Pljevlja develops district heating network to use waste heat from thermal power plant
Nikola Rovčanin, executive director of EPCG, said the plan for district heating in Pljevlja dates back 40 years
Energy transition for SMEs – Tuzla-based meat company Menprom leads the way in smart green planning
The story of the energy transition of meat company Menprom from Bosnia and Herzegovina, which we present as part the series Green champions of the energy transition in the Western Balkans, is an example of good practice and a beacon of smart energy management
Vienna airport completes Austria’s biggest solar power plant
Flughafen Wien Group said it has put Austria's biggest solar power plant into operation on 24 hectares at the Vienna International Airport
Energetika Ljubljana adds waste heat from Lek to district heating network
Slovenian pharmaceutical company Lek, part of Novartis, supplies the local utility with excess heat from its production to use it for district heating. Energetika Ljubljana said the project reduces CO2 emissions by 1,000 tons per year on saved fuel. The capital city of Slovenia is benefiting from a new circular economy project. Energetika Ljubljana is […]
COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities in the district energy sector
Author: Greg Gebrail, Energy Specialist and Bojan Bogdanović, Fund Manager – Renewable District Energy in the Western Balkans Fund (ReDEWeB), Sustainable Infrastructure Group in European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) District energy systems are commonplace in urban centers and district heating is the most common form of heating for urban homes and businesses in […]
Decarbonization is next step in development of district heating, cooling systems
The use of renewable energy sources in district heating and cooling systems can substitute fossil fuels without increasing prices for customers, while bringing benefits in environmental protection. Solar thermal projects, geothermal energy, heat pumps, waste heat and biomass are currently the most common models for increasing the share of renewables, while the use of electricity […]
Exergy to supply first-ever Made-in-Turkey generator for 10 MWe geothermal power plant
Exergy, a subsidiary of Italy’s Maccaferri Industrial Group, has attained the Turkish Certification for local manufacturing of generators thanks to collaboration with Nidec ASI, a multinational specialized in heavy duty industrial applications, according to a press release from Exergy, the producer of the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems for electricity production from renewable energy sources and waste heat […]
Biogas CHP plant in Botoš could be 1st facility in Serbia to harness waste heat
A biogas combined heat and power plant (CHP) in the Vojvodina village of Botoš could be the first facility in Serbia to start using waste heat, to provide heating to local public and other facilities, according to reports. The facility could take this step with the support of the Serbian Ministry of Environmental Protection, the […]