Croatia’s largest integrated solar power plant for self-consumption unveiled

Genera, the Croatian subsidiary of the UK-based veterinary products manufacturer Dechra Pharmaceuticals, has officially opened the country’s largest integrated solar power plant for self-consumption. The integrated solar renewable energy facility, built under a GBP 1.3 million investment partially subsidized by EU funds, features 5,543 rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels fitted at Genera’s plant in Sveta Nedelja, […]

Renewables September 12, 2019

Croatia launches fresh call for co-financing home renewables systems

Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) has issued a fresh invitation to apply for co-financing home renewables systems, offering a total of about EUR 1.49 million in grants and adding solar hot water collectors to the incentives scheme, according to a statement on the fund’s website. In the new round, grants for co-financing […]

Croatia’s postal operator greens fleet with new electric vehicles

Croatian postal operator Hrvatska pošta has greened its fleet by procuring 20 new four-wheel electric vehicles to reduce air pollution and noise levels, according to a press release from the company. In a bid to help improve energy efficiency in transportation, Hrvatska pošta applied for the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund’s (FZOEU) co-financing, and […]

Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund to issue public call for co-financing EV charging stations

Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) will launch the public call on Wednesday, May 8 for co-financing the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, a program with a budget of HRK 5.8 million (about EUR 782,000). Companies, entrepreneurs, municipalities, and non-for-profit organizations will be able to receive up to 40% of eligible […]

Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund to co-finance home renewables systems

Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) has issued a new invitation to apply for co-financing to install renewables systems at stand-alone houses. The total co-financing budget is HRK 12 million (around EUR 1.61 million), the FZOEU said in a press release. “We will co-finance the procurement and installation of biomass boilers and heat […]

Renewables November 2, 2018

Transformation of ruined Bračak castle into modern energy efficient center

Project: Revitalization and transformation of Bračak castle into energy-efficient and sustainable energy center Country: Croatia Financing: Fund for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency of Croatia (FZOEU) and EU Structural Funds Implementation: Regional Energy Agency Northwestern Croatia (REGEA) and Krapinsko-zagorska županija Implementation period: preparations and implementation of project 6 years, reconstruction 1.4 years Context The Bračak […]

Advanced charger for electric cars installed at Krka

A protected area in Croatia is the first in Europe to introduce a multiformat charger for electric cars. The management of the Public Institute of Krka National Park purchased five electric and hybrid vehicles and introduced the accompanying unit last week. It financed the project through the Green Line programme of the Environmental Protection and […]

Mobility September 12, 2016