Croatia has allocated more money for recycling yards construction
Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy announced additional EUR 9.25 million for the construction of recycling yards. Total sum has amounted to EUR 29 million. The public call will last until the funds are used. Due to great interest after the first public call made earlier this year, the Ministry decided to provide additional […]
Lepoglava – first Croatian green prison
The Lepoglava Prison has become the first prison in Croatia to use renewable energy for heating. Starting this month, the green prison will be using wood chips instead of fossil fuels. This is considered the very first step towards introducing the use of wood biomass into public institutions. The Forest Biomass, a subsidiary of the […]
Hrvatski Telekom joins SEE e-chargers network
The leading provider of telecommunications services in Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom, has installed first two fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. This is the beginning of the project that aims to create e-chargers network and help development of green e-mobility corridors in Central and South East Europe (SEE). The installation of these two chargers in Croatia’s capital by Hrvatski […]
Tender for construction of waste-treatment plant near City of Šibenik
The city-owned company Bikarac published a tender for the design and construction of the waste-treatment plant and related facilities located near City of Šibenik in Croatia. The Bikarac Regional Waste Management Center project is worth HRK 130 million (EUR 17.2 million). Money had been secured from European Union’s Cohesion Fund funds and the Croatian Environmental […]
Croatia will build 6.5 MW solar power plant in Cres
Croatia is going to install a 6.5 MW solar power plant in the region of Cres and Lošinj islands, in the northern part of the Adriatic sea. The new plant will cover 17 hectares and produce about 8.5 million kWh of electricity. The amount is sufficient for local households but their energy bills will not […]
Red light for gas power plant at Peruća, new focus on renewable energy
Previously planned gas-fired power plant at Peruća Lake in Croatia has been cancelled after Dalmatia county assembly found itself under the attacks from politicians and NGO’s, concerned about the environmental effects. Instead, a new focus has been cast on renewable energy – water, sun and wind. This is the main conclusion of the special session […]
Waste separation is becoming mandatory in Croatia
In Croatia, separate collection of waste will be mandatory in the future. The Decree on the management of municipal waste came into force on 1 November. Local governments now have a three-month period to decide on how to implement it. Fines for non-compliance are foreseen for everyone: citizens, municipalities, cities, and the state itself. The […]
Cross-border protocol to finally reduce air pollution in Slavonski Brod
Croatia and Republika Srpska signed a protocol on cooperation under which Bosanski Brod refinery will be connected to Croatian gas system. The agreement should reduce cross-border air-pollution that has been at the center of a dispute between the two countries for a long time. The cooperation agreement was signed the last day of October, Croatian […]