Ministry of agriculture and environmental protection calls recycling industry to apply for funding
The Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection published an invitation for stimulation funds for the re-use of waste and the production of re-usable plastic bags. Applications for the funds can be submitted to the ministry by waste facility operators and plastic bag makers up to January 31, 2018. The ministry published the details of […]
Croatia introduces new rules on waste transport and disposal
Croatian government has adopted a decree which stipulates that waste transport and disposal will be charged by quantity of generated waste in the entire country. “A utility company is to charge the user for the amount of generated waste. This means that the model which charged waste per square meter has gone to history,” the State […]
Call for final bids for Belgrade’s largest landfill Vinča
The City of Belgrade published a call for submission of final bids for public-private partnership (PPP) for the rehabilitation of the largest Belgrade’s landfill in Vinča. Public call for final bids for participation in PPP for the provision of treatment services and waste disposal in Belgrade was published on May 26, and the bids will […]
Residues reaching end of life cycle better development policy than burning high grade biomass fuel
Lukas Schirnhofer, CEO of Polytechnik, Austrian company and one of the world’s leading biomass to energy technology providers, reveals in an exclusive interview for the Balkan Green Energy News portal, one completely new perspective of biomass utilization and potentials. With the new models in sustainable energy and development in place, it becomes clear that biomass today […]
City of Pirot will soon meet all EU environmental standards
Vladan Vasić, Mayor of Pirot, told Balkan Green Energy News the local authority is preparing, in an extension of cooperation with KfW Development Bank, to complete the overhaul and rehabilitation of the district heating system. The endeavour centralizes this part of infrastructure, significantly reduces pollution and brings savings. Encouraged by good experiences, the city applied […]
Landfill gas in Rijeka – source for electricity production
Landfill gas-to-electricity facility has been completed in Viškovo, near Rijeka in Croatia. The cost of the investment in new plant was EUR 1.3 million, and it is located on the former “Viševac” landfill site. Landfill gas-to-energy facility started probes in September 2016, while the full-time operations have been launched in January 2017, according to the Croatian […]
Rama accused of allowing import of 39,000 tons of toxic waste
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was accused by the opposition of allegedly allowing import of 39,000 tons of toxic chemical waste, regional media have been reporting during last couple of months . According to accusations, the waste came from Italy in 1,300 dumpsters weighing 30 tons each. Leader of Albania’s opposition Democratic Party Lulzim Basha accused […]
RENEXPO Water and Energy fair will bring 2,500 experts to Belgrade
The biggest international Western Balkans RENEXPO Water and Energy fair will bring 2,500 experts in the field of water and energy to Belgrade, from April 25 to 27. Over 100 exhibitors from 20 countries will participate at the fair. Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Macedonia will be presented at exhibits and conferences. “RENEXPO […]