Smart air filters with moss lower pollution on London streets
The Waltham Forest borough in the northeast of the United Kingdom’s capital city has installed three devices in the open to purify the air of suspended particles including PM1, PM2.5 and PM10. The smart air filters project was done in cooperation with green technology firms Evergen Systems Ltd. and Green City Solutions GmbH. The system […]
Submit your innovative climate idea to be funded by German Environment Ministry
Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) has launched the Fourth Call for Project Ideas under the European Climate Initiative (EUKI). The focus is on Central, Eastern, Southeastern and Southern Europe. For the first time and in specific cases, organizations from European Union candidate countries may also apply for financing, […]
Most Read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2019
Pollution of air and water, new fossil fuel subsidies together with incentives for renewables and energy market liberalization drew the readers’ biggest interest in the English language section at Balkan Green Energy News this year. Dynamic changes in the regulatory frameworks of the countries comprising the Balkan region, mostly in the sector of renewables but […]
Biodiversity Task Force of South East Europe’s role amid changing context of nature conservation
Alongside many activities within the regional projects in the field of environment, biodiversity and climate change Germany’s development cooperation fosters the collaboration in a new format in the Western Balkan. Under the auspices of the Regional Cooperation Council’s (RCC) Working Group on Environment, the Biodiversity Task Force of South East Europe (BDTF SEE) was established […]
Apply for EUSEW’s sustainable energy contest by January 27
The European Union Sustainable Energy Week or EUSEW is taking place in Brussels from June 22 to June 26 and organizers are receiving applications. On June 23, the most prominent top sustainable energy projects will be awarded at a ceremony. Entrants can join the contest until January 27 in categories of engagement, innovation and youth […]
Treaty reforms to be finalized in first half of 2020 – Energy Community Ministerial Council
The negotiations on the Energy Community Treaty reforms are expected to end in the first half of 2020, the Energy Community’s Ministerial Council concluded at the meeting in Chișinău, Moldova. For the first time, the Treaty will task the Energy Community (EnC) to combat climate change and underlines the importance of the Paris Agreement, according […]
GGF opens clim@ competition for innovations in climate change mitigation
Businesses or projects that can make a positive difference to the future of environment have through February 16 to apply for clim@ 2020 and compete for a share of EUR 30,000 earmarked for the three grand finalists, the Green for Growth Fund said. The competition will take place on June 2 at the GGF Sustainable […]
Willingness to share biodiversity data know-how is rising
Written by Adi Habul, Environmental Fund of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina For the last three decades, we have been witnessing a very rapid development of data collection, management and analysis processes in the field of biodiversity, as well as their integration into the uniform information systems that can respond to the needs of a […]