Macedonian villages experiment with straw pellet heating
By Goce Trpkovski Farmers will be able to calculate through specially developed software whether it pays off for them to use straw pellets for their own heating, or it would be better for them to just turn their excess straw into pellets and sell them to others. Three of the environmental problems of rural Macedonia […]
MEPSO looking for consultant to assess impact of electric vehicles implementation
Electricity Transmission System Operator of Macedonia MEPSO has issued an invitation for expression of interest for a consultant to assess possible impact of electric vehicles implementation in Macedonia for the period of next 20 years. The main objective of the assignment is to prepare a study that is to investigate effects of plug-in electric vehicles […]
Strumica seeks agricultural and tourist revival through WWTP project
Piše Goce Trpkovski The region is well known for its production of tomatoes and peppers, and began to attract tourists in the recent years, so the local authorities hope that wastewater treatment will help them further strengthen their crucial economic sectors Works are underway on the wastewater treatment plant in Strumica, an EU-funded project that […]
EBRD seeks consultant for hydropower sector plan
As part of activities to bolster Macedonia’s share of power generation from hydro facilities, currently at one fifth, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development placed a call for services of a consulting company. Its responsibility will be to assist the government of the Balkan country in conceptual design for the best hydropower development option […]
EVN Macedonia to help large consumers become more energy efficient
Author: Goce Trpkovski, Macedonia By implementing ISO 50001 standard for energy efficiency, Macedonian electric power distribution company EVN Macedonia, part of Austrian EVN, will help some of its largest consumers improve their energy efficiency. The company is already taking part in the second stage of the program for implementing a system of energy management in […]
District heating making a comeback in pollution-struck Skopje
Author: Goce Trpkovski, Macedonia With household heating deemed responsible for one third of the town’s air pollution according to a recent study, Macedonia’s capital Skopje is facing great challenges in finding new energy solutions that would reduce pollutant emissions. Among the 50 plus proposed measures by the city administration to clean up the air, is […]
Slovaks to build pellet production plant in Macedonia
The Slovak company Holz-consulting will build a plant for the production of fuel pellet from agricultural and forestry waste in Macedonia. According to Macedonian media, the state-owned forestry company Makedonski šumi has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Slovak pellet and pellet stoves producer Holz-consulting. The Slovak company will invest EUR 10 million in […]
Skopje has the most polluted air of all European cities
Skopje has the highest concentration of fine particles in the air (PM 2.5) of all European cities, according to the latest study by the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Macedonian Institute for Public Health (IPH). The concentration of PM 2.5 is twice higher in Skopje than in Budapest or Bucharest, Europe’s second most polluted cities, […]
