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Photo: www.pixabay.comRomanian RWEA Proposes Retraining of Mining Specialists
May 24, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | RES and EE | Coal | New technologies
The Romanian Wind Energy Association (RWEA) has proposed an ambitious project that involves the training and retraining of people in Romanian areas that are dependent on the usage of coal and coal electricity generation, states a press release from the Romanian Energy Ministry. RWEA, together with its members, such as Monsson - RESS Romanian and ČEZ Romania, the Romanian Ministry of Energy and...
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Photo: www.gov.bgConstruction Works Begin on Bulgaria-Greece Gas Interconnection
May 23, 2019 | Peter PalčecNatural gas | Energy policy | Economy
Construction works on the Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnector (IGB) officially started on 22 May. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Bulgarian and Greek prime ministers, Boyko Borissov and Alexis Tsipras. The Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnector will connect the Greek gas transmission system in the area of Komotini to the Bulgarian gas transmission system in the area of Stara Zagora,...
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Photo: Energetika.NET archiveCroatian HEP Opskrba Launches Public Call For RES Projects
May 23, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | RES and EE
The Croatian state-owned power utility Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP) and its supply subsidiary HEP Opskrba have announced a public call for assigning funds for renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy management projects, worth HRK 1 million, (EUR 134,665). The funds for the projects are provided from the sale of electricity, which is entirely generated from renewable energy sources and is...
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Photo: Gorenje SolarBulgarian Small PV Plants Owners Demand Electricity Price Increase
May 23, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | RES and EE | Energy policy
Owners of small photovoltaic plants in Bulgaria have threatened civil disobedience if the purchase price of electricity produced from green sources does not increase. They have threatened traffic blockades and demanded the resignations of Bulgaria’s energy minister and the head of the Bulgarian energy regulator. The ministry replied that Bulgaria has over-subsidised the construction of small...
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Photo: Alenka ŽumbarEBRD Tightens Standards for HPPs
May 22, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | RES and EE | Energy policy | Economy
As a result of public resistance to small-scale hydropower projects in the Balkans, from the beginning of 2020 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will ask commercial banks to refer all high-risk projects – including all hydropower plants (HPPs) – for additional checks. The EBRD also requires them to meet higher environmental standards than previously, said CEE...
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Photo: Energetika.NET archiveRomanian Regulator Working on RES Aggregation
May 22, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | RES and EE | Energy policy
The Romanian energy regulator, ANRE, announced that it is working on legislation for the aggregation of different renewable sources, such as wind and solar, reported energynomics.ro....
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Photo: Martina BudalMontenegrin Activists Against Construction of Small Hydropower Plants
May 22, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | RES and EE | Energy policy | Ecology
Environmental activists, as well as the EU, are concerned about the proliferation of small hydropower plants in Montenegro and their impact on rivers. The activists in Montenegro have submitted a petition to parliament calling for a moratorium on the construction of small hydropower plants due to their impact on rivers and water supply, reported Balkaninsight.com....
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Photo: Ankica ĐukićMOL Teams Up With InoBat for Development of Hydrogen Projects in CEE
May 21, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikNatural gas | Transport | New technologies
The Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the development of hydrogen technology projects in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with the regional accelerator InoBat, the two parties said on Friday....
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Photo: PetrolSlovenian Petrol Group’s Net Profit Up 2% in Q1 2019
May 20, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | Natural gas | Oil and oil derivates | Economy
The Slovenian Petrol Group generated an adjusted gross profit of EUR 112.1 million in the first quarter of 2019, up 10% compared to the same period of 2018. The Petrol Group’s net profit amounted to EUR 18.2 million, up 2% from the same period of 2018, said Petrol on Friday....
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Photo: Roman PeklajAlbanian Government Approves Establishment of Power Exchange
May 17, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | Energy policy
The Albanian government approved on 15 May the establishment of the Albanian power exchange APEX, which will operate the day-ahead and intraday trading platforms, said Albania’s Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, on Thursday....
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