Great interest in 5th International RENEXPO Water & Energy in Belgrade
For the fifth time, Belgrade will host a unique international event – RENEXPO® Water & Energy, which gathers experts from renewable energy, energy efficiency and water management sectors active or interested in the region of Southeast Europe (SEE). The 5th RENEXPO Water & Energy, International fair trade taking place April 24 – 26 in Belexpocenter in Belgrade, […]
GIZ ORF-EE supports Sustainable Urban Mobility in SEE
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) initiated on 27 February in Sarajevo a round of meetings on the subject of sustainable urban mobility in capital cities of South-East Europe. The mission ended on March 8 with a conclusive meeting in Priština, Kosovo*. Recognizing the importance of the subject matter […]
Serbian TSO: KOSTT ceases illegal power withdrawal, ending deviation in CE Power System
Serbian transmission system operator (TSO) Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) announced that Kosovo’s* transmission system operator KOSTT has ceased unauthorized power withdrawal, which had caused system frequency deviation in the Continental European (CE) Power System since mid-January 2018. According to EMS’ statement issued yesterday, KOSTT stopped these illegal activities on March 3, after it faced pressure exerted […]
Competition for start-ups from cleantech sector launched
The fourth edition of the largest competition for start-ups from the cleantech sector in Central Europe – PowerUp! by InnoEnergy has started today. The application period ends on April 15. The competition is open for applicants from Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Estonia, Macedonia, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Latvia, […]
CLIM@ competition for sustainable future – Call for applications
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has launched clim@, a new competition for innovative businesses or projects that have the power to change current practices and demonstrate strong positive climate impact. Fostering energy conservation, renewable energy and resource efficiency as keys to a sustainable future, the GGF has opened the call for applications globally for […]
Energy Community published Policy Guidelines on prosumers
The Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat has issued Policy Guidelines on the Grid Integration of Prosumers to help self-consumption schemes become fully operative in EnC Contracting Parties. The majority of EnC Member States lacks comprehensive legislation in relation to small-scale renewable plants for self-consumption. The Policy Guidelines defines the “prosumer’’ as an electricity consumer that produces […]
Applications for Energy Community Summer School open until March 31
The third Energy Community Summer School will take place in Split, Croatia, from August 25 to September 1. Application deadline is March 31. No tuition fee is required. The 2018 Summer School’s focus is on energy sectors in transition, in particular in South Eastern and Eastern Europe, The Energy Community – organizer of the event, has […]
Wind energy: Croatia one of record-breakers, Serbia in top 10 in investments
Croatia installed 147 MW of wind power in 2017 and ended up as one of seven EU countries that had a record year in new wind energy installations. As for new asset financing in last year, with a EUR 600 million wind energy investment Serbia shared 10th place with Norway out of 38 European countries. […]