Biggest Croatian PV plant inaugurated on Vis island
One of the most remote islands in the Adriatic became self-sustainable in energy terms. Croatian HEP Group’s PV plant in Vis started regular operations today, and with its 3.5 MW and a battery of 1 MW it is the biggest of its kind in the country. State-controlled energy company Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP Group) ended the […]
Energy transition in Croatia: five examples of good practice
Energy transition has long become a reality all over the world, and this region is no exception. However, in this part of the world, the necessity to produce energy from renewable sources instead of fossil fuels, as well as the possibility for each of us to produce green energy for own consumption, is very often […]
Meat company Pivac installs 1.2 MW PV plant for self-consumption
Meat processing company Pivac Group has installed a 1.2 MW solar photovoltaic plant on the roofs of its factory PPK Karlovačka Mesna Industrija. The facility will produce electricity for self-consumption. The EUR 1 million investment was implemented by HEP ESCO, a member of the HEP Group. The 7,500-square-meter PV facility has 3,939 PV panels, with […]
EUR 29mn subsidies quota for households’ energy renovation booked in two hours
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund stopped receiving applications for the current co-financing scheme for energy renewal of family houses as it immediately fulfilled the quota for the program’s EUR 29 million. The Croatian Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) said it received 7,386 applications for its co-financing program for energy renovation of […]
Who are members of Croatian president’s energy council?
The energy transition council established by Croatian President Zoran Milanović consists of 16 experts from almost all areas relevant to changes in the energy sector. Most of the members come from academia and the civil sector as well as state-owned companies, but there are also representatives of the private sector – consultants and investors in […]
Turkey’s Soyak eyes investment in geothermal energy in Croatia
The Turkey-based Soyak is interested in investing in geothermal energy in the Croatian municipalities of Legrad and Đelekovec. The company’s representatives have visited Legrad and they spoke with decision makers from the two municipalities about possible projects, the Municipality of Legrad said on its website. The Turkish company applied for a concession on the recently […]
Solvis plans to build 50 MW solar power plant in northern Croatia
Sunčane elektrane Međimurja, a firm co-owned by Solvis, Croatia’s sole producer of photovoltaic panels, plans to build the largest solar power plant in the country, with an installed capacity of 50 MW, according to Podravski.hr. The solar power plant, which is expected to cost EUR 40 million, should be located in Rasinja near Koprivnica, the […]
Croatia offers EUR 27 million in grants for energy renovation of family houses
Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund will start receiving applications for grants to support the energy renovation of family houses on September 1. The budget for the program is about EUR 27 million. Individual applicants can receive up to EUR 27,000 to cover up to 60% of the costs of investments aimed at improving […]