Swedish companies interested in building first Eco-village in Zrenjanin
Swedish green technology companies, confident that Serbia has a great potential for the development of green technologies, now are looking to develop a pilot-project of an Eco-village in Zrenjanin, offering high-tech solutions for green development of rural areas and aiming to not just build the green villages but also to educate and include future residents […]
GGF helps energy efficiency in Serbian homes via Halkbank
Primary energy savings of 43 GWh and reductions of carbon dioxide emissions of more than 13,000 metric tonnes on an annual scale were highlighted by the Green for Growth Fund as it announced a long-term EUR 5 million loan for the housing sector in Serbia. The deal signed with Türkiye Halk Bankası AŞ’s subsidiary in […]
Croatian Ministry calls for energy efficiency, renewables projects for industrial production
Croatia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy published an invitation for the co-financing of projects to raise energy efficiency levels and the use of renewable energy sources in industrial production. The Ministry said in a statement that it had secured a budget of HRK 114 million (around EUR 15 million) from the European Regional Development […]
Fourth RENEXPO BiH to be held in Sarajevo in November
On November 8 and 9, the Fourth RENEXPO BiH will gather in Sarajevo investors, decision makers, local and international experts, representatives of ministries and municipal authorities and businesses in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency, water management and environment. The fair is announced as the largest fair in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the […]
Green Climate Fund supports energy efficiency project in Bosnia and Herzegovina with USD 17.3 million grant
The Green Climate Fund has allocated USD 17.35 million grant for the energy efficiency project in Bosnia and Herzegovina aimed at upgrading public buildings. The project will also help switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, create new jobs, reduce air pollution and protect the health of citizens. The Scaling-up Investment in Low Carbon […]
Systemic approach crucial for progress in energy efficiency sector in SEE
During the conference on energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was stated that a great number of strategies and action plans existing on different levels in most of the countries in the region present a challenge, hence a systemic approach for attaining energy efficiency standards in the region was […]
Small portion of public funds dedicated to upgrading buildings in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
Only 3 percent of the public funds that could be used to support energy-efficiency investments in the Central, Eastern and South-East Europe are dedicated to upgrading buildings. This shows that buildings are not considered to be critical energy infrastructure, although they can help reduce energy dependency and have other positive impacts, the Buildings Performance Institute […]
Serbia receives MVP platform from GIZ in support of efficient monitoring of energy efficiency measures
The German development organization Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has officially handed-over, to the Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy, the Monitoring and Verification Platform (MVP) aimed at the improvement of data collection and monitoring, including coordination of activities and monitoring of progress in the field of energy efficiency. The online based MVP […]
