COMPANY AT THE FAIR OF GREEN IDEAS, PROJECTS AND INNOVATIONS

June 05.06.2023.

HBIS Serbia Company was one of the participants in the Fair of green ideas, projects and innovations, which was organized June 5 - on the occasion of World environment day in Belgrade, on Kalemegdan.

In the exhibition part of the Fair, our project "Introduction of new Programmable logic controllers (PLC) for data processing from the MEAC system on continuous dust meters" was presented. The PLC processes the data from the installed continuous dust meters and timely alerts the production operators in the event that half-hourly legal emission limits may be exceeded. In addition to which, on the HBIS Serbia company web site , data on the measurement of emissions are published daily, which ensures the transparency.

Our project, together with the other presented, was evaluated as an innovative solution for the green transition in the Western Balkans. It is one of the 16 best projects and the first of four selected in the first phase projects for co-financing in the field of "Decarbonization, energy efficiency and reduction of industrial emissions". In addition to this field, the second one was "Application of circular economy for resource efficiency and industrial symbiosis" with 6 selected projects, the third field were "Pollution reduction with an emphasis on air quality" projects 4 of which were to be co-financed in this phase, and the fourth "Protection and investment in biodiversity and ecosystems", out of which two projects were selected for co-financing.

Permanent representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Serbia, Jakup Beriš, said that 47 innovations were presented at the Fair and emphasized that teamwork is what is necessary to solve environmental problems: "The idea is to expand all of this. We can achieve the desired results only if we work together: both businessmen, and scientists, and international organizations, and governmental and non-governmental sectors."

These projects with solutions to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases contribute to the decarbonization of the economy, the reduction of environmental pollution and the achievement of ecological, social and economic benefits for local communities and citizens.

"We would like to become the first continent that will be carbon neutral in 2050," said the head of the EU Delegation in Serbia, Emanuel Joffre.

The "EU Green agenda in Serbia" initiative, which strengthens the green transition of our country and its path to the European Union, was launched back in 2021 by the EU delegation and the Ministry of environmental protection of Serbia. It is being realized thanks to the support from the European Union, through a project implemented by UNDP in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden, the country that holds the presidency of the EU and the European Investment Bank, with additional financial resources from Sweden, Switzerland and Serbia.