Šabac district heating operator to upgrade residential buildings under ESCO model
The Šabac district heating operator, Toplana-Šabac, will act as an energy service company (ESCO) that will take out a loan for its residential users in order to upgrade buildings, with repayment over 12 years to be financed through energy savings, the City of Šabac in western Serbia said. The contract on the loan for thermo-insulation […]
Albania approves 5 new construction permits for 8 small, medium HPPs
Albania’s National Territory Council (NTC) has approved 5 new construction permits for 8 small and medium hydropower plants (HPPs), local media reported. One of the permits refers to HPP Shutri 1 and HPP Shutri 2 on the Shutri stream. The project developer is ATEANI. The location of the power plants is relatively close to the […]
New wind installations up in Europe in H1 but Germany drives onshore down
The combined installations of new onshore and offshore wind capacity in Europe in the first half of 2019 were at 4.9 GW, which was up on the same period last year (4.5 GW), though onshore installations were down due to serious issues in Germany, according to a press release from wind power association WindEurope. Europe installed 2.9 […]
Public consultation on Belgrade waste incinerator, landfill confirms public mistrust over dearth of information
A public consultation on two environmental impact studies conducted for the Belgrade waste management project – specifically an energy-to-waste facility to incinerate municipal waste and use landfill gas and a new landfill to be built in the Serbian capital’s suburb of Vinča – has shown that there is still a lack of information concerning the […]
Limassol announces two projects to encourage recycling, composting
The Limassol municipality, which has very low recycling rates, has announced two new projects to encourage recycling and composting, Mayor Nicos Nicolaides has announced, the media in Cyprus reported. One of the two projects is Benefit As you Save (BAS), a pilot project aimed at addressing the very low recycling rates in Limassol, where an […]
Vasko Kovačevski appointed CEO of North Macedonia’s power company ESM
Vasko Kovačevski is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM – former ELEM), the company said on its website. The Supervisory Board of ESM has appointed Vasko Kovačevski as Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, the company said. The […]
China’s AVIC offers to finance, build HPP Buk Bijela, 4 small hydropower plants
China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC) has expressed interest in the construction of three large hydropower plants (HPPs) – Buk Bijela, Foča, and Paunci – and four small hydropower plants (SHPPs), the Ministry of Energy and Mining said on its website. Energy and Mining Minister Petar Đokic met with potential partners from China – […]
Pig farm’s wastewater treatment plant protecting Zasavica special nature reserve
An algae-based biological wastewater treatment plant has been commissioned at the Milovan Ivanković pig farm in Zasavica near Sremska Mitrovica. The facility has been built to help protect the Zasavica special nature reserve, among other reasons. The wastewater treatment facility at the Milovan Ivanković farm near the Zasavica special nature reserve has been built using […]