Pilot project opens way for major energy efficiency endeavour
The Government of Slovenia said in mid-August that financing was approved for a pilot project within a national programme to refurbish public buildings, worth EUR 415 million in total. The first beneficiaries will be the courts in Celje, Murska Sobota and Slovenj Gradec, where the investment will be worth EUR 2 million. The national project […]
Stagnation begins at the moment improvements stop
With 132 ongoing projects following the vision of sustainable development, Ljubljana is upgrading the concept in the year it was awarded the title of the European Green Capital. The Slovenian city is first in Southeastern Europe and the only one with this title in the radius of over 1,000 kilometres. Mayor Zoran Janković tells Balkan […]
Policy recommendations for improvement of Monitoring and Verification Schemes and coordination mechanisms for energy efficiency
By Benjamin Struss, GIZ ORF-EE Project Coordinator, e-mail: benjamin.struss@giz.de Setting up effective and efficient Monitoring and Verification Schemes (M&V) for energy efficiency policies and improving coordination between the different governmental actors for enhancement of policy formulation and implementation, are key aims of the international research project multEE – Facilitating multi-level governance for Energy Efficiency. The […]
HeSaLight donates 20 street lights to Belgrade
The City of Belgrade installed LED lighting in Brankova street in the centre with the help from Danish company HeSaLight from Roskilde. The donation of 20 lamps, worth RSD 2 million (EUR 16,200), will bring down electricity costs by up to 60%, mayor Siniša Mali said at the meeting with the firm’s representatives. He added […]
Sarajevo’s central municipality refurbishing schools
The Municipality of Centar in Sarajevo said it continues with projects of thermal insulation of schools and kindergartens with façades. After the completion of works in primary school Alija Nametak, preparations at several facilities are underway, according to a statement on the local authority’s website. The value of the project in elementary Musa Ćazim Ćatić is BAM 150,000 (EUR 77,000), […]
EBRD funds clean technology in Tüpraş, Şişecam
A long-term loan agreement of EUR 42 million was signed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and glass producer Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları AŞ (Şişecam), with the aim to finance recycling and energy efficiency. The bank said it will also support the largest resource efficiency program in the Turkish industrial sector to […]
New business sector emerging from energy efficiency technologies
Montenegro has been intensifying efforts to promote and help fund energy efficiency activities through the Directorate for Energy Efficiency, which stimulates consumers of energy: households, the public sector, firms and municipalities. Dragica Sekulić, who heads the body established by the Ministry of Economy, says the efforts focus on creating a long-term financing scheme with adapted […]
Green roofs as a modern concept of green building and its benefits to environment
Katarina Penonić, Master Engineer of Urbanism and Regional Development, B.Sc. Landscape Architect and Dejan Lazić, Senior Landscape Architect, General Manager at Green Decor doo, Belgrade. For more information www.zelenikrovovi.rs. Increasing population growth and the zones covered with buildings in urban areas created a less comfortable living, lower quality of life for people in cities and on […]