Renewables

Most read in November: DiCaprio, Manu Chao join fight against SHPPs, conference on RES in district energy, Croatia’s first geothermal power plant

DiCaprio

Published

December 6, 2019

Comments

comments icon

0

Share

Published:

December 6, 2019

Comments:

comments icon

0

Share

The support from Leonardo DiCaprio and Manu Chao for the initiative to ban the construction of small hydropower plants on Vjosa River in Albania and the part of the Balkan mountain range in Serbia was the most popular last month among our readers.

Also check out the top three list for the part of our portal in Serbian language.

1 – Manu Chao visits village in Serbia threatened by SHPP

Efforts against the construction of small hydropower plants in the region are increasingly receiving support from Europe and farther. “People are fighting everywhere. Somewhere it is hydropower plants, elsewhere mines, somewhere it is Monsanto. I know that people won many battles, they were united,” Manu Chao said. Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio warned that Vjosa River in Albania is one of the last free-flowing rivers on the continent.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Manu Chao support struggle against construction of HPPs in Balkans

2 – EBRD, Austria’s government, IRENA organize two-day event

On December 5 and 6, conference Renewable Energy Sources in District Heating and Cooling Systems is being held in Belgrade.

Conference on renewable energy sources in district heating and cooling to be held in Belgrade on December 5-6

3 – Facility with 16.5 MW officially opened in Ciglena near Bjelovar

Velika 1, the first geothermal power plant in Croatia, is designed to cover power demand for 29,000 households

Croatia’s first geothermal power plant Velika 1 officially unveiled

Comments (0)

Be the first one to comment on this article.

Enter Your Comment
Please wait... Please fill in the required fields. There seems to be an error, please refresh the page and try again. Your comment has been sent.

Related Articles

Israel Greece Cyprus reaffirm commitment to joint energy projects

Israel, Greece, Cyprus reaffirm commitment to joint energy projects

25 December 2025 - Israel, Greece and Cyprus vowed to safeguard their sea lanes and critical infrastructure against emerging threats

Serbia EPS mulls using heat pumps hydropower plants

Serbia’s EPS mulls using heat pumps at its hydropower plants

25 December 2025 - Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) wants to commission a study of the potential use of heat pumps at four hydropower plants in southwestern Serbia

H-Bridges team, IFEC

H-Bridges team from Belgrade returns to IFEC: students developing bidirectional EV charger

25 December 2025 - H-Bridges, a team of students from the ETF in Belgrade, is preparing for IFEC 2026 with a project for a bidirectional charger for electric vehicles

Hidroelectrica joint venture EDF 1 GW pumped storage project

Hidroelectrica to set up joint venture with EDF for 1 GW pumped storage project

24 December 2025 - Romania intends to revive the Tarnița-Lăpuștești pumped storage hydropower project in tandem with France's EDF