Real time sun power to energize Serbia
By Mihailo Mihailović, independent energy consultant Decreasing our dependence on “pre-historic” solar energy stored in fossil fuels and utilizing the “real time” sun power is an inevitable task for Serbia to prepare its future energy mix. This November Belgrade was the host of the 10th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion […]
EPS invests EUR 500 million in hydropower
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) will invest about half a billion euros in the modernisation of hydropower plants (HPPs) by 2025 announced Aleksandar Jakovljević, Director of the EPS Directorate for Strategy. Hydropower plants produce one third of EPS total electricity production. They were built from 26 to 60 years ago, so EPS plans to invest EUR […]
Energy, environment and the Energy Community – sustainable solutions for the Western Balkans and beyond
By Peter Vajda, Environmental Expert, Energy Community External costs of energy generation Whether talking about the effects of global or local changes in climate, health problems caused by air pollutants or the sustainability of our modern lifestyle in general, energy policies and the decisions taken therein always have a major impact. Generally, the discussion tends […]
2nd International energijA+ HVAC meeting in Montenegro
EnergijA+, 2nd International heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) meeting organized by Engineers Chamber of Montenegro (IKCG) was held in September in Budva, Montenegro. The meeting gathered about 60 HVAC engineers from IKGC`s Mechanical engineer’s chamber, and 40 participants from eight European countries. During two days of sessions, speakers from science, institutions, and industry gave 22 […]
Turkey and Western Balkans to combat climate change together
Turkey and the Western Balkans should join forces in reducing the consequences of climate change and they have EUR 90 million already available from European Union’s funds, according to participants at a regional workshop earlier this month in Macedonia’s capital Skopje. The event was organized by Environment and Climate Regional Accession Network (ECRAN) and the […]
Ademe closing applications for awards
The first edition of the Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards will close on September 16. The awards ceremony in the project of the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe) will occur during the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Morocco in November. The Mediterranean region is […]
UBB to finance energy efficiency in homes with EBRD’s loan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is providing a EUR 5 million loan and technical assistance to the United Bulgarian Bank (UBB) to finance investments that will improve the energy efficiency of residential buildings. The package is part of EBRD’s strategy to help the countries where it invests to address climate change […]
GIZ donates MVP software to Government of Montenegro
The objective of the handover of the Monitoring and Verification Platform (MVP) to the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro, as partner of the Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) project, is to provide support for more efficient and effective policy formulation in the sector of energy efficiency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationalle […]