French-Serbian conference includes energy, environment
Investment cooperation agency Business France, Serbian Development Agency – RAS, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Serbia and French-Serbian Chamber of Commerce are organizing the French-Serbian Business Conference and Seminar with business-to-business (B2B) meetings to be held on September 15 in Paris. The focus will be on agriculture, automobile industry, information and communications technology […]
HeSaLight donates 20 street lights to Belgrade
The City of Belgrade installed LED lighting in Brankova street in the centre with the help from Danish company HeSaLight from Roskilde. The donation of 20 lamps, worth RSD 2 million (EUR 16,200), will bring down electricity costs by up to 60%, mayor Siniša Mali said at the meeting with the firm’s representatives. He added […]
Landfill for Subotica region to be finished next year
One of the largest construction sites in Serbia lies between Bikovo and Oromo, in North Bačka District, portal Subotica.com reported. Construction of a regional landfill began in the middle of last year with the aim for the most advanced waste management system to be completed in 2017. The regional facility for the city of Subotica […]
Recycling requires infrastructure, awareness and campaigns
The level of consensus in Serbia about a framework for a sustainable economy is yet to improve, said Filip Radović, director of Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, he cited the economic crisis but also a transitional moment in the development of domestic economy as barriers . However, […]
Green roofs as a modern concept of green building and its benefits to environment
Katarina Penonić, Master Engineer of Urbanism and Regional Development, B.Sc. Landscape Architect and Dejan Lazić, Senior Landscape Architect, General Manager at Green Decor doo, Belgrade. For more information www.zelenikrovovi.rs. Increasing population growth and the zones covered with buildings in urban areas created a less comfortable living, lower quality of life for people in cities and on […]
Study presented for wastewater treatment plant in Niš
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, the European Union Delegation in Serbia and of the Office for European Integration of Serbia attended a presentation of a feasibility study for the project of wastewater collection and treatment in the city of Niš, located in the country’s south. The ministry said the document should […]
Geothermal energy is underutilized
The Belgrade Chamber of Commerce organized a conference called Geothermal Energy is in Our Backyard, under the auspices of the city’s Secretariat for Energy and the Faculty of Mining and Geology of the University of Belgrade. The event was attended by representatives of local municipalities and many companies and public utilities from Belgrade and Serbia, […]
Subotica decides not to withdraw part of KfW loan
At the local assembly meeting the City of Subotica approved the proposal by public heating utility JKP Subotička toplana not to withdraw EUR 1.7 million, part of a loan provided by KfW Development Bank, portal Subotica.com reported. The package worth EUR 4.5 million for the heating plant was agreed on in 2012 with the assistance […]