EBRD lends EUR 18 million for district heating decarbonization in Kragujevac
Kragujevac will abandon the use of coal in district heating and install gas-fired boilers with a loan of up to EUR 18 million obtained from EBRD
Nine Western Balkan mayors sign declaration to tackle air pollution
Nine Western Balkan mayors have signed a declaration to undertake voluntary measures aimed at reducing air pollution in their cities and municipalities.
Vattenfall to install Europe’s largest electric boiler in Amsterdam
Vattenfall will use electricity from wind farms and solar parks to store heat in a 150 MW electric boiler system in Amsterdam
Vienna to use excess wind power for district heating
Water will be heated in two reservoirs with surplus electricity at times of slow demand, so no wind power is wasted, to supply buildings in Vienna
First 100 households in Sarajevo get subsidies to abandon coal in heating
The Sarajevo Canton picked 77 beneficiaries that will install wood pellet furnaces and 27 are setting up heat pumps instead of coal for heating
Investors standing in line to join solar boom in Serbia
The Law on Renewable Energy Sources will open the door for a solar boom, and substantial capacities can be installed very fast, keynote speakers said at the First Big Conference on Solar Energy in Serbia
Renewables get increasing role in district heating in Serbia
The Government of Serbia plans to utilize the potential of renewables in district heating with help from EBRD, especially with solar thermal systems
Budapest to install geothermal district heating system of up to 20 MW
Icelandic group Arctic Green Energy will help FŐTÁV, the district heating company of Budapest, to add geothermal capacity of 10 MW to 20 MW