Serbia finally starts utilizing its biomass potential thanks to UNDP
The results of the project “Reducing Barriers to Accelerate the Development of Biomass Markets in Serbia”, worth USD 30 million, were presented at the conference held as a side event of the Energy fair 2016, traditional manifestation held every year in Belgrade. The project was delivered by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with […]
UNDP and CZDA signed Biomass Energy for Employment and Energy Security MoU in Sarajevo
Signing ceremony of the Memorandum of understanding (MoU) between UNDP and Czech Development Agency (CZDA) for the project “BiH Biomass Energy for Employment and Energy Security” was held in Sarajevo, country’s capital. “Every investment in biomass cuts carbon emissions and fights climate change”, said Sezin Sinanoglu, United Nation (UN) Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) […]
Biogas cogeneration plant opened in Botos
Company Bioelektra opened yesterday a biogas combined heat and power plant (CHP) in Botoš village near Zrenjanin in northeastern Serbia. The facility has a capacity of 0.6 MW, while it will reach 1.8 MW upon the completion of all three project phases. The first phase of the investment, worth EUR 2.5 million, was financed with a EUR 1.2 […]
First green public building in Turkey soon to be functional
The first sustainable public building, worth TRY 23.4 million (EUR 7 million) and now 80% complete, is planned to be functional by the end of the year, securing energy savings of 70%, Anadolu reported. The building is under construction in a project by Turkey’s General Directorate of Renewable Energy and the United Nations Development Programme, […]
Grants of EUR 13.3 million set for energy efficiency
The two entities that make up Bosnia and Herzegovina are about to obtain USD 15 million (EUR 13.3 million) from “green development” institutions for energy efficiency measures in buildings, according to Srebrenka Golić, minister for spatial planning, civil engineering and ecology of the Republic of Srpska. Speaking at a regional conference on energy efficiency in […]
Energy advisors help poor households
The City of Križevci, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Association of Cities organized a presentation of results of energy advisors for the energy-poor households, which is carried out in the Koprivnica-Križevci County from March when the 13 experts were employed through a public works programme. The project is co-funded by the Environmental […]
Serbia to ratify Paris Agreement by middle of next year
Stana Božović, state secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, said Serbia may soon adopt a law about cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and that the Paris climate treaty should be ratified by mid-2017 at the latest. Apart from that, work on the strategy of the fight against climate change will soon start, she […]
Reaching Sustainable Development Goals takes individual responsibility, cross-border projects
The United Nations in Serbia is refurbishing its future headquarters to be energy efficient and even produce its own energy. Smart meters are installed to measure the consumption of electricity, heat and water, and significant technical remodelling is underway, says Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano. In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, the UN Resident Coordinator and […]