China’s Sunpower to design biomass power plant in Bulgaria
A subsidiary of China’s environmental protection solutions company Sunpower Group will design a biomass power generation facility in Bulgaria, according to a press release from the Chinese company. The subsidiary, Shandong Yangguang Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd., will design a facility with a power generation capacity of 16MW, using waste from the pulp production process […]
TRC’s R3FIBER offers reduced carbon footprint of composites
Some 300,000 turbine blades have already been dumped in EU landfills, with 40,000 more generated by the wind industry every year. Blades, but also boats, planes, and cars, are manufactured from fiber reinforced composites. These components have a high environmental impact, to name only one problem they create. These issues are being tackled by Spanish […]
Opovo contracts installation of four solar bus shelters
The municipality of Opovo has signed an agreement with Subotica-based Aya Bit Solutions to deliver and install four solar-powered bus shelters. The agreement with Aya Bit Solutions, which won a bid for the project co-financed by the province of Vojvodina, is worth RSD 4.95 million (about EUR 42,000), including VAT. The municipality of Opovo is […]
8 companies buy documentation for Briska Gora project
Eight companies have purchased tendering documentation so far for leasing land on the Briska Gora location to build a solar plant, Vijesti has been told at Montenegro’s Ministry of Economy. Unnamed ministry officials who spoke to the daily would not reveal which companies bought the documentation given that the tendering procedure is ongoing, with the […]
Aarhus Centre lodges court complaints against environmental permits for HPPs Buk Bijela, Foča
The Aarhus Resource Centre Sarajevo has submitted two complaints to the District Court in Banja Luka against the environmental permits for the Buk Bijela and Foča hydropower plants (HPPs) on the river Drina in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) near the border with Montenegro, CEE Bankwatch Network, one of the largest networks of environmental civil society […]
PPC Renewables invites bids to build, operate 10 MW wind farm
Greece’s PPC Renewables, a subsidiary of the country’s majority state-owned power utility, Public Power Corporation (PPC), has invited bids for the design, procurement, transportation, installation, and commissioning of a 10 MW wind farm on the Ionian island of Kefalonia. The would-be wind farm contractors are to submit their offers by September 10. The estimated project […]
IRENA seeking to hire Associate Programme Officer, Geothermal Energy
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has published a vacancy announcement for the position of Associate Programme Officer, Geothermal Energy, to be based in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Under the direct supervision of the Head, Partnerships and Technical Advisory Services and the overall guidance of the Director of the Country Support and […]
Fintel Energija to launch IPO on August 1
Belgrade-based renewable energy company Fintel Energija, a subsidiary of Italy’s Fintel Energia, published the prospectus on July 25 for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX). Fintel Energija, which has a total of 25 million issued shares, will now offer 6.5 million shares at RSD 500 (about EUR 4.24) as part […]