Waste management in Serbia – problems, challenges, and possible solutions
Serbia has handed the second draft negotiating position for chapter 27 to the European Commission, and the authorities expect the opening of the chapter, which deals with the environment, to be possible by the end of 2019. From the moment of accession (the assumption is this would happen in 2025), Serbia is proposing an 11-year […]
Republika Srpska grants 50-year concession for 49.5 MW Grebak wind farm
The government of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), has granted Nevesinje-based firm VE Grebak a 50-year concession to build and operate a 49.5 MW wind farm, in an investment valued at BAM 130 million (about EUR 65 million), local media reported. The Grebak wind farm is planned to have 15 turbines, […]
Western Balkan coal power plants are health, economic liability for entire Europe – environmental organizations
Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic liability for the whole of Europe, with people in the EU bearing the majority of the health impacts and costs, according to a new report by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Sandbag, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, CEE Bankwatch […]
Call for energy solutions (PoWER Project): March 4 set as submission deadline
Within the project PoWER (Ports as driving Wheels of Entrepreneurial Realm), a call for solutions has been launched and it will be open until March 4, 2019. The call aims at involving companies, SMEs, professionals, and researchers in the Adriatic – Ionian area in the search for new solutions and patents (products, services, business models […]
Turkey adds 457 MW of installed wind energy capacity in 2018
A total of USD 650 million was invested in Turkey’s wind energy sector to add 457 MW of installed capacity in 2018, the Turkish Wind Energy Association’s (TUREB) data shows. According to the Turkish Wind Energy Statistics Report 2019, Turkey’s total installed wind capacity reached 7,369 MW in 2018, Anadolu Agency reported. The sector grew […]
Ivicom Consulting signs deal on EUR 61.3 million wind farm in Bihać
The government of the Una-Sana Canton and Croatia’s Ivicom Consulting have signed a contract to regulate the parties’ relations concerning a concession agreement to build and operate wind turbines, each with a capacity of up to 5 MW, on the territory of Bihać, paving the way for launching a study on the economic viability of […]
All Bulgarian rivers damaged in some way, 200 HPPs approved on top of 270 built – WWF
All Bulgarian rivers and their tributaries have been adversely affected by pollution, drought, wastewater, extraction of inert materials, and hydropower plants (HPPs), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned. A total of 270 hydropower plants have been built on the country’s 325 rivers, while 200 more HPP projects have been approved in the […]
Hrvatske Šume launches tendering for wood chip delivery for cogeneration plants
Croatia’s public forest management utility Hrvatske Šume has announced a public call for the sale of 265,000 tonnes of wood chips and firewood intended only for combined heat and power (CHP) in high-efficiency cogeneration plants. The public call worth EUR 200 million was launched on February 12, as announced ten days ago, when the management […]