GGF partners with AFK to support green financing in Kosovo*
Green for Growth Fund (GGF) enters its 14th market by providing EUR 1 million for energy efficiency implementation in Kosovo*. The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) announced a EUR 1 million senior loan to Agency for Finance in Kosovo* (AFK) in a deal that further expands and diversifies the fund’s geographic and operational scope with […]
REC hosted multi-stakeholder workshop on PRTRs in Belgrade
The Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Regional Environmental Center (REC) jointly organized multi-stakeholder workshop “Building an Operational Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)” in Belgrade on October 26. The event was held in the framework of the project “Support Establishment and Advancement of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) in Western Balkan Countries […]
Airbus uses biomass for heating
The French aircraft manufacturer Airbus uses woodchips to heat its production facilities after Polytechnik company has installed a new biomass fueled boiler to produce thermal energy. The Austrian company renowned for its advanced combustion solutions using biomass to provide energy has reported that the installed boiler is to produce saturated steam with the heat output […]
Energy Community Secretariat establishes Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre
A Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre was established by the Secretariat. Its launch comes as a response to signals that the settlement alternatives currently available for energy disputes no longer respond to the needs of national authorities and stakeholders, in particular small and medium enterprises and consumers. Arbitration and litigation proceedings tend to be lengthy, […]
Solar Valley housing project in Novi Sad available for buyers
Housing project Solarna dolina (Solar Valley) in Novi Sad, northwestern Serbia, implements the best practices for energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in a specific urban environment design. The project is located on the slopes of the Fruška Gora mountain, on the right bank of the river Danube, in Karagača, Petrovaradin, near the state roadway […]
Call for financing of public buildings energy efficiency improvements
Serbian Ministry of mining and energy published a call for the financing of the local government`s public buildings energy efficiency improvements projects. Projects will be financed by EUR 0,2 million from the Energy efficiency fund (the Fund) and EUR 0,46 million provided by the Global Environmental Fund (GEF). Each one of the project proposals can […]
Biomass is more cost-effective for heating than fossil fuels
There are entrepreneurs in Serbia who are considering the option to transform the energy system in their facilities towards cogeneration, but there are difficulties in securing a long-term fuel supply, Nataša Pavićević Bajić, new president of the National Association for Biomass – Serbio, told Balkan Green Energy News. Other challenges, in her words, are in […]
Montenegro can have 17,500 new jobs in green economy by 2020
According to UNEP/UNDP report, Montenegro could open 17,500 new jobs in the next few years by investing in green economy, primarily in the tourism and related sectors. Total of 95 percent of new green jobs can be opened as a result of energy efficiency measures in construction and transportation. Green economy concept is already integrated […]