WB6 electricity report: Slow progress in establishing day-ahead markets and their coupling
The Western Balkan Six (WB6) countries have been progressing in developing their electricity markets at different pace, while the regional market is still to take shape, the Energy Community Secretariat assessed in its WB6 Electricity Monitoring Report. The report was presented at the WB6 Summit in Trieste on July 12. It analyses progress made at […]
Consortium Suez-Itochu only bidder for Vinča landfill rehabilitation project
One offer from the French-Japanese consortium Suez-Itochu has been received for public-private partnership contract for the rehabilitation of Vinča landfill near Belgrade, the city authorities announced. Opening of the bids for the public-private partnership contract for the treatment and disposal of municipal waste at Vinča landfill was held on July 13, and only one bid […]
Province of Vojvodina encourages public institutions to switch to biomass for heating
The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina has published a call for co-financing of biomass heating projects in the public buildings in this province in northern Serbia. The call is open until July 21, 2017, the Secretariat of Energy, Construction and Transport of Vojvodina announced. The total value of grants is EUR 166,000, while the maximum amount […]
Italians join WB6 initiative for energy market integration
The Italian Ministry of Economic Development has joined the Western Balkan 6 (WB6) regional electricity market integration initiative, becoming thus the thirteenth EU stakeholder to join, the Energy Community announced. The WB6 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on regional electricity market development was signed by Italian Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda on the occasion of […]
EBRD Sustainable Energy Award to cement maker Salonit Anhovo
The Salonit Anhovo cement maker won the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) bronze Sustainable Energy Award for the progress it achieved in using non-hazardous solid recovered waste in its energy mix. Another reason for the award to the Slovenian company is the fact that it lowered its pollution to levels that the cement […]
E.ON and MOL to build 40 charging stations for electric vehicles in Romania
In three years time Romania will have 40 new charging stations for electric vehicles in place thanks to the NEXT-E project, funded by the EU. The stations will be built by the energy supplier E.ON Romania and Hungarian group MOL. The charging stations will be built at Mol’s gas stations on the three main motorways […]
Bogdan Nicolae Badea appointed new general manager of Romanian Hidroelectrica
Former State Secretary at the Romanian Ministry of Energy Bogdan Nicolae Badea has been appointed a director of state-owned power producer Hidroelectrica. Badea was appointed manager of the Management Board by the Supervisory Board in the beginning of July. Two new members of the executive board were also appointed: Marian Bratu, former manager of the […]
All new Volvo models electrified as of 2019
The Volvo company announced that as of 2019 all of its new cars would have electric motors placing electrification at the core of future business and marking the end of cars that have only an internal combustion engine. The press release said that Volvo Cars will introduce a portfolio of electrified cars across its model […]