Robotics and green power help small-scale farming
Robotics Laboratory of the the Mihajlo Pupin Institute and the the Institute of Agricultural Economics will present their mobile robotic solar electric generator on September 25 at the 9th Forum of Organic Production in Selenča in Serbia’s northwest. The project combines solar energy with information and communications technology to power and manage irrigation at small […]
MobiSun – pro Energy: the mobile robotic solar electric generator
What is MobiSun – pro Energy? MobiSun – pro Energy is a mobile two-axis robotic solar electric generator designed by the Robotics Laboratory of the Mihailo Pupin Institute, based in Belgrade to help family farms in efficiency and bring cleaner agriculture. The device rotates three light-sensitive photovoltaic panels, which are mounted on a standard passenger […]
Baden–Württemberg assisting in energy transition
Serbia has significant potential of renewable energy, estimated at 5 million tonnes of oil equivalent, where biomass accounts for 3 million tonnes, said Aleksandar Vesić, assistant minister for agriculture and environmental protection, at an event in the parliament. National Assembly hosted the fourth meeting of the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum dedicated to the utilization […]
Green power projects to add expenses for households
If electricity generated by wind and solar facilities was cheaper than from thermal power plants, Electric Power Co. of Serbia (EPS) would prioritize renewables, said Aleksandar Obradović, head of the government-controlled utility. In an interview for regional news channel N1, he said EPS however does plan significant investments in aeolic and photovoltaic energy projects in […]
Paperwork sought for extention of planned solar park in Kostolac
Serbian state-owned energy utility EPS has invited bids for the preparation of the investment and technical paperwork to obtain the necessary permits for the construction of a solar park near the central town of Kostolac. The drafting of the paperwork and subsequent permitting should create all the necessary conditions to raise the installed capacity of […]
Yugoslav energy projects need dust wiped off
“Lack of good energy policy leaves us under threat of poverty and unemployment, and health risks,” said Aleksandra Tomić, chairwoman of the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum, opening the body’s third meeting in the form of a public debate on the Proposal of Energy Development Strategy until 2025 with projections until 2030. The House of […]
EPS plans solar and wind projects at coal-fired plant complex
State-controlled Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) called for offers in the procurement of a preliminary feasibility study with a general project for the construction of a solar power plant in the slag and ash pond of thermal power plant Kostolac A, located 100 kilometers east of Belgrade. It also placed a public invitation for […]
Power purchase agreement may cure deal fatigue
No country of this region can hope for a prosperous future without closer cooperation with its neighbours and Europe. Gaetano Massara, CEO of GE South East Europe, the world’s leading infrastructure technology provider, who is covering 11 countries of the region from his Belgrade and Zagreb offices, told Balkan Green Energy News that looking at […]