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Fully electric buses will operate on the streets of Belgrade from 2016
Serbian capital’s public transportation company GSP Beograd signed a contract with Chariot Motors from Sofia, Bulgaria, for the delivery of five electric buses, learned BalkanEngineer.com from BalkanGreenEnergyNews. The solo low-floor vehicles will come to Belgrade within 5 months. Mayor Siniša Mali said there are 700 buses in the city streets, spending three million litres of fuel a month. The four kilometre line in the central part of the city will be the first in any European capital to be served only by electric buses.
2016-02-17Read the article
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Polyethylene recycling plant launched in Serbia
New plant for recycling of polyethylene products was officially commissioned in the village of Mladenov, Northwestern Serbia, learned BalkanEngineer.com from ekapija.com. The building of the recycling plant began in 2013. Today its number of personnel is about 130 employees. The construction works on the recycling plant, part of the recycling enterprises of Romanian company Greentech finished with the completion of the facility for hot-washing PET flakes, and the lines for waste water treatment.
2016-02-15Read the article
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Airbus Helicopters will build their latest model H215 in Romania
Airbus Helicopters will assemble the latest H215 helicopter model at the new 10 000 sqm factory based in Brasov, central Romania, announced Romania-Insider.com for BalkanEngineer.com. The construction activities of the factory begun at November, 2015. Under the control of Airbus Helicopters Industries, the new Romanian factory will host H215 production from procurement to after-sales, including design office activities, and will provide jobs to more than 300 employees in the long term.
2016-02-10Read the article
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EBRD supported drawn-wire and metal processing company in Macedonia
BRAKO, a leading Macedonian wire and metal processing company, received financial support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development of up to 2 million euro. The main purpose of the funding is an investment in purchasing of new equipment of higher energy efficiency class, reported Balkans.com for BalkanEngineer.com. Based in the town of Veles, BRAKO is company specialzed in the production of wire, metal processing and engineering.
2016-02-04Read the article
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Construction works of second bridge over Sava River has begun in Serbia
Construction works on the second bridge over Sava River begun, reported Tanjug.rs for BalkanEngineer.com. The bridge, a part of the Belgrade bypass, should be completed by March 2018. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic took part in the groundbreaking ceremony in Ostružnica. The bridge is being built as the second phase of the section of the highways E-70/E-75 between Dobanovci and Orlovatsa.
2016-02-02Read the article
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The Second Annual Albania Oil & Gas Summit will take place in Tirana in March
Tirana will host the 2nd Annual Albania Oil & Gas Summit, which will be held on 17-18 March 2016, learned BalkanEngineer.com. This global platform aims to provide an update on major developments in the oil and gas industry in the country, reported the organizers IRN International. Albania Oil & Gas Summit is the only event focusing on Albania’s oil and gas industry.
2016-01-26Read the article
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Macedonia starts district heating project for three municipalities in 2016
The government of Macedonia approved funding for district heating project of the Municipality of Bitola, learned BalkanEngineer.com. The largest thermal power plant in Macedonia – Bitola TPP, part of the industrial complex REK “Bitola” will provide heat for the needs of the domestic heating in three major municipalities in Pelagonia, reported daily.mk.
2016-01-21Read the article
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Siemens builds new tram factory in Turkey
Siemens is investing €30 milion to build a new assembly factory for light rail vehicles in the Turkish city of Gebze, near Istanbul. The new factory is scheduled to begin production in 2018, announced from Siemens for BalkanEngineer.com. The company has already partnered with Turkish manufacturers to bid for contracts on a project basis. It expects localisation of manufacturing and supply chain of vehicles to improve its chances of winning tenders for international orders.
2016-01-20Read the article
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Albanian government to invest with private operators in six strategic sectors
The Albanian government may be a shareholder in strategic investments, for profit purposes, together with private companies, learned BalkanEngineer.com. Government will participate in direct investment together with private companies and decide the criteria for how the project can receive the status of a strategic investment. The Council of Ministers has approved some special decisions that allow these changes.
2016-01-19Read the article
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5th Anniversary International Conference on “Engineering, Technology and Systems – TechSys 2016”
This year Plovdiv Branch of the Technical University of Sofia will host the fifth anniversary edition of the International Scientific Conference "TechSys 2016", the event organisers announced for BalkanEngineer.com. The event will be held in May, 26th – May, 28th 2016 within the framework of "Days of Science" and the 30th anniversary of the Technical University of Sofia, Plovdiv Branch.
2016-01-18Read the article