Igor Todorović

1 day ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

Slovenia accessed the international capital markets with its inaugural sustainability-linked bond, oversubscribed by more than 6.5 times. The interest payable can grow or drop by 50 basis points depending on the country’s progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. It is the first-ever sustainability-linked bond issue from a European sovereign, the Ministry of Finance pointed out. Banks and fund managers flocked around the first sustainability-linked bond that Slovenia offered in the market.

1 day ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

Fortis Energy received approval from the Albanian government for the construction of a 62 MW solar power plant in the country’s southeast. It is allowed to operate the facility for 49 years since the entry of the decision into force. Turkey-based Fortis Energy is expanding its presence across the Balkans. Its subsidiary Fortis Energy and Construction won consent from the Council of Ministers of Albania, where it has a 600 MW project pipeline, for a 62 MW solar power plant.

1 day ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

Romanian state-owned hydropower plant operator Hidroelectrica picked the contractor for a 10 MW floating solar power plant, its first, on the reservoir of the Ipotești hydroelectric plant. Hidroelectrica awarded the contract for the construction of the Proiect Pilot Nufărul floating photovoltaic system. The pilot project could open the way for the installation of a group of such facilities, also on the Olt river and in a joint venture with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co. (Masdar).

2 days ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

Jedan švajcarski provajder telekomunikacionih usluga je transformisao velike satelitske antene, koje je prestao da koristi, u solarne tanjire. Njima napaja svoj data centar, koji je sve gladniji energije. Firma za pametnu energetsku tehnologiju SolarEdge prevazišla je problem osenčenja unutar tanjira svojim inverterskim sistemom. CKW, sa sedištem u Švajcarskoj, pruža integrisana tehnološka rešenja za integrisanje energetike i građevinskih poduhvata.

2 days ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

A Swiss telecom service provider converted unused satellite dishes into solar dishes, powering its data center’s rising energy needs. Smart energy tech firm SolarEdge provided its DC-optimized inverter solution, overcoming the challenge of shading. CKW, a Swiss provider of integrated energy and building technology solutions, has transformed disused satellite dishes located on the premises of telecom service provider Leuk TDC.