Sava River can heat apartments in Belgrade

BELGRADE - Belgrade is an exceptional place where heat can be produced using ecologically advanced heat pumps which would provide heating for Belgrade citizens, officials said during a conference on heating and cooling held in Brussels.

Belgrade stretches across two rivers and it gives it a benefit compared to many other cities to become both a national and a regional leader in the use of renewable energy sources for remote heating, the officials stated during the conference.

Using the heat from the Sava River, the pumps can produce 3-3.5 heat energy units from one single unit of electricity, which is a more affordable solution than imported gas, Dave Pearson of Star Renewable Energy company said during his presentation at the energy conference in Brussels.

According to a release the company filed to Tanjug, Pearson presented the technical characteristics of the future project which would make it possible for Belgrade citizens to have a more stable heat source that does not depend on fuel imports and the global geopolitical situation.

The project will contribute to the realisation of Serbia's mandatory goals in terms of renewable energy by the year of 2020 and Serbia's EU accession.

Star Renewable Energy company is closely cooperating with local company River Power Solutions which filed a proposition for the project of construction of capacities of renewable heating sources to the City of Belgrade and Beogradske Elektrane public utility company.

The conference in Brussels held two days ago focused on the potentials of Europe in the sectors of heating and cooling on a unified European energy market.

The conference was attended by numerous officials of EU member countries, representatives of local self...