EU’s ambitious goals in the 2030 energy strategy package
The European Commission has presented an ambitious energy strategy, dubbed “Clean Energy for All Europeans” with plans to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by at least 40% before 2030. The proposed legislation covers energy efficiency, renewable energy, the design of the electricity market, security of electricity supply and governance rules for the Energy Union, and a strategy […]
European Commission calls member states to comply with directives
A monthly report from the European Commission listed a number of European Union (EU) member states, which will be subject of legal action for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. In the energy and environmental protection sectors, some of the EU country members, followed by Balkan Green Energy News, such as Romania, […]
Intersectoral cooperation in the Drina river basin discussed in Belgrade
The international and domestic experts and stakeholders from the three neighbouring countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia – gathered in Belgrade for the second workshop “Assessing the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus and benefits of transboundary cooperation in the Drina river basin”. The workshop organised jointly by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and […]
EU glass recycling at record levels – FEVE
The recycling of glass has reached new, record levels across the European Union in 2014, according to data published by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE). The average rate of glass recycling in all 28 member countries of the European Union (EU) has reached a threshold of 74% for the first time. With 11.6 million […]
REC hosted multi-stakeholder workshop on PRTRs in Belgrade
The Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Regional Environmental Center (REC) jointly organized multi-stakeholder workshop “Building an Operational Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)” in Belgrade on October 26. The event was held in the framework of the project “Support Establishment and Advancement of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) in Western Balkan Countries […]
Airbus uses biomass for heating
The French aircraft manufacturer Airbus uses woodchips to heat its production facilities after Polytechnik company has installed a new biomass fueled boiler to produce thermal energy. The Austrian company renowned for its advanced combustion solutions using biomass to provide energy has reported that the installed boiler is to produce saturated steam with the heat output […]
Energy Community Secretariat establishes Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre
A Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre was established by the Secretariat. Its launch comes as a response to signals that the settlement alternatives currently available for energy disputes no longer respond to the needs of national authorities and stakeholders, in particular small and medium enterprises and consumers. Arbitration and litigation proceedings tend to be lengthy, […]
Energy poverty in South East Europe report
The civil society organizations (CSOs) of the South East Europe Sustainable Energy Policy (SEE SEP) program presented a new report on energy poverty (Energy Poverty in South East Europe: Surviving the Cold) in the SEE region at the Parliamentary Plenum Meeting of Energy Community in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report presents findings of 17 […]