EU approves EUR 57 million Croatian support for HEP District Heating
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Croatian plans to support the EUR 57 million modernization of a district heating system in the city of Zagreb (Croatia) by the city’s district heating operator HEP Toplinarstvo (HEP District Heating). The investment aid will support the modernization of the hot water network through the […]
EIB adopts new energy lending policy, to stop financing fossil fuel projects from end-2021
The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) Board of Directors has agreed on a new energy lending policy which envisages that the bank will stop financing fossil fuel projects from the end of 2021. The EIB will no longer consider new financing for unabated, fossil fuel energy projects, including gas, from the end of 2021 onwards, the […]
Croatia’s proposed energy strategy envisages raising renewables’ share to 36.4% by 2030
The Croatian government has sent to parliament a proposal of the country’s energy sector development strategy until 2030, with projections until 2050, which envisages increasing renewables’ share in gross final energy consumption to 36.4% by 2030. Presenting the proposal of the strategy, Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić said that renewables’ share is […]
North Macedonia’s ESM to subsidize purchase of inverter air conditioners with EUR 10 million
North Macedonia’s state-owned power company Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM) has set aside EUR 10 million in subsidies for the purchase of inverter air conditioners as part of the government’s Clean Air Plan, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has announced. ESM has set aside the EUR 10 million for the first program phase, with 10,000 households […]
Switching from coal, oil to natural gas accelerates climate change – study
Conversion from coal and oil to natural gas increases the greenhouse effect of energy consumption by around 40%, according to a new study released by German think-and-do-tank Energy Watch Group (EWG). The International Energy Agency (IEA) is “repeatedly playing down” the climate impact of natural gas, thus laying the foundation for national governments to continue […]
TENDERING: Consulting services to conduct energy audits for 40 public buildings
The Sarajevo Canton has issued a public call for the provision of consulting services to conduct energy audits and detailed design for 40 public buildings. The canton will use a EUR 500,000 grant from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) grant to finance these services, the EBRD said in a request for proposals, […]
Croatia’s largest integrated solar power plant for self-consumption unveiled
Genera, the Croatian subsidiary of the UK-based veterinary products manufacturer Dechra Pharmaceuticals, has officially opened the country’s largest integrated solar power plant for self-consumption. The integrated solar renewable energy facility, built under a GBP 1.3 million investment partially subsidized by EU funds, features 5,543 rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels fitted at Genera’s plant in Sveta Nedelja, […]
TENDERING: Energy efficiency analysis of conventional and alternative fuel buses
Serbia’s Road Traffic Safety Agency has launched tendering to produce an energy efficiency analysis of conventional and alternative fuel transit buses. Bidders seeking to look into the energy efficiency of conventional and alternative fuel transit buses have until 11:30 AM on September 23 to file their offers. The most economically advantageous tender criterion will be […]
