26 MEPs warn of “impending environmental damage” of Chinese industrial projects in Serbia
A group of 26 MEPs warn of the “impending environmental damage” of Chinese companies’ industrial projects in Serbia.
China’s Yinlong to buy 51% of bus maker Ikarbus, produce electric vehicles – GM
China’s Yinlong is expected to buy a 51% stake in Serbian bus manufacturer Ikarbus in mid-June and expand its product portfolio to electric vehicles, Ikarbus General Manager Aleksandar Vićentić has said. Ikarbus’ privatization has already begun under the bus maker’s prepackaged bankruptcy, Vićentić told Tanjug, eKapija reported. After Yinlong buys 51% of Ikarbus, 26% will […]
HEP receives 6 offers for Orlec Trinket solar power plant
Two Chinese companies – Dongfang Electric International Corporation and Chinapower Sepco1 – are among 6 companies that expressed interest to build the 6.5 MW Orlec Trinket solar power plant on the Cres island, in what would be the largest solar power plant in Croatia, local media reported. According to the Chinese Southeast European Business Association (CSEBA), […]
Top 10 Most Read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2018
‘Tis the season to look back, and Balkan Green Energy News brings you the most significant events, news, and expert views that both marked 2018 and piqued the interest of our English-language readers. As you wonder whether your favorite news, interviews, op-eds or project presentations from the entire Balkan region made it to our Top […]
Industry association expects major deployment surge as EU removes trade duties on solar panels from China
Now that the EU’s trade measures on solar panels from China have expired, Brussels-based industry association SolarPower Europe expects a major solar deployment surge across the bloc, based on a 2017 study from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST). Following the European Commission’s decision not to extend the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy […]
China’s Sunpower to design biomass power plant in Bulgaria
A subsidiary of China’s environmental protection solutions company Sunpower Group will design a biomass power generation facility in Bulgaria, according to a press release from the Chinese company. The subsidiary, Shandong Yangguang Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd., will design a facility with a power generation capacity of 16MW, using waste from the pulp production process […]
Aarhus Centre lodges court complaints against environmental permits for HPPs Buk Bijela, Foča
The Aarhus Resource Centre Sarajevo has submitted two complaints to the District Court in Banja Luka against the environmental permits for the Buk Bijela and Foča hydropower plants (HPPs) on the river Drina in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) near the border with Montenegro, CEE Bankwatch Network, one of the largest networks of environmental civil society […]
China Energy gains renewable foothold in Greece, eyes Balkan expansion
China Energy Investment Corporation, one of the world’s largest power companies, has signed a cooperation agreement with Greece’s Copelouzos Group for renewable energy and conventional electricity. Under the agreement, China Energy will enter into the equity of a significant pipeline of wind farms built by Copelouzos Group, one of the biggest investment groups in Greece […]