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Up to 8 kg of mercury discovered in a shipwreck located in Estonian waters
The Environmental Investment Centre and the Police and Border Guard Board worked together to carry out underwater inspections of the three most dangerous wrecks. The shipwrecks examined included destroyers S31 and T22, and minesweeper M37.
Read moreELWIND received funding to carry out environmental impact assessment studies
ELWIND, a joint offshore wind farm project between Estonia and Latvia, received a positive response from the European Union to a request for funding to conduct environmental impact assessment studies.
Read moreGrants remain available for the purchase of electric cars and cargo bikes!
The grant for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles, which was opened in February, remains open and the Environmental Investment Centre (EIC) invites all interested parties to apply for the grant.
Read moreState supports implementation of ten energy storage pilot projects
EIC provided EUR 5.2 million in funding for ten pilot energy storage projects.
Read moreGrant for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles will be open from 27 February
The Environmental Investment Centre (EIC) will open the call for grant applications for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles on 27 February. The grant can be requested for the purchase of all-electric vehicles and electric cargo bikes purchased as...
Read moreEstonia is looking for green solutions for developing countries
The Environmental Investment Centre (EIC) and the Ministry of the Environment are inviting green technology authorities to ask for support for projects that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries for the fifth...
Read more15 sinkholes of oil shale mines were closed in Ida-Viru County
In Ida-Viru County, the works to close 15 sinkholes caused by oil shale mining have been completed. In the course of the works, the collapses in the bottom-mined areas, located on 13 registered immovables, were eliminated and repaired.
Read moreThe EIC has stopped accepting applications for the construction of water and sewerage infrastructure for private households
The EIC has stopped accepting applications for the construction of water and sewerage infrastructure for private households due to the EUR 800,000 budget being exhausted. The application round was opened at 10:00 on 16 January and closed at 17:00 on...
Read moreIn nature tours organised by the EIC, 2000 Ukrainians got acquainted with Estonian nature
Last year, the EIC together with the State Forest Management Centre (RMK) and the Ministry of the Environment organised 80 nature trips for Ukrainian war refugees across Estonia.
Read moreAcceptance of applications for grants for water and sewerage infrastructure for private households starts on 16 January
The EIC will open the acceptance of applications for grants for the construction of water and sewerage infrastructure for private persons on 16 January at 10. The budget for the call for applications is approximately 800 thousand euros.
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