Today, the final project "Velika Gorica - the solar city of the countdown " was presented at the Public Open University. As many as 22 buildings of public institutions have installed solar power plants, which ranks Velika Gorica among the leading cities in the use of renewable energy sources. The conference was attended by the Minister of Regional Development and European Union Funds, Šime Erlić , representatives of REGEA, the Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar, and the host, Mayor Krešimir Ačkar , who praised his collaborators for their well-written projects. He reminded that the elementary school in Čič was…

The Ministry of Regional Development and Funds of the European Union, as Manager of the "Energy and Climate Change" Program financed as part of the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area for the period 2014. - 2021., hosted a delegation from the Office for Financial Mechanisms and the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, which is also a donor partner in the "Energy of Climate Change" Program, and this delegation also arrived in Velika Gorica. In the period of 5 until 7 February 2024 members of the delegation, Mrs. Gunn Oland, representative of the Norwegian Water Resources…

An important component of the "Velika Gorica Solar City - COUNTDOWN" project is the education of the population about the project and the benefits of using solar energy from solar power plants. In order to facilitate the promotion of the project, a communication strategy was developed that envisaged increasing the visibility of the project through the website, brochures and leaflets, as well as promotional material with the labels of the project participants. In this way, flyers and brochures were designed for several target groups - kindergarten children, school children, the general public and the profession, and promotional materials…

At the end of November, 22 solar power plants will be put into operation on public buildings in Velika Gorica, which are being installed or have already been installed within the project Velika Gorica solar city – COUNTDOWN. Buildings that will soon start using solar energy will significantly increase their savings, their commissioning will raise the capacity for the production of solar energy in the city area, all with the aim of raising the awareness of citizens in renewable energy sources. Velika Gorica is thus going in a positive direction of using renewable energy sources, and after kindergartens,…