OTP bank installs photovoltaic unit in Zadar
OTP banka d.d. said it is the first in Croatia using its own energy sources. The construction of solar power units in Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula will secure a part of electricity for its buildings, according to a statement issued at the beginning of this month. The bank headquartered in Hungary recently put the new solar power […]
Pančevo publishes tender for solar panels
The City of Pančevo launched an international tender for the purchase of solar panels and steel construction with the assembly of technological equipment on the project ‘Banat Sun 4 All’, the municipal portal reported. The deadline for submission of tenders is October 17. The prior information notice was published on May 25. Tenderers must provide a tender guarantee of EUR […]
Aqos developing solar-powered car
A team of designers and entrepreneurs based in Belgrade is working on solutions to reduce the car industry’s share in greenhouse gas emissions. Saša Milovančević, one of the founders and chief executive of Aqos Technologies d.o.o., said a solar film which the startup developed allows for the creation of thematic solar-conventional vehicles which won’t have […]
No immediate impact of coup on solar power sector
Western analysts are concerned the fallout from the failed military coup of July 15 will weigh heavily on Turkey’s shaky democracy and increase president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarianism, according to an article in PV Magazine’s portal, which notes investors gauge political stability of markets as turmoil lifts expenses. In the short term, the photovoltaic sector […]
EBRD supports expansion of solar energy in Cyprus
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is providing EUR 10 million in debt financing for the construction, development and operation of five photovoltaic parks with total capacity of 11.9 MW. The investment will strengthen efforts in Cyprus to reduce climate change emissions and dependency on imported fuels, according to the statement. […]
Long-awaited PPA Package finally adopted in Serbia
By Đorđe Popović, Senior Attorney, Petrikić & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Ever since the adoption of the new Energy Law back in 2014, which aimed to harmonize the Serbian energy legislation with the Third EU Package, the Serbian market has been awaiting the adoption of the necessary by-laws to allow for […]
Pokupsko Municipality – Winner of EUSEW 2016 Public Sector Award
Project summary The Municipality of Pokupsko is located in North-Western part of Croatia near the river Kupa. Surrounded by forests and hills, approximately 2.500 inhabitants in 14 settlements are living in harmony with nature. Even though the municipality has a rather limited own budget, it is developing in a most sustainable way possible and can […]
Government of Serbia regulates incentives for renewables
Producers of electrical energy from renewable sources and power and heat in high efficiency cogeneration got incentives regulated by long-awaited decrees on measures and the procedure for acquiring the so-called privileged status. The Government of Serbia adopted the by-laws alongside the model for a standard power purchase agreement (PPA). The stimulation comes with a clause […]