MOEEBIUS – Saving energy through raising awareness of end-users by using new technologies
Residents of two buildings in the Stepa Stepanović residential complex in Belgrade can check on a mobile application and website how much energy they consume and how much it costs, whether their consumption increases or decreases in relation to regular consumption, but also to compare their spending on energy in various time periods. This data, […]
Resalta implements one of largest, newest energy monitoring systems in Bulgaria for Serdika Center
Slovenia-based Resalta, a leading energy service company (ESCO) in South-East Europe (SEE), has recently completed a project for Serdika Center in Sofia, one of the largest shopping malls in Bulgaria. Resalta has modernized the center’s energy monitoring system, significantly improving Serdika’s ability to control its energy consumption, the ESCO said in a press release. Serdika […]
BEAD – Converting commercial properties into intelligent digital buildings saving energy, reducing emissions
Energy consumption in buildings currently accounts for over 40% of all energy consumed in Europe and US. Human behavior alone is the source of 20%-40% of energy waste in buildings. This problem is being addressed by Turkish startup BEAD, an entrant in this year’s clim@ competition for startups organized by the Green for Growth Fund […]
EC demands Slovenia to comply with Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
The European Commission has requested Slovenia to correctly transpose all the requirements of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) into national law. In the EU, buildings represent 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions. Under the law, Member States must establish and apply minimum energy performance requirements for new and existing buildings, […]
Renewable sources of energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina: issue of (un)sustainability
Author: Nihad Harbaš, Energy and climate change consultant Do we really know how much energy we generate and use in B&H? Consumption or use of energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is unknown, although data on the annual consumption of about 140 PJ can be found. Although this sounds unbelievable at first, the energy balances […]
Bulgaria updates action plan to improve energy efficiency
The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy has put up for public debate a draft of the updated National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for the 2014-2020 period aimed at reducing the amount of energy used by consumers at all levels in the country. The original action plan was submitted to the European Commission in 2014 with an […]
Serbians want to raise energy efficiency levels but reality is different
Most people in Serbia believe they can make their homes more energy efficient but in reality a small number of them are doing anything concrete, a poll on awareness of energy efficiency showed. That poll showed that more than a third of Serbian citizens have replaced their windows and doors and installed heat insulation in […]
EU dependency on fossil fuel imports on rise despite energy consumption decrease
In 2015 gross inland energy consumption in the European Union (EU) is below its 1990 level but EU dependency on fossil fuel imports is on the rise. Gross inland energy consumption which reflects the energy quantities necessary to satisfy all inland consumption amounted in the European Union (EU) to 1,626 million tonnes of oil equivalent […]
