Green Forum
| 6 March, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Romania navigates 2025 financing with discipline and sustainability
Romania has set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 78% by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
Romania has set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 78% by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
RenewAcad, a certified renewable energy training center operated by Wind Power Energy, launched a new project on March 5 in Petrila.
OMV Petrom, in partnership with Save the Children Romania, is investing €1.5 million to renovate Polizu Maternity Hospital, the largest facility of its kind in Romania.
The Romanian company Parapet, operating across multiple European countries in the photovoltaic sector, will expand its international presence with a new branch in Bergamo, Italy.
SanoVita, a leading local producer of plant-based products, has launched a renewable energy project to power its two production units in Râmnicu Vâlcea.
In 2024, the Hidroelectrica Group experienced a decline in both operational and financial performance compared to the previous year, largely due to unfavorable hydrological conditions.
The Omnibus proposal significantly reduces the number of Romanian companies required to report ESG performance from over 6,000 to just 300, representing a 95% decrease.
E.ON Energie Romania announced the completion of a 655 kWp photovoltaic (PV) plant for the Romanian branch of German automotive parts supplier Continental Automotive.
Polish solar developer R.Power has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply around 240 GWh of solar energy to local telecom operator Play.
A significant portion of EU grants is allocated to support sustainable initiatives, further driving the rise in these types of loans.
OMV Petrom announced the commencement of construction for a production unit dedicated to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) at the Petrobrazi refinery.
DN AGRAR Group is set to invest €3.4 million in a new compost plant and the installation of solar panels on the rooftops of buildings at three of its farms.
Amazon Poland announced that the first of its four solar and wind projects, with a combined capacity of 140 MW, has begun generating electricity.
Most Romanian firms – 90% – have acted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in line with companies elsewhere in Europe, according to a European Investment Bank (EIB) Group survey.
E.ON Energie Romania has officially entered the green energy production sector after completing the construction of a photovoltaic power plant for the Webasto factory in Arad.
Kajima Poland, a subsidiary of Japan's Kajima Corporation, has completed an 11.6-MW photovoltaic (PV) plant for NGK Ceramics' Polish unit.
Amazon and Iberdrola have expanded their global renewable energy partnership by adding 476MW of new power purchase agreements (PPAs) across five countries.
PPC Renewables Romania, a subsidiary of the PPC Group, has launched a new control room designed to optimize the production across its expanding portfolio of wind and solar parks.
DRI, the EU renewables arm of Ukrainian energy company DTEK, announced plans to develop a 120 MW wind farm in Croatia.
Amazon has added 100 new renewable energy projects, bringing its total capacity to over 33 gigawatts, solidifying its position as the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy.
Simtel Team's management has announced the opening of a new subsidiary in Essen, Germany, marking a significant milestone in the Group's international expansion strategy.
FAN Courier, a leading Romanian logistics company, has allocated an investment budget of 40 million euros for 2025, including in renewable energy.
It is still a long way to embedding ESG principles into corporate culture, operations, and decision-making processes. That was the main takeaway from a panel at CEE ESG Forum 2024 organised by Property Forum and Green Forum in Vienna last November.
Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas has revealed plans to build a new blade factory in Szczecin, Poland, in response to increasing demand across Europe and globally.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing €35 million to GreenWay as part of a €113 million financing package to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Central Europe.
The newly published Edition 2 2026 of the PV Module Manufacturer Ranking Report shows the first signs of stabilisation in the solar manufacturing sector's balance sheets after more than a year of steady deterioration. The table tracks the Altman Z-Score, a widely used measure of bankruptcy risk, for 64 publicly listed photovoltaic module manufacturers, and has now been refreshed with first-quarter 2026 data.
The Faculty of Hydrotechnics from the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest and Waldevar Floating PV have signed a strategic partnership to accelerate innovation in renewable energy and prepare the next generation of specialists in floating photovoltaic technologies.
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Rezolv Energy has commissioned the St. George solar park in Silistra, Bulgaria, marking the company's first project to become operational. The 225 MW facility reached full operational status in under three years from acquisition of development rights.
