Public buildings’ overhaul assisted by UNDP
The Canton of Sarajevo signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme to facilitate mutual participation in the funding for an energy efficiency project. Public buildings will undergo refurbishment worth BAM 1.2 million (EUR 614,000), where the regional authority will provide EUR 358,000, and the international organization took on the responsibility for the remainder. […]
Nexans strengthens wind power transmission capacity
EnergoBit SA’s 30 MW Babadag III wind farm in Romania will transmit energy to the grid using 140 kilometres of Nexans SA’s high temperature conductor cables and accessories. The existing Babadag – Tulcea Vest 110 kV power line does not have enough capacity to carry power from the solar plant, Nexans said. The high temperature […]
Two solar farms to be built in Vâlcea County in 2016
One photovoltaic facility will be installed in Bujoreni commune and the second in Balcesti’s industrial park next year. The two power plants will thus produce electricity for companies that will invest there, Agerpres informs. “It is green energy and I am convinced that this investment will galvanize the real-estate sector. Based on the talks with […]
Basketball player invests in small hydropower plants
Mirza Teletović and his family recently registered their company Eko-wat in Jablanica with the aim to start an investment of BAM 10 million (USD 5.56 million), portal Klix.ba reported. Salem Dedić, the mayor of the town in Herzegovina region’s north, said the basketball player’s projects received necessary permits and that the construction of two small […]
ENVIROS Ltd. launches operations in Serbia
Consulting company ENVIROS d. o. o. organized the ceremonial launch of its Serbian branch within the premises and with the support of the Embassy of the Czech Republic. Ambassador Ivana Hlavsová commenced the event by welcoming more than 70 guests from governmental organizations and agencies, industrial companies and consulting firms. The ceremony was facilitated by […]
GE promotes advantages of biogas utilization
“We want to identify the waste-to-energy potential in Serbia and the need for energy, but also to define the possible route towards succcesful development of energy generation from biogas in line with the existing conditions and regulations,” said Gaetano Massara, head of GE South East Europe, opening the conference ‘Serbian Biogas Market Trends and Challenges’ […]
Board of AEBIOM joined by officials from Balkans
The General Assembly of the European Biomass Association (AEBIOM), held in Brussels, elected the organization’s leadership. Among the 16 candidates from 14 different countries, four of the elected board members are from Southeastern Europe, namely Romania, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ilias Papageorgiadis, president of the Romanian Association of Biomass and Biogas (Arbio), Marijan Kavran, […]
EBRD provides long-term support for green investments
Businesses in 23 countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo*, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey, benefit from Sustainable Energy Finance Facilities (SEFFs), said the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which initiated the programme. It extends credit lines to local financial institutions for on-lending to their clients from the industrial, commercial, residential and […]