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| More on Serbian 381-MW Bajina Basta, 1,050-MW Djerdap 1 Hydro | Reconstruction work began June 2, 2009, at Bajina Basta in Perucac.
Russia's Power Machines is to supply a turbine and 201-MW generator to the Djerdap 1 project and proceed with partial renovation of the remaining five units to increase unit capacity to 201 MW from 174 MW | |
| Second Hydropower Plant on Danube to be Sited | Romanian minister of Economy Adriean Videanu announced at the EU-Russia economic Forum that there will be a second hydra-electric power station on the Danube river.
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| Report From Moscow Energy Trade Fair | Even though the effects of the global financial and economic crisis have affected the Russian construction industry significantly, interest in innovative building and energy technology was unabated at SHK MOSCOW 2009, 13th International Industrial and Technology Trade Fair for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Refrigeration, Building Automation, Sanitation and Renewable Energies. A total of 11,300 trade visitors from the CIS and neighboring countries attended Russia’s leading event for this industry and 200 exhibitors from 19 countries showcased their products on 107,600 square feet of exhibit space.
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| Wind Profilers Used to Assess Resource in Poland, Romania and Balkins | During the last year, Continental Wind Partners LLC (CWP) has acquired a fleet of 7 Triton Sonic Wind Profilers and is using the Tritons as an essential part of wind assessments throughout central Europe and the Balkans. | |
| Djerdap 1 Hydro Tender Offered | Electric Power Corporation has opened a tender for the works on the renovation of our biggest hydro plant – Djerdap 1. National companies will have the advantage, and the works on the plant that supplies 20% of the Serbian power will cost 30 million dollars.
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| Hydroelectric Plant Near Vrelo, Serbia Underway | The geodetic survey needed for a feasibility study for the Vrelo, Serbia hydroelectric project has been commissioned and delivery of surveying equipment has begun. | |
| Power Machines Completes Work at Djerdap-2 in Serbia | Power Machines has completed the last tests for the governor system for modernization of the Djerdap-2 plant in Serbia.
Power Machines has completed bench tests of the last governor system for the Djerdap-2 plant. It has already commissioned five of the 10 governor systems it was contracted in 2005 to supply.
The contract value is approximately US$3M. The last of the governor systems is to be commissioned by the end of 2010.
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| Brodarevo, Serbia Hydro Funding Moves Closer | Reservoir Capital Corp. (TSX-V:REO) announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to form a Joint Venture (“JV”) with Global EcoPower, a French renewable energy developer, to advance its Brodarevo 1 and Brodarevo 2 run-of-river hydroelectric projects in Serbia. The two companies will also create a new company to acquire and develop additional projects. | |
| TPI Composites Will Invest in Wind Blade Factory in Montenegro | American company TPI Composites Inc is interested in building a factory for the production of blades for wind power plants in Montenegro. It is willing to invest USD 35M in that project and 500 people could be employed. | |
| EBRD, Energy Community to Host Regional Energy Forum in Sarajevo | “Investing in electricity generation and renewable energy” 30-31 March 2009, Holiday Inn Hotel, Sarajevo
The EBRD and the Energy Community will host a Regional Energy Forum in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 March 2009, which will focus on investment opportunities in electricity generation and renewable energy. | |
| Serbia Offers to Sell 70% of Bajina Basta Hydro Plant | Serbia will open an international tender for a 70% stake in the hydropower plant Bajina Basta, with the starting price set at EUR 3.5 million.
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| Serbian Energy Minister Interviewed | Minister of Energy and Mining Petar Skundric discusses energy actions to be taken. | |
| Serbian Biodiesel Plant Dropped | Pax Clean Energy, Inc. announced today that it has formally ceased plans for the proposed biodiesel plant located in Serbia. | |
| Hydro Considered in Kosovo | Ministers Slobodan Samardžić and Aleksandar Popović visited a number of places in Kosovo - Ranilug, Vrbovac, Štrpce and Kosovska Mitrovica.
They announced that serious talks were in progress over the construction of a mini hydro-electric station in the Štrpce region that would produce some 10 million kilowatt hours per year.
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| Biorefinery Planned in Serbia | International bio-technology company Altech has presented a project for building a biorefinery in Vojvodina. At a meeting with the President of the Vojvodina Executive Committee and Environment Minister Saša Dragin, Laience said that 70 percent of the bioethanol would be produced from corn and 30 percent from cellulose. | |