World Cleanup Day – Come to largest Trash Challenge Serbia action on Saturday at Košutnjak
A cleanup action at Pionirski Grad in Belgrade’s Košutnjak forest, the central event of World Cleanup Day, will be organized on September 21, Ekostar Pak, one of the organizers, said in a press release. Ekostar Pak invites all environmentalists and philanthropists, and all people of good will, to join the cleanup action and to bring […]
SrbGBC organizing World Green Building Week in Serbia
Buildings and construction are responsible for 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions. World Green Building Week, taking place from September 23 to 29, this year aims to raise awareness of the carbon emissions from all stages of a building’s lifecycle. The Serbia Green Building Council (SrbGBC) is organizing the campaign for the ninth year running […]
Grundfos unveils BioBooster wastewater treatment facility in Serbia
Denmark-based pump manufacturer Grundfos has unveiled the BioBooster wastewater treatment facility under a EUR 2 million investment at its plant in Inđija, Serbia, the first location outside Scandinavia to boast the state-of-the-art facility, the company said. The facility in Indjija is working towards a closed-loop scenario, where the Grundfos BioBooster system is a key part […]
Alliance of local communities declares “state of emergency” on Mt. Stara Planina over SHPPs
The Mt. Stara Planina alliance of local communities has declared a “state of emergency” on that mountain due to violations of the laws and the Constitution of Serbia related to the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs). The public is already aware of the situation in the village of Rakita, where the state has not […]
Grants awarded for energy efficiency audits of 80 public buildings in Vojvodina
The government of the province of Vojvodina has awarded 20 municipalities with grants to conduct energy efficiency audits of 80 public buildings, mainly elementary schools and kindergartens, according to a press release from the government of the province of Vojvodina. The grants are part of a EUR 100,000 project funded by the European Bank for […]
EPS invites expressions of interest for construction of 66 MW Kostolac wind farm
State power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has issued an invitation for expressions of interest in international public bidding (with pre-qualification) for the Procurement of Goods, Works and Associated Services for the Renewable Energy Project Kostolac – Wind Park, Serbia, which will be EPS first wind farm. The project includes the construction of a 66 MW […]
Novi Sad to get EUR 300,000 grant for Green City Action Plan
Novi Sad Mayor Miloš Vučević has signed a document confirming the city’s intent to develop a Green City Action Plan (GCAP) for joining the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Green Cities program, according to a statement on Novi Sad’s website. At a joint press conference with Zsuzsanna Hargitai, the EBRD’s director for the […]
Seven owls, 12 other birds of prey returned to the wild near Belgrade
As part of efforts to protect endangered species and conserve biodiversity, five Eurasian scops owls (Otus scops) and two little owls (Athene noctua) have been returned to the wild in the vicinity of Belgrade this summer, in a joint project of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, the Belgrade […]