BDI-designed biodiesel plant may get funding from EIB
The European Investment Bank said it is considering financing a multifeedstock biodiesel plant developed by Biom d. o. o. from Zagreb. The planned facility of 100,000 tonnes (30 million gallons per year) could receive EUR 38 million. The plant will be built by Austria-based BDI – BioEnergy International AG. The bank said the overall cost […]
CIS thin-film solar plant goes online in Kayseri
Turkey saw its first utility-scale photovoltaic facility in the technology of copper, indium and selenide (CIS) commissioned in August, industry sources reported. The Ege Sarıoğlan GES system in Kayseri province in the central part of the country was mounted with thin film–based panels in three months. The project was spearheaded by Istanbul-based Smart Energy Group, […]
Kostt choosing consultant firm for lines, substations
The deadline expired for expressions of interest in the selection of implementation consultant for a project by Kostt (Transmission, System and Market Operator Jsc) in Prishtina/Priština. The company intends using the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for financing. The proposed project has a total estimated cost of about […]
Belgrade adopts plan for adaptation to climate change
The assembly of Serbia’s capital city approved the Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change and the Action Plan for Adaptation. Nataša Đokić, assistant to the environment secretary of Belgrade, said the document is strategic, and a first step for the establishment of a system for future events, the city’s official website reported. „Climate change is […]
Slavonija DI commissions biomass CHP plant in Osijek
After two months of operation, a combined heat and power system of 8 MW and 4.6 MW, respectively, was opened in eastern Croatia, portal Vecernji.hr reported. The facility worth EUR 17 million was installed in Osijek by Slavonija DI d. o. o., flooring and veneer industry headquartered in Slavonski Brod. The plant has twenty employees […]
Chinese firm seen for construction of large HPPs
Economy minister of Montenegro Vladimir Kavarić and vice chairman of Norinco International Corporation Ltd from China Wang Xinging signed a memorandum of understanding as the basis for cooperation in the field of energy, the ministry said. Both sides agreed on the interest in projects of large hydropower plants (HPPs) on the rivers of Morača and […]
Elicio appoints new manager for Serbia
Company Elicio, owner of Electrawinds S, which develops and plans the construction of Alibunar (42 MW) and Malibuna 8 MW) wind parks in Serbia’s north appointed Christophe Bols as a new manager for Serbia, according to company’s statement. Bols, being an expert with many years of experience in developing renewable energy projects in Romania and […]
Power link to Albania to be financed by EBRD
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development published a project summary document in which it states it is considering to extend a senior corporate loan of up to EUR 40 million to MEPSO, Electricity Transmission System Operator of Macedonia, to fund the country’s part of the transmission line with Albania. The project entails the construction […]
