Clear air and emission abatement solutions wanted for Bulgarian capital
The Bulgarian capital Sofia is looking to attract innovative solutions from the global clean-tech community to help solve air pollution problems. Entrepreneurs are invited to participate in an EIT Climate-KIC supported “Urban Challenges” pitch event, at the high-level SOFAIR European conference on air quality, on October 12-13, 2017. Sofia is looking for solutions in transport and mobility, energy use […]
Less power from renewable sources in Slovenia in first half of 2017
Renewable source power facilities in Slovenia produced 5 percent less power in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period a year earlier even though solar power plants increased their production by 14%, according to data from the Center for Support of the Electricity Market Borzen. Slovenia has a total of 3,878 renewable […]
EBRD calls for consultant on renewables support scheme options in Turkey
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued an invitation for the engagement of a consultancy firm to help the Government of Turkey in designing the next phase of the renewable energy development and support mechanism. Interested consultancy firms have to submit their offers by July 12, 2017. The key objective is to […]
Croatia considers reviewing its renewable energy targets
Croatia will probably review its goal of 20 percent share of renewable energy in final energy consumption since it has already exceeded it, Domagoj Validžić, head of the Energy section in the Croatian Ministry of Environment and Energy, said. The European Commission has proposed in its Winter energy package to increase RES share to at […]
GE Renewable Energy signs 10 year service agreement with Fina Enerji
The GE Renewable Energy company and Turkish Fina Enerji signed a full service agreement covering 150 GE wind turbines in nine wind farms. This is the first agreement of its kind signed by Fina and covers a 10 year period with a two year trial period for GE’s Digital Wind Farm solutions powered by the […]
Fifteen days left to apply for 13th Regional summer school on sustainable development and low emission planning
The Regional Education and Information Centre (REIC) issued an invitation for its 13th Regional summer school in Fojnica for 20 participants from SEE that is to take place from August 20 to August 26. This year 20 selected participants from the whole region of Western Balkans and from other countries of SEE region will address low […]
UNECE’s Drina nexus project points to untapped cooperation potential in hydropower
Synchronised operation of power plants along the Drina and its tributaries could markedly increase production downstream, according to an integrated resource assessment. A multi-country electricity system model was developed for the three countries sharing the river basin as part of a comprehensive intersectoral or nexus project covering water, energy, food and environment. Montenegro, Bosnia and […]
Energy Community Secretariat : WB6 countries making progress in sustainability
The six Western Balkans (WB6) countries have achieved progress in a number of measures of the Sustainability Charter, but there is also room for improvement, the Energy Community Secretariat assessed in its “WB6 Sustainability Charter Monitoring Report”. The six Western Balkans countries, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, signed a Sustainability Charter […]
