The operation of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), which was built as a brownfield investment in a two million euro project financed by the Italian government and the EEA fund, is based one hundred percent on renewable energy sources such as geothermal and solar energy. During operation, it also acts as a kind of mini-power plant, with local utility Elmü purchasing the excess power generated. Also included in the two-level centre, which is intended as a reference project, are two 80 and 120-seat conference halls, a library and a small conference room.
