Croatia approves 616 projects for improving energy efficiency in buildings
Croatia approved 616 projects worth KN 629 million (EUR 84,4 million) for the improvement of energy efficiency in residential buildings, announced Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. These projects will use all EUR 70 million designated for this purpose by the Operational Programme for Cohesion Policy Funding 2014-2020. Additional funds will be used as well. “In […]
Croatia almost not using allocated EU funds for energy efficiency and renewables
Croatia is using only a fraction of EUR 531,8 million worth EU financing package allocated for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in this country. The total value of tenders announced by the end of 2016. makes for less than 9 percent of the finances provided by the Operational Programme for Cohesion Policy Funding 2014-2020. At […]
Republic of Srpska interested in construction of wastewater treatment plant with Slovenians
The Republic of Srpska (RS) is interested in the construction of a wastewater treatment plant modeled upon Grmov Vrh plant in Slovenia. The delegation of the Republic of Srpska led by the minister of industry, energy and mining Petar Đokić visited Velenje in Slovenia to meet the representatives of the company Gorenje and discuss opportunities […]
BiH failed to secure financial support for transmission line construction
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) cannot access the EU funds due to the failure to comply with the Energy Community Treaty and the Third Energy Package of the EU directives. It also stopped the implementation of the project for the construction of a 400 kW transmission line which is to connect Serbia, BiH and Montenegro. Since 2014 […]
Croatian Government adopted Waste Management Plan 2017-2022
The Croatian Government adopted the Waste Management Plan for the 2017-2022 period which, according to officials, should enable the development of the recycling industry and the creation of new jobs. The Plan regulates the collection and recycling of municipal waste. Its integral part is the Waste Prevention Plan, reads the press release published on the […]
Croatia enacted law on establishment of alternative fuels infrastructure
The Croatian Parliament adopted the Law on the establishment of alternative fuels infrastructure. By the adoption of the law, the provisions of the European Union (EU) Directive which sets a framework of measures for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure are transposed into the Croatian legislation. The main objective of the adoption of the law […]
Green Balkanica project to interconnect region, “greenify” it
The Slovenian industrial conglomerate Hidria plans to focus on electrical vehicles with their latest project Green Balkanica. The main goal of the project is to “greenify” the Balkans, according to Iztok Seljak, CEO of Hidria. In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, Seljak, who is also the vice president of Summit 100 Business Leaders […]
Bill Gates: USD 1 billion for scientific breakthroughs in green energy
Bill Gates, a founder of Microsoft and a philanthropist, announced the launch of the fund that will invest more than USD 1 billion in scientific breakthroughs and innovations with the potential to deliver cheap and reliable clean energy to the world. According to Bill Gates, the launch of the fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) is […]