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 […]
“International” forest growing in Serbia to produce air “for all of us”
Stefan Drljača, 32, is a videographer in Belgrade, Serbia who spends his free time on his land near the town of Čačak, where he is planting a forest for himself, his descendants – and for all of us. Forests renew our air supply, as they produce oxygen and absorb CO2, while they also prevent mudslides […]
Resalta signs energy supply PPP with Gornja Toponica hospital
Resalta has signed a public-private partnership (PPP) for energy efficiency with the Gornja Toponica special psychiatric hospital. This is the first such PPP for energy supply with a state institution in Serbia, the company said in a press release. In order to improve the infrastructure as well as employee and patient comfort, the Gornja Toponica […]