Slovenia supports district heating projects based on renewables with EUR 8 million grant
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Slovenia has published a call for co-financing of district heating projects based on use of renewable energy sources. The projects will be supported with a grant of total value of EUR 8 million. The call is open until all the funds for the period 2017-2020 are allocated, which would be […]
City of Belgrade ready for major energy efficiency refurbishment project
City of Belgrade Energy Secretary Marko Stojanović spoke to Balkan Green Energy News about the concept and the mechanisms of the newly-formed city’s Energy Efficiency Fund which will be as of next year also available to private citizens to upgrade the energy efficiency of their buildings. This is a revolving fund which is now being […]
Energy efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina: opportunity or obligation?
Author: Nihad Harbaš, Energy and climate change consultant BiH: Are end users still wasting energy? Specific energy consumption of heat energy and electricity is still quite high in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to developed and some developing countries. Proof for that is the specific energy consumption in the country in various sectors such as building sector, […]
Belgrade energy efficiency endeavours supported by UNEP
Siniša Mali, the Mayor of Belgrade, met with Harald Egerer, Head of UNEP Vienna SCC office. They discussed two initiatives that Serbian capital joined several months ago with the aim to improve energy efficiency in buildings and district heating. During the meeting in Vienna, Mali and Egerer discussed the implementation of two UNEP’s initiatives: BEA (Building […]
Switching to biomass could save to Valjevo heating plant up to EUR 1.4 million
Valjevo Heating Plant is planning to switch to biomass, which would cost EUR 4-5 million. According to this year’s expenses, utilizing biomass would save the plant EUR 1.3-1.4 million annually. “Ahead of us is a 12-month period during which we have to conduct a feasibility study and obtain the project documentation. The ambitious plan is […]
Banjaluka plans construction of wood-biomass heating plant – City Assembly to discuss public call for strategic partner
Banjaluka City Assembly will discuss on March 15 the public call for a strategic partner for the construction of a new wood-biomass heating plant. The Mayor of the Republika Srpska capital, Igor Radojičić said after the meeting of the Assembly Council that Banjaluka city is looking for the strategic partner for the construction of the plant […]
District heating making a comeback in pollution-struck Skopje
Author: Goce Trpkovski, Macedonia With household heating deemed responsible for one third of the town’s air pollution according to a recent study, Macedonia’s capital Skopje is facing great challenges in finding new energy solutions that would reduce pollutant emissions. Among the 50 plus proposed measures by the city administration to clean up the air, is […]
Skopje has the most polluted air of all European cities
Skopje has the highest concentration of fine particles in the air (PM 2.5) of all European cities, according to the latest study by the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Macedonian Institute for Public Health (IPH). The concentration of PM 2.5 is twice higher in Skopje than in Budapest or Bucharest, Europe’s second most polluted cities, […]