Belgrade landfill operator to apply to get biogas plant into feed-in tariff system
Once it gets the construction permit under the EUR 330 million public-private partnership (PPP) project to remediate the Vinča landfill, Suez Vinča Operator will apply to sell the output of a 3 MW biogas plant under the feed-in tariff system, according to Marko Milačić, managing director of the firm, 100% owned by France’s Suez Groupe. […]
Europe’s 1st automotive renewables PPA bolsters corporate drive to fight climate change
Even as climate change deniers hold some of the world’s top political offices and corporate posts, responsible business is taking tangible steps to fight climate change. Mercedes-Benz recently announced Europe’s first automotive Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a 45 MW Polish wind farm to power its manufacturing facility in the nearby town of Jawor, with […]
Greece’s first wind turbine factory starts production
The first Greek wind turbine factory, operated by Eunice Wind, has launched production in the town of Mandra in the west of Attica, some 30 km from Athens, Greek news agency ANA-MP reported. Eunice Wind is part of Eunice Energy Group. The factory manufactures EW-16 THETIS, the small wind turbine with a rated power of […]
Macedonia taking steps to market-based support scheme for renewables
Macedonia has recently taken legislative steps toward introducing a market-based support scheme for renewable energy, as well as prosumers that would produce electricity for self-consumption and feed surpluses to the grid. The 2018-2020 Economic Reform Program (ERP), produced as part of the country’s EU accession process, provides a timeline for preparing implementing regulations and carrying […]
Deals signed to build two more biomass-fueled CHP plants in Croatia
Two more biomass-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) plants are to be built in Croatia, according to an announcement from a subcontractor on the distributed production project. The biomass-fueled CHP plants will be built in Županja in the east of Croatia, close to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Virovitica near the Hungarian border. […]
Bucharest applies for EUR 283 million in EU funds to buy electric buses, other vehicles
The Bucharest City Hall announced that it submitted financing requests for EUR 283 million worth of EU funds to procure electric buses and other vehicles for public transport. The city is seeking to buy 100 trams and 100 electric buses, among other vehicles, Romania Insider reported. The biggest project targets the acquisition of 100 trams, […]
Albania invites bids to build 50 MW PV power station with support measures, plus up to 50 MW without
Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has launched a bidding procedure for the construction of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant for the generation of electricity with an installed capacity of 50 MW, to be backed by support measures approved by the government on June 12, 2018, plus an additional capacity of between 20 MW and […]
Litostroj, ABB to modernize HPP Piva
Power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) and a consortium of Slovenia’s Litostroj and Italy’s ABB JV have signed a contract on a EUR 10.3 million reconstruction and modernization of the Piva hydropower plant (HPP), the Montenegrin company said. The contract, which will be financed by German development bank KfW with EUR 8.5 million and from […]