Crowdfunding project raises funds for solar power plant in just 48 hours
Zelena Energetska Zadruga (ZEZ) has successfully collected HRK 172,000 (about EUR 23,200) in only 48 hours for the construction of a solar power plant, under its second crowdfunding project financed through micro loans through a campaign called Križevački Sunčani Krovovi. Under the first project, ZEZ needed 10 days to collect the needed funds from citizens. […]
Akfen commissions first of four wind farms slated for completion in 2019
Akfen Renewable Energy, the renewables arm of Turkey’s Akfen Holding, has put into operation the first of four wind farms planned to go on stream in 2019. The 26 MW Kocalar wind farm became operational last week, according to reports. The Kocalar wind farm will meet the electricity demand of 120,000 consumers annually, according to […]
European Commission publishes draft national energy and climate plans submitted by EU member states
The European Commission (EC) has published Draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) submitted by EU Member States, including those by Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Greece, Romania, and Slovenia. Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Greece were among 7 EU member states that failed to submit draft NECPs to the EC by the December 31, 2018 deadline. Albania, North […]
Apply for Climate-KIC Pioneers into Practice and get paid placement in one of 18 European states
EIT Climate-KIC, a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), has invited students, postgraduates, and professionals to apply for Pioneers into Practice, the leading professional mobility programme focused on climate change. The scope of the Pioneers into Practice is the biggest so far. The programme, in its ninth year running, involves 17 EU member states and Serbia […]
European Social Innovation Competition is challenging plastic waste – applications due by April 4
The European Commission has launched the 2019 edition of the European Social Innovation Competition. The competition is open to applicants from EU member states and Horizon 2020 associated countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey. Under the theme Challenging Plastic Waste, this year’s edition of the European Social Innovation Competition […]
Republika Srpska abolishes feed-in tariffs for wind farms
The Parliament of Republika Srpska has adopted a new law on renewable energy and efficient cogeneration, which abolishes feed-in tariffs for wind farms. This is one of the major changes in the regulatory framework announced in the countries of the Energy Community, including Northern Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. According to the Republika Srpska […]
Concession agreement scrapped for Trusina wind farm
The government of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has severed a concession agreement with Eol Prvi for the construction of the Trusina wind farm in Nevesinje, which had been announced to soak an investment of BAM 150 million (around EUR 76.5 million), the media in the region reported. The start of construction […]
Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia on SHPP: Mistakes, Consequences, Solutions
The Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia (AESS) has published its view on energy, environmental, and social problems arising from the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPP) with a long penstock, which represents the best overview so far of specific mistakes made by authorities since 2009, answers why the construction of such hydropower plants is […]