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In April it prompted the Government of Slovenia to refuse to issue permits for the installation of wind turbines at Pohorje and Rogla AAE Gamit is developing several wind power projects in Slovenia. Early this year, the firm succeeded in obtaining the approval of the spatial plan for the 66 MW Dolenja Vas project The firm is now seeking one for the Ilirska Bistrica project The area for the wind farm is about 1,400 meters from the nearest homes The Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning said it received AAE Gamit’s initiative for the development of the spatial plan for the Ilirska Bistrica wind farm Interested parties can submit comments by October 30 After that the ministry is set to prepare a draft decision on the preparation of a spatial plan for the government to adopt The company plans to install nine wind turbines with a capacity of 7 MW each The location is at an altitude of 600 to 1,000 meters and about 1,400 meters from the nearest homes Austrian company Energie AG Oberösterreich acquired a 29.4% stake in AAE Gamit Energie AG said it aims to develop wind farms and photovoltaic parks in Slovenia with an overall capacity of more than 180 MW It is developing four wind projects with a combined capacity of 140 MW and four PV projects of 40 MW in total in Slovenia Be the first one to comment on this article 05 May 2025 - The Trebinje 3 photovoltaic plant would have an installed capacity of 53.63 MW and an estimated annual production of 85.5 GWh 05 May 2025 - VDE Renewables found that SolarEdge’s advanced safety capabilities minimize photovoltaic system risks and effectively prevent fire hazards 02 May 2025 - The project is located in Constanța county recognized for its superior yields in green energy production 02 May 2025 - The Sunčana (Sunny) Vipava project envisages installing solar power plants with a combined capacity of 20 MW © CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2008-2020 website developed by ogitive Categories Global weather a supercell tornado was reported near Ilirska Bistrica Preliminary reports suggest damage was substantial A tornado has developed from an isolated supercell thunderstorm ahead of an approaching cold front Photo evidence clearly reveals a mesocyclonic tornado The storm formed on the western side of the elongated valley near Ilirska Bistrica Gained strength as it crossed the valley and spawned a tornado a small town on the western outskirts of Ilirska Bistrica Tornado was active for more than 5 minutes Below are several close-up videos recorded by residents posted on social media mesovortices appeared just above the ground Initial reports showed that multiple roofs and residential buildings were severely damaged with several houses having roof timbers considerably exposed or blown off complete roofs This is more significant damage to the country a few days after numerous storms already did severe damage This is the first confirmed tornado in Slovenia after August 20th significant tornadoes in Slovenia were; Gozd near Kamnik (July 13th The general weather pattern over Europe today indicated a deep upper low over central and northern Europe with a High extending into southwestern Europe creating significant shear over the northern Mediterranean region a cold front was moving from southern Germany and Czechia towards the Alps during the midday It gradually strengthened as it crossed the Alps towards the northern Mediterranean and Balkan countries in the afternoon A surface low was present over northern Italy a typical occurrence when this pattern evolves over Europe The lower pressure over North Italy and Adriatic enhanced the low-level winds from the south increasing moisture and resulting in a more unstable air mass that overlaps with wind shear aloft a cold front with embedded severe storms was already moving off the Alpine flank We can see relatively clear skies in front of it allowing air mass to warm up considerably below the front arrives A few days ago, there was a multi-day severe weather outbreak across Italy and vineyards were severely damaged by intense winds Damage done is counted in millions of EURos The frontal zone was moving southeast into Slovenia in the afternoon with some pre-frontal storms developing across northeast Italy and south-central Slovenia Below is the radar sequence of the isolated supercell storm with this tornado compared to the whole frontal storm complex farther north which was moving southeast the pre-frontal supercells are often associated with the most significant weather events as they form in an intact environment before the cold front mixes air mass Here is another view of the supercell with the Croatian radar network; we can also see the vertical cross-section It is indicating that the storm was pretty shallow But the intense core was up to around 6 km above the ground Today’s stormy activity over the Alpine region towards northern Italy and Hungary was associated with the cold front from the northeast The front was tracking along the upper-level wave over central Europe A line of thunderstorms first formed along the main Alpine flank over Austria gradually moving southeast into a more favorable sheared and unstable environment across the northern Mediterranean and northeast Italy were from 20 to 23 °C The closest vertical sounding available is in Udine Although the instability (CAPE ~ 500 J/kg) does not appear particularly large a more unstable air mass was farther south over the northern Adriatic indicating a textbook curvature of the winds from the ground into the upper levels With significant veering winds with height in the lowest few kilometers This normally enhances storm-relative helicity (SREH) one ingredient we observe with tornadic supercell storms The nearby weather station Koseze has reported east-southeast winds when thunderstorms and tornados formed with temperatures around 23 °C and dewpoint 20 °C This allowed cloud bases to be very low with this supercell allowing mesocyclone to develop a tornado on the ground the SE-NW orientation of the valley where Ilirska Bistrica is located allowed winds to channel toward the storm and enhance the low-level SR helicity and rotation According to the damage with house roof timbers considerably exposed or blown off reported meaning estimated peal winds were between 150 and 200 km/h Buildings in the area are generally well-built to withstand strong downslope winds (known as Bora) during winter So the significant roof damage suggests the tornado was a strong one There was an official report of 107 km/h by the National Weather Service (ARSO) at their weather station in Koseze Tornado did not cross the station or damage this location; it passed a few hundred meters away Suggesting winds were much more intense where the tornado hit large trees blocked the road between Ilirska Bistrica and Rijeka This indicates how favorable the conditions were for supercell storms and tornadoes in the region today Pivotalweather, Meteociel, and ARSO provided images used in this article more details and updates will be added to the content in the following days as more information is gathered Hurricane Season 2023 forecast: How could the hottest-than-ever North Atlantic Sea Temperature contribute to tropical activity as we head toward the peak months Typhoon Khanun – Falcon is the latest in the Western Pacific active trend of Powerful Tropical Cyclones It has impacted Okinawa and is now heading west toward China RSS Feed Any time.” © Severe Weather Europe 2023 A railway route connecting three countries The entire journey through tourist locations takes 2 hours The Slovenian Railways has launched a railway route passing through 8 cities in three countries The entire journey takes 2 hours and costs from 8 euros one way The train will operate daily until September 30 The train departs from the port city of Trieste in northeastern Italy then stops at four stations in Slovenia - Sežana the train travels to the station in Rijeka a suburb of Trieste – departure at 7:50 a.m. The route is ideal for a budget-friendly weekend getaway since you can disembark at one of the stations you can rent an electric bicycle and ride along forest paths passengers can spend the night at the Opatija resort with Rococo-style villas and grand hotels overlooking the Adriatic Sea and a 19th-century theater adorned by Gustav Klimt We also wrote about passengers on trains in Spain being able to travel for 7 euros The promotional price will apply to popular routes of the budget railway company Avlo Donald Niebyl crossed the Balkans in search of spomenik – abstract memorials built in Tito’s Yugoslavia to celebrate the defeat of Axis forces in the second world war He held talks in Ilirska Bistrica with the Mayor of the Municipality he stressed that its timing was intentionally chosen to be after the European elections as the importance of security issues and the related dilemmas goes beyond the time of such votes He continued by saying that the government is aware of the problem of illegal crossings of the border and the related issues faced by the local population This year the government has allocated considerable additional funds to the Slovenian police and will continue to do so in the future and we understand that the police presence needs to be reinforced and obviously some other specific actions taken The police have already purchased or will soon purchase additional technical equipment and fence panels to ensure that the protection of the border is in line with expectations.” he pointed out that the government continues to stay in contact with the municipalities along the border “We cannot accept any scare tactics whatsoever the talks we held were frank and I am certain that we will also cooperate in the future to address such issues because local people deserve to be taken seriously.” Did you find the information you were looking for Do you want to receive a response from the responsible institution Clicking on the link will open your default e-mail program and automatically draft a message that you can send to the institution responsible for the content of this website ask for a reply