Industry saving EUR 48 million per year on green power costs
As earlier this month the European Commission approved Bulgarian state aid system of support for generation of energy from renewable sources from 2011, the measures will be implemented retroactively, from August last year through 2020. Over two hundred companies are going to save BGN 94 million (EUR 48 million) per year or EUR 255.5 million […]
AREA: Government breaches contract with SHPPs
A recent decision by the government in Tirana to obligate local and foreign companies in the field of renewable energy to accept new contracts concluded with the Albanian Power Corporation (KESH sh.a.) jeopardizes the rights acquired by concession deals, based on which they have made investments of millions of euros, Albanian Association of Renewable Energy (AREA) said. The Albanian Energy Regulatory […]
EPBiH to get Podveležje wind power plant site online
Bajazit Jašarević, chief executive of Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine dd (Electric Utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina – EPBiH), and Senad Salkić, chief capital investment officer of the utility, signed a contract on connecting wind park Podveležje to 110 kV transmission network with Matan Zarić, head of Transco (Elektroprenos-Elektroprijenos BiH ad), and Cvjetko Žepinić, its director […]
Biogas plant near Šamac finishes trial operation
Biogas-fired heat and power plant Buffalo Energy Gold MG in Novo Selo near Šamac, a town in the northeastern part of the Republika Srpska, is expected to begin full production of electricity in fifteen days, and in the next 15 years it be delivering electricity to the network. Owner Goran Mitrović said the investment is completed, […]
Aqos developing solar-powered car
A team of designers and entrepreneurs based in Belgrade is working on solutions to reduce the car industry’s share in greenhouse gas emissions. Saša Milovančević, one of the founders and chief executive of Aqos Technologies d.o.o., said a solar film which the startup developed allows for the creation of thematic solar-conventional vehicles which won’t have […]
Wind capacity in operation rises to 5.15 GW
As of July, there were 127 operational wind power plants in Turkey, compared to 113 at the beginning of the year. The capacity increased by 428 MW to 5.15 GW in the six months through June, according to a regular report by the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TWEA or Türeb). Last year there was 956 MW in newly operational […]
Government rolls out green energy incentives scheme
Rules on financial stimulation for energy efficiency, district heating and the use of renewable sources entered into force for state aid awarded by the Ministry of Infrastructure and other responsible institutions in Slovenia. The main criteria are the amount of energy saved, the amount of energy produced from renewable, the decrease in emissions and cost-effectiveness, according […]
Exergy adding 200 MW in geothermal in Turkey
The Turkish subsidiary of Exergy SpA, Italian manufacturer in the geothermal sector, aims to add 100 MW in capacity in Turkey by the end of this year and an additional 100 MW in 2017, said Matteo Quaia, deputy general manager for the country. He told Anadolu Agency the firm has a turnover of more than […]