EBRD providing energy efficiency loans to UniCredit in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is giving two loans in support of housing energy efficiency projects to the Unicredit Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The total amount of the loans is EUR 12 million. The money will be lent for projects in line with the EBRD Green Economy Transition (GET), the EBRD […]
Montenegrin winery Plantaže switches to biomass to produce energy
Regional energy services company GGE will provide support to Montenegrin winery Plantaže AD, the largest winery in the Balkans, to reduce its energy costs and improve its environmental footprint. Plantaže AD and regional ESCO company GGE , have signed a contract for the installation of a new biomass steam boiler to use wine cuts as new biomass […]
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, […]
Energy efficiency upgrade in Montenegro health care centers
The Montenegrin Ministry of the Economy has secured almost EUR 850,000 to improve the energy efficiency of five local health care institutions, the ministry said in a statement. A total of EUR 846,000 will be invested in five local health care center buildings as part of the project titled Energy Efficiency in Montenegro. Work on the […]
EBRD and the Green Economy Transition: a strategy for sustainable investments in Serbia
By Ana Bachurova, EBRD Energy Efficiency and Climate Change team and Daniel Berg, EBRD Director for Serbia The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was the first international financial institution whose charter was explicitly “green” – that is, environmentally friendly. In Serbia, the EBRD investments in green projects account for more than EUR 800 […]
Residues reaching end of life cycle better development policy than burning high grade biomass fuel
Lukas Schirnhofer, CEO of Polytechnik, Austrian company and one of the world’s leading biomass to energy technology providers, reveals in an exclusive interview for the Balkan Green Energy News portal, one completely new perspective of biomass utilization and potentials. With the new models in sustainable energy and development in place, it becomes clear that biomass today […]
Šabac hosted BiH delegation: regional exchange of experience and best practices points towards better energy efficiency of SEE region countries
Delegation from Bosnia and Hercegovina visited Šabac, an administrative center in western Serbia, to learn about experiences of local government in implementation of energy efficiency policy and sustainable energy development. Šabac as regional role-model Šabac has not been chosen by accident to host a delegation from BiH: this city is distinguished as a Serbian leader […]
Swiss Government supporting Serbian local governments in energy efficiency makeover
Swiss government signed with the Ministry of energy and mining and four local governments a donation agreement worth CHF 8.9 million for the improvement of energy efficiency of 24 public buildings in Serbia, mostly schools. This money will be spent for the woodwork replacement on windows and doors, facade refurbishment and heating systems improvements. Four […]