GGF extends EUR 1 million to LIDER to on-lend for energy efficiency, small renewable energy equipment
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF), an impact investment fund advised by Finance in Motion, has joined hands with the Microcredit Foundation LIDER to promote energy efficiency and use of small renewable energy equipment among households and farmers in Bosnia and Herzegovina through a loan of EUR 1 million. The loan, along with the complementary […]
Helping SEE region transform energy consumption model, shape political will for sector changes
Our ultimate goal is to improve people’s quality of life in South-East Europe (SEE), Joachim Gaube, Sector Fund Manager of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE-Energy Efficiency’s (ORF-EE) said in an interview for Balkan Green Energy News. He told us that since 2008, the ORF-EE has been providing support to the SEE countries in […]
Future of renewables in Croatia
Authors: Marija Mušec, Partner and Mia Kanceljak, Attorney-at-Law, at Law Firm Bardek, Lisac, Mušec, Skoko d.o.o. in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH In December 2018 the Croatian Parliament adopted the amendments to the Renewables Act and the Government adopted two implementing regulations, which jointly apply as of 1 January 2019 (“2019 Amendments”). In […]
Energy Community Secretariat urges Parliament to postpone decision on Tuzla 7 guarantee
The Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat has urged the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) to postpone its decision on a guarantee for the Export–Import Bank of China’s (Chexim – China Exim Bank) loan to state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) to build a new, 450 MW unit of the Tuzla coal-fired power […]
Applications for social and Earth sciences Summer School due before March 1
The Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG) has invited postgraduate students and early career professionals with an interest in the nexus of social sciences and Earth sciences to apply for the ReSToRE – Researching Social Theories, Resources, and Environment international Summer School. Applications are due before March 1, 2019. The summer school will […]
Local authorities in SEE invited to apply to host workshop on financing options for greener cities
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, in cooperation with the EKLIPSE project and NATURVATION project, are inviting local authorities in South-East Europe (SEE) to apply to host a two-day capacity-building workshop titled: Exploring financing options for greener cities – strengthening the capacity of local stakeholders to explore appropriate financing arrangements for nature-based interventions. The applying […]
New ways for prosumers to interact with energy market, grid operators
The LEAFS project, implemented by the Austrian Institute of Technology, addresses challenges that arise from a growing number of prosumers. The project seeks to make citizens more involved in Europe’s energy transition by establishing new ways of interacting with the energy market and grid operators. The story about the project is brought by the European […]
Romania’s 1st independent air quality monitoring network registers excessive PM pollution
Romania’s first independent air quality monitoring network, deployed by Philips Romania on October 1, 2018, has shown levels of PM10 and PM2.5 pollution frequently reaching seven to nine times the maximum allowed levels this winter. The air quality network is continuously monitoring emissions of particulate matter PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 at 15 stations in Bucharest […]