Update: Building Efficiency Accelerator regional workshop held in Belgrade
Updated on November 7, 2017. A regional workshop dedicated to accelerating building efficiency has been held in Belgrade. The workshop has provided experts and representatives of several European cities participating at the project with an opportunity to exchange experiences and knowledge gained. The Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) project is a part of the UN’s Sustainable […]
Funds allocated for use of renewables to heat water in public buildings in Vojvodina
A total of 11 towns and municipalities in the Serbian northern province of Vojvodina were awarded funding to co-finance projects introducing the use of biomass and solar power for heating water in public buildings. The contracts for the co-financing of the projects were awarded under two competitions for those renewable energy sources and were signed […]
Green building concept has important role in climate change adaptation, Belgrade conference conveys
Green building concept has important role in climate change adaptation, as buildings account for more than 30 percent of CO2 emissions in the world, the Going net zero conference, held today in Belgrade, was told. Serbia is committed to the sustainable development of housing and the improvement of energy efficiency, Serbian officials said at the […]
Croatian Fermopromet opened biogas power plant in Bačka Topola
The Croatian company Fermopromet opened a 2 MW biogas power plant outside the town of Bačka Topola in Vojvodina in the presence of Serbian Mining and Energy Minister Aleksandar Antić. The electricity production facility will produce power using byproducts from the company’s own agricultural production and waste generated by local industrial facilities. Serbian media reported […]
City of Kruševac and GGE sign largest public lighting PPP in region
The City of Kruševac, in central Serbia, has signed a public-private partnership (PPP) with GGE, regional energy services group, for a complete renovation of public lighting systems in its administrative area. This is the largest public lighting PPP in the Balkans by number of light bulbs and luminaires to be replaced, and the largest energy […]
Pančevo Oil Refinery receives IPPC license for pollution prevention
Pančevo-based Oil Refinery, part of the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS), has received an integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) license. The refinery is the first energy facility in Serbia to receive such permit, NIS announced. NIS said in a statement that the license guarantees that the production process in the refinery is fully aligned […]
Israeli Enlight Renewable Energy to build 104.5 MW wind farm in Serbia
Israeli company Enlight Renewable Energy will build one of the largest wind farms in Serbia with a capacity of 104.5 MW in Kovačica, in the northern province of Vojvodina. The project is worth EUR 189 million, and the wind farm is expected to be operational by the end of 2018. The project will be financed […]
Conference Going net zero on green buildings to be held in Belgrade
The conference Going net zero will be held in Belgrade on September 27 with an aim to highlight the importance of green construction, its potential and role in the fight against climate change. It is organized by the Serbia Green Building Council (SrbGBC), a member of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), to mark the […]