Croatia announces public call for renewable energy premiums
The Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE) has announced an auction for the award of premiums and guaranteed purchase prices for electricity from renewable sources. The public call refers to solar power plants (50 MW), small hydropower plants (9 MW), as well as biogas (15 MW) and biomass (14 MW) power plants with a total capacity […]
CROPEX gets record price for guarantees of origin – EUR 1.52
Croatian power exchange CROPEX has sold the entire amount of 320,232 guarantees of origin (GOs) from wind and biomass plants that are privileged power producers and receive incentives. The auctions saw the highest price for guarantees this year – EUR 1.52, for guarantees from biomass. At the last auctions, in May, CROPEX sold 356,253 guarantees […]
First auctions for premiums in Croatia to be held by year-end
Croatia plans to hold auctions for premiums for the production of renewable energy from biomass and biogas by the end of the year while tenders for wind and solar power plants are planned for next year, according to Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić. He said Croatia would push the production of energy […]
TENDERING: Biomass heating plant in Novi Pazar
The Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia has launched a tender procedure for building and engineering works for a biomass heating plant with two gas-fired backup boilers for heating utility Gradska Toplana Novi Pazar. The deadline for the submission of bids is August 10, according to the public procurement notice (200430_PN_Biomass plant Novi Pazar.Rev.2). […]
Cogeneration plant BE-TO Karlovac starts trial production
Cogeneration plant BE-TO Karlovac in Croatia has launched a trial production of electricity and heat, according to Karlovac Mayor Damir Mandić. The cogeneration plant, which cost EUR 20 million to build, has a capacity of 5 MW for electricity generation and 10 MW for heat, according to local media. Electricity will be fed into HEP’s […]
Hidroelectrica plans to install first offshore wind park in Black Sea
Romania’s biggest power producer laid out an ambitious long-term plan to its shareholders, leaning to a large extent on funds it expects from the European Green Deal. Hidroelectrica proposed to develop capacities in hydropower, biomass, photovoltaics, chargers for electric vehicles, hydrogen and wind turbines including an offshore wind park in the Black Sea of as […]
Three major environmental challenges clim@ 2020 finalists address
We are only two weeks away from the clim@ 2020 pitching event to select the winner of this year’s competition. Fifteen finalists from the whole world will pitch their innovative projects and business ideas to provide solutions for some of the most pressing environmental and climate challenges: waste disposal and pollution, global warming and emissions, […]
Contractor picked for biomass heating plant project in Priboj
A group spearheaded by Energotehnika Južna Bačka is due to replace outdated equipment in the town in southwest Serbia as works are scheduled to start in the autumn and last one year. KfW and the Swiss government are financing the switch of district heating systems to biomass in Priboj and five other municipal units. The […]
