World Bank to help Croatia improve waste management, switch to circular economy
Croatia, lagging behind on European Union’s waste prevention targets, will receive support from the World Bank to transform its solid waste management system and incorporate circular economy approaches into its post-2022 National Waste Management Plan. An agreement under which the World Bank will provide technical assistance to support the Government of Croatia in the transformation […]
Six Croatian households get acces to electricity with solar panels
Six rural households in Croatia can finally replace candles with light bulbs, keep food in a refrigerator, watch TV and listen to the radio, after spending ten or more years without power. They get electricity from solar panels on their roofs. The Ray of Sun – Light of Hope campaign, organized and implemented by Zelena […]
Clean Air For All – What are the main sources of air pollutants?
*Expert advice in the preparation of this article was provided by Professor Aleksandar Jovović, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade There is no doubt that the main sources of air pollution are the same all over the world – the energy sector, commercial, institutional and household heating, transportation, industry, agriculture, and waste management. However, […]
Kosovo* parliamentarians reviewing small hydropower permits
A group of lawmakers in Prishtina held the first meeting within their three-month deadline for a probe into the controversy regarding the issuance of licenses and the oversight of small hydropower plants in Kosovo*. A parliamentary inquiry commission in the Assembly of Kosovo* has been established to review the process of issuing licenses and supervising […]
Serbia to back municipalities’ energy efficiency works, public lighting
Municipalities in Serbia can submit one project each by November 12 for the refurbishment of buildings and other energy efficiency measures or for public lighting. The Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia called on municipalities to apply for overall funds of EUR 366,000 for the improvement of energy efficiency in significant buildings and the […]
Energy Community publishes guidelines for regulating renewables self-consumers
The Energy Community Secretariat has published policy guidelines on the integration of renewables self-consumers into the energy networks. According to the Policy Guidelines on Integration of Renewables Self-Consumers, it follows the latest legal requirements stemming from the European Union’s Clean Energy Package (CEP), soon to be adopted in the Energy Community. The document replaces the […]
Greek gas firm DEPA Commerce in talks to enter wind, solar projects
In line with its declared strategy to create a 200 MW renewable energy portfolio, Greek state-controlled DEPA Commerce is negotiating with project developers to participate in planned wind parks and photovoltaic systems or buy stakes in such power plants that are under construction, according to local media. The gas supplier co-owned by Hellenic Petroleum is […]
Kranj in Slovenia starts digital makeover to become smart city
Households in the Mlaka pri Kranju suburb in Slovenia’s fourth-largest city, are soon getting access to real-time information on their gas, water and power expenditure. The smart solutions implemented in Kranj should ease the local authority’s overall planning and emergency response and slash losses for utilities. Companies are helping with digitalization, including transportation and air […]