EU opens EUR 980 million call for proposals for green energy infrastructure
Third countries can marginally participate in the scheme for smart grids, gas and cross-border carbon dioxide networks and transmission projects for renewables. The European Union is about to complete the spending allocated for the outgoing seven-year budget for energy union infrastructure. The Connecting Europe Facility or CEF is funding a round of projects with major […]
Montenegro close to deal on 100.8 MW commercial wind farm with wpd
Negotiations on the lease in Brajići in the country’s south are said to be 95% complete. Montenegro is hiring German partners to develop the wind farm project on 23 hectares in the mountain above the city of Budva. The contract for an investment of EUR 101.3 million should be signed this month with a German […]
Montenegro to amend Law on Energy to boost renewables, regulate power exchange
A public call was issued for proposals and suggestions to remove obstacles for connecting structures to the grid, for the improvement of conditions for prosumers and to enable trade in electricity. Montenegro last changed its Law on Energy in 2017. The Ministry of Economy in Podgorica is receiving comments, proposals and suggestions until March 26 […]
Public call open for innovative biowaste management solutions in Serbia
The Climate Smart Bio-Waste Management Challenge is open until April 22. Local authorities, public enterprises, scientific research institutions and civil society organizations can propose ideas for tackling biowaste in the project organized by the UNDP and the Government of Serbia with SIDA’s support. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Serbia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection […]
Ljubljana sewage system adding Exelys wastewater sludge treatment
Krüger and Veolia were picked to improve biogas output and energy efficiency in the processing of a water purification byproduct in Slovenia’s capital. Ljubljana is overhauling the regional sewage and wastewater management network with a EUR 111 million budget. The government is mulling options for the utilization of the sludge. In the biggest cohesion project […]
Slovenia eases rules for small green power, high-efficiency cogeneration units
The cabinet warned high fines are inevitable if the country misses its targets for electricity generation from renewables. Slovenia vowed to remove administrative barriers for investors who install small green power units. The new bylaw excludes units for self-consumption. Based on the provisions of last year’s Energy Act, a new decree in Slovenia has regulated […]
Regulators plan to auction 200 MW in solar, wind projects in Crete
RAE didn’t reveal the size of the chunks or a timeline. It intends to conduct the operation according to the Dutch model – the power purchase price for the solar and wind endeavors in Crete would be lowered until an investor accepts the offer. Thanks to the upcoming interconnections with the mainland, regulators are preparing […]
Candidates in clim@ green competition come from 60 countries
Grand finalists will present their entries at the GGF Sustainable Future Forum in Frankfurt on June 3. Finance in Motion is responsible for the clim@ contest on behalf of the fund. The European Commission and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development are its sponsors. More than half of applications came from the target […]
