-financing rooftop PV systems on individuals’ buildings in Croatia
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) has invited applications for a total of HRK 20 million (EUR 2.7 million) in funding to back the installation of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems on individuals’ buildings. The public call covers PV systems connected to the grid, as well as off-grid PV systems. Homeowners can receive up […]
EPCG, KfW ink EUR 33 million loan for Phase II of HPP Perućica’s reconstruction
Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has signed a EUR 33 million loan agreement with German development bank KfW for Phase II of a project to overhaul and modernize the Perućica hydropower plant (HPP), the country’s oldest. The loan agreement for the second phase of HPP Perućica’s reconstruction and modernization was signed by […]
Greece working on new energy storage support framework
Greece’s energy regulator, RAE, is preparing a new energy storage support framework to foster renewable energy growth, chairman Nikolaos Boulaxis has said at the Thessaloniki International Fair. The new energy storage support framework should be completed by the end of 2019, Boulaxis said, energypress reported. “The future of renewable energy is linked to the ability […]