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SPARK, THE FIRST E-CAR-SHARING SERVICE IN BUCHAREST / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

The first e-car-sharing platform operating in Bucharest, Spark, was officially launched on Wednesday, with the lowest customer asking rate of 1.20 lei/ minute to rent a compact Renault Zoe model. Customers interested in using this car-sharing service can locate the car closest to their location via the company’s phone application, book it, and then drive up to the desired destination, where it is parked. The opening of the car, the activation of the engine and the closing of the car are done electronically, by the client, from the application on the phone, representatives of Spark Romania told a press conference, according to Agerpres. Customer tax is based on the time spent at the wheel of the car rather than the distance traveled. The two car models offered by the Spark platform are Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf.

ABOUT 5,000 MINERS FROM THE JIU VALLEY WILL BE TRAINED AS TECHNICIANS IN THE FIELD OF WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

The mining redevelopment project in the Jiu Valley has been launched, with 5,000 miners trained to become employed in the production of wind energy and electricity distribution.

EU, US, EGYPT WARN TURKEY OVER DRILLING OFF CYPRUS / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

The United States and Egypt warned Turkey against escalating tensions in the eastern Mediterranean over its attempt to drill for oil and gas in the waters off Cyprus, while the EU threatens with sanctions.

BIH, KOSOVO*, SERBIA PAY EUR 444 MILLION IN COAL SUBSIDIES, EUR 147 MILLION FOR RENEWABLES – REPORT / REGION/EU / AUTHOR: VLADIMIR SPASIĆ / BGEN

The three most coal-intensive Energy Community (EnC) Contracting Parties – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and Serbia – paid a total of EUR 444 million in direct subsidies to coal, while their incentives for production from renewables reached EUR 147 million during the period 2015-2017. The total sum of direct subsidies in all Contracting Parties, including Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Ukraine, reached EUR 1,2 billion (or on average EUR 400 million annually).

SRBIJA / EPS ENERGIJA / IZGRADNJA POSTROJENJA ZA TRETMAN OTPADNIH VODA U TE „KOSTOLAC B“ / RADOVI POČINJU U MARTU

BARRIER ANALYSIS AND DERISKING RES IN SERBIA: STUDY RESULTS / SERBIA JUNE 26, 2019 | / AUTHOR: BALKAN GREEN ENERGY NEWS

TurkovićAuthor: Maja Turković, expert in sustainable energy & renewables and country partner on WeBET project The Western Balkans Energy Transition Dialogue (WeBET) project, together with the NewClimate Institute, has carried out research on the capital cost challenge for renewables in Serbia. Maja Turković, an expert in sustainable energy & renewables and country partner on the WeBET project, reports on findings in an op-ed for Balkan Green Energy News.

IRENA: SEE REGION YET TO REALISE FULL POTENTIAL OF ENERGY TRANSITION / REGION/EU JUNE 17, 2019 | / AUTHOR: BRANISLAVA JOVIČIĆ

Energy transition in South-East Europe is slowly but steadily gaining momentum as costs of investment in solar PV and onshore wind projects are declining significantly. Electricity produced from renewables is on the verge of becoming less expensive than electricity produced from fossil fuels, and the region should embrace this opportunity, it was said at the regional workshop Renewable energy benefits: can SEE realise the full potential of the Energy Transition?, organized by IRENA and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic 

E.ON: ROMANIA NEEDS A FUNCTIONAL GAS MARKET WITH SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES AND A BENCHMARK PRICE / BOGDAN TUDORACHE / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

Energy market authorities and players, along with civil society, have to resume talks on gas market liberalization and functionality, Anca Dragu, Deputy General Manager of E.ON Romania, told at the 2019 Energy Strategy Summit, an event organized by energynomics.ro. Romania’s objectives for the years 2030-2050 require ambitious programs and a functioning market.

MARKUS BOLHAR, VALMET: WITH THE HELP OF THE NEW WASTE TO ENERGY SOLUTIONS, SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS CAN BE MADE / BOGDAN TUDORACHE / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

Romanian companies have to take into account the new European requirements and the increased cost of carbon certificates and raw materials such as imported gas should lead to increased adoption of waste to energy solutions, Markus Bolhàr-Nordenkampf, director Valmet EMEA Energy Operations, told energynomics.ro. As coal is phase out and waste can no longer be dumped to landfills, according to European procedures, recycling will create new opportunities on the waste-to-energy market, says Bolhar.

BULGARIAN ENERGY REGULATOR INSPECTS THE DEAL BETWEEN CEZ AND EUROHOLD / ENERGYNOMICS.RO

We are following the deal between CEZ and Eurohold, Chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (KEVR) Assoc. Prof. Ivan Ivanov told reporters, Focus News Agency and Novinite reported.