Green power capacity falls 9.5% in four months

Romania saw the production capacity for electricity from renewable sources decrease by 9.5% or 489 MW this year through the end of April, to 4.65 GW, data centralized by power grid operator Transelectrica show. A report by Act Media said wind farms had 2.93 GW, photovoltaic facilities had 1.31 GW, while there was 313 MW installed […]

Pokupsko Municipality – Winner of EUSEW 2016 Public Sector Award

Project summary The Municipality of Pokupsko is located in North-Western part of Croatia near the river Kupa. Surrounded by forests and hills, approximately 2.500 inhabitants in 14 settlements are living in harmony with nature. Even though the municipality has a rather limited own budget, it is developing in a most sustainable way possible and can […]

Renewables June 29, 2016

Energy Community gathers 24 non-governmental organizations

The inaugural Energy Community Civil Society Day brought together 24 organisations from 11 countries at on June 21. Representatives of international financial institutions, academic institutions, government ministries as well as the European Parliament and Commission also took part. The Energy Community (EnC) said the aim of the event, which will be organized on an annual […]

Ministry to prepare tenders for photovoltaic facilities in Greece

Draft legislation for the support plan for renewables includes provisions for public calls for production capacities, Energy Press reported. A pilot scheme for a minimum of 40 MW in solar power facilities is planned for this year. For that, the Ministry of Environment and Energy has to complete the draft for ministerial decisions and submit […]

Concentrated solar power project in Crete to boost capacity

The Ministry of Environment and Energy approved for the solar thermal power station being planned by Nur Energie and Motor Oil Hellas to be increased in capacity and land size, Energy Press reported. The joint venture is developing the concentrated solar power (CSP) project in Crete, in the Lasithi prefecture’s Atherinolakos area. The capacity is […]

Sokolac seeking partner in district heating PPP

A call for the implementation of renewal, expansion, operation, maintenance and delivery of heat was placed by the Municipality of Sokolac in East Sarajevo. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which published the notice, financed the documentation for the pilot project within the Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP), approved under the Western Balkans Investment […]

Fourth Forum for Green Ideas picks projects for awards

Trag Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Erste Bank selected three best ideas based on principles of sustainable development. The projects won USD 5,000 (EUR 4,400) each. Dragojle Božić from Užice, Slavica Ilić from Šabac and Ana Kolović from Belgrade will receive grants for this year’s business ideas within the national Forum for Green Ideas. Nine […]