New energy strategy of Croatia in 2018
Croatia’s long-awaited energy strategy should be prepared next year. Experts warned that this strategic document is one of the conditions for withdrawing money from the EU funds dedicated to the energy sector. Minister of Environment and Energy Tomislav Ćorić announced at the 5th Energy Market Forum, organized by Poslovni dnevnik, the launch of energy strategy document […]
Croatian Ministry calls for energy efficiency, renewables projects for industrial production
Croatia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy published an invitation for the co-financing of projects to raise energy efficiency levels and the use of renewable energy sources in industrial production. The Ministry said in a statement that it had secured a budget of HRK 114 million (around EUR 15 million) from the European Regional Development […]
Croatia has most freshwater per capita in EU
While Poland, the Czech Republic, Cyprus and Malta are categorized as suffering from „water stress,“ Croatia is the European Union’s superpower in volumes per inhabitant. Serbia ranks close to top in whole continent, and Greece is region’s champion in processing wastewater Eurostat’s latest data shows the newest member state has a long-term average of 27,330 […]
Wind turbine collapsed amid high winds on island of Pag
One of seven wind turbines on the island of Pag, in Croatia, collapsed after high winds hit this Croatian island on Friday. So far, the exact cause of the turbine collapse is unknown, but it is assumed that one blade had broken first, which disturbed the balance of the construction, Croatian media reported. On Friday, […]
Rimac Automobili signs EUR 30 million deal with battery maker Camel Group
The Croatian electric car maker Rimac Automobili and its sister company Greyp Bikes have signed an agreement with the China-based Camel Group Ltd. on a EUR 30 million investment in those Croatian companies. The money from Camel Group, the biggest battery maker in Asia, will be used to expand both the electric car and electric […]
Croatian ministry approves grants for four environmental projects
The Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy has approved grants of more than HRK 300 million (about EUR 40 million) for four environmental protection projects which will be implemented by several state institutions. The projects will be financed from European Union structural and investment funds and should help Croatia meet its obligations as an […]
Croatia planning to restore subsidies for electric vehicles
The Croatian government is planning to restore subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles as of the year 2018, the acting Director of that country’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund Ljubomir Majdandžić told a conference in Zagreb. Experts at the conference titled Effects of Technology on the Development of Mobility said the subsidies will […]
INA oil company considering bio-refinery and logistics center in Sisak
The Croatian oil company INA is considering the possibility of transforming its refinery in the town of Sisak into a logistics center first and later into a bio-refinery by the year 2021 as recommended by the consulting firm Deloitte as the most profitable solution for the facility. Croatian media have reported that the solution can […]