Ride-hailing service CarGo adds 20 hybrid cars to fleet
Serbian ride-hailing service CarGo has expanded its fleet with 20 new Toyota hybrid cars, which help reduce harmful emissions and protect the environment, the company has said in a news release. This is the first part of an investment cycle that will see CarGo add another 30 hybrid cars produced by the Japanese carmaker by […]
Young, smart, and successful – startup Smart Watering’s solution applied at Serbia’s largest orchard
Serbian startup Smart Watering Solutions, based in Novi Sad, has developed a distributed IoT irrigation management solution, which can be solar-powered and is now used at the biggest orchard in Serbia, and its goal is for the app to cover at least 500 hectares of agricultural land by end-2019. But success didn’t happen overnight, founder […]
Effa creates eco-friendly disposable toothbrush to help beat plastic pollution
Now that a number of global coffee shop and restaurant chains have pledged a phase-out of plastic straws, the fight against plastic pollution turns to the next big problem item – the ubiquitous toothbrush. This is where Ukraine’s Effa steps in. The finalist of this year’s clim@ competition for startups organized by the Green for […]
Returns on green investments are down, but so are costs
On the sidelines of the Green for Growth Fund’s (GGF) recently held Sustainable Future Forum and the grand finale of the clim@ pitching competition for startups, Christopher Knowles, who at the time served as chairman of the GGF, spoke to Balkan Green Energy News about the impact of innovative solutions, return on green investments, and […]
PowerUp! competition of energy start-ups organized for first time in Serbia
In cooperation with Startit and the European company InnoEnergy, PowerUp! competition will be organised for the first time in Belgrade, Serbia, on the 22nd of May. The most successful Serbian start-ups in the field of energy will be presented at this event, while the best ones will have an opportunity to win an investment worth […]
Competition for start-ups from cleantech sector launched
The fourth edition of the largest competition for start-ups from the cleantech sector in Central Europe – PowerUp! by InnoEnergy has started today. The application period ends on April 15. The competition is open for applicants from Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Estonia, Macedonia, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Latvia, […]
Startups from the Balkans may apply for Innoenergy competition for innovations in sustainable energy
The Innoenergy company is organizing its PowerUp! Competition for projects in the field of sustainable energy which brings the authors of winning projects money prizes and access to the start up accelerator Highway® by InnoEnergy. The rewards for the top three projects range from EUR 5,000 to EUR 20,000 with the added possibility of investments […]