Sustainability

Bulgarian Parliament overturned its former decision Thursday for preferential pricing of renewable energy installations across the country.

The College of Commissioners adopted its strategy on the Energy Union on Wednesday, which focuses on achievement of sustainable energy union and forward-looking policy on climate change.

Vice-President responsible for the Energy Union Maros Sefcovic and Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Canete presented the strategy.

The latest report of the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that renewable energy sources have been an important driving force in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Europe.

According to the report entitled "Renewable energy in Europe - approximated recent growth and knock-on effects", greenhouse gas emissions would have been 7 % higher without renewables.

Five Greek wonders of nature are among the world's top 100 sustainable destinations, a list that was created by TravelMole.com, Vision on Sustainable Tourism, Totem Tourism and Green Destinations with Dr. Randy Durband, CEO of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, as a Special Advisor.

Turkey?s wind power capacity increased to over 3,000 megawatts (MW) with the installation of new facilities totaling 804 MW in 2014, according to wind power body the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).

Turkey?s wind power capacity rose to 3,763 MW in 2014, according to the GWEC?s Global Report, which also showed the growth of the wind power industry around the world.

KULA - MK Fintel Wind, a joint venture of the Italian public enterprise Fintel Energia Spa and Serbia's MK Group, announced on Tuesday that it has begun the construction of a wind farm near Kula, northwestern Serbia, with installed capacity of 9.9 megawatts, and the works are expected to be completed by the end of October.

The application for participation in the National Programme for Energy Effectiveness starts on Monday, as announced by the Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development.

The project will be funded by the Bulgarian Development Bank, providing a BGN 1 B loan for the project.

At present no exploration works are being carried out at the Vranino field in northeastern Bulgaria, as the verdict of the Supreme Administrative Court (VAS) is awaited.
This was announced by the Minister of Environment and Water Ivelina Vasileva in a response to a question posed to her in Parliament on Friday, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.

The signatures of two nuclear engineers who prepared the environmental impact assessment report (ÇED) for Turkey?s prospective nuclear plant in Akkuyu were forged, ahead of the final approval of the mandatory document to allow the facility?s construction, daily BirGün reported Jan. 12.

The plant is scheduled to be built in the southeastern Mediterranean district of Akkuyu.

The price of the Gcal for the population grew from January 1st 2015 to 186.0567 RON/Gcal, from 166.169 RON/Gcal, according to a Decision by the National Authority of Regulation in Energy (ANRE), on Tuesday announced the Electrocentrale Bucharest company (ELCEN).

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