Energy

Alina Oprea   |   25 July, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Orange Romania installes over 200 new solar panels

Orange Romania announced the installation of over 200 new solar panels on the roof of the communication interconnection center in Timișoara, in line with the Orange Group's commitment to achieve CO2 neutrality by 2040.

Alina Oprea   |   24 July, 2023 at 9:00 AM

Romanian law on integration of hydrogen promulgated

The President of Romania, Klaus Iohanis, has promulgated the Law on the integration of hydrogen from renewable sources and with low carbon emissions in the industry and transport sectors.

Alina Oprea   |   20 July, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Restart Energy installes PV system for Maragro

Restart Energy announced the completion of the implementation of a photovoltaic panel system, worth over €300,000, for Maragro SRL, an agri-food company from Timiș County.

Alina Oprea   |   18 July, 2023 at 9:30 AM

Romania to have "green" power plants of 735 MW

Romania will have access to more clean energy in the coming years and by the end of next year, capacities of 735 MW of installed power could be put into operation, says the Minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja.

Alina Oprea   |   17 July, 2023 at 5:00 PM

OMV Petrom and CE Oltenia to develop four PV parks

OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy company in Southeast Europe, announces the signing of the financing contracts to construct four photovoltaic parks with a cumulated capacity of 450 MW.

Alina Oprea   |   13 July, 2023 at 6:00 PM

E.ON completes three PV plants for AgranoLand group

E.ON Energie Romania has completed the construction and installation of three photovoltaic energy generation systems for the AgranoLand company, as part of a partnership concluded in 2022.

Alina Oprea   |   12 July, 2023 at 5:30 PM

ProCredit Group inaugurates solar park in Kosovo

The ProCredit Group, which operates mainly in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe, inaugurated its own photovoltaic park - ProEnergy - in Lipjan, near Pristina, Kosovo.

Alina Oprea   |   11 July, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Romania has significant capacity to produce renewable energy

Romania has a significant and diversified capacity to produce energy from renewable sources, said the Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests, Mircea Fechet, at the informal Council of the Environment in Spain.

Alina Oprea   |   11 July, 2023 at 9:30 AM

Severnav Shipyard to build its first PV power plant

The Severnav Shipyard is building its first photovoltaic power plant. It will be located within the premises of the unit and will be built with non-reimbursable funds, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

Alina Oprea   |   10 July, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Parapet and Blue Line Energy to build first PV and wind power plant in Romania

Parapet, a construction company in the solar energy sector with offices in Cluj-Napoca and Nuremberg, and Blue Line Energy, a renewable energy producer, announced the completion of the construction of a 1.1 MW photovoltaic power plant. The project is installed inside the Beştepe wind park, Tulcea County.

Alina Oprea   |   6 July, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Brasov City Hall builds 20 MW photovoltaic park

Braşov City Hall launched a tender for the development of a photovoltaic park with a power of 20 MW. The maximum value of the purchase exceeds RON90 million (€18 million).

Alina Oprea   |   4 July, 2023 at 5:30 PM

TotalEnergies buys five PV park projects in Romania

TotalEnergies enters the Romanian energy market and buys five photovoltaic park projects from PNE. The parties involved in the transaction have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Alina Oprea   |   4 July, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Brick store in Constanta invests €200,000 in PV panels

DIY company Brick Romania started a project last year to implement green energy solutions for its work units. The Brick store in Constanța benefited from an investment of RON1 million (€200,000) in photovoltaic panels, which provide approximately 35% of the energy requirement.

Alina Oprea   |   2 July, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Green energy producer Hidroelectrica to go public

Hidroelectrica, an energy producer owned by the Romanian state, is preparing for listing on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). Fondul Proprietatea, the minority shareholder, is selling 17% of the holding (almost 20%), i.e. 78 million shares.

Alina Oprea   |   29 June, 2023 at 3:00 PM

OMV Petrom to build PV parks in Teleorman County

OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy company in Southeast Europe, signed an agreement for the purchase of several projects for the construction of photovoltaic parks in Teleorman County.

Alina Oprea   |   28 June, 2023 at 10:30 AM

Energy renovation rate in Romania should triple

The construction sector has a central role in achieving the climate and energy objectives set by the EU EPBD Directive and approved by the European Parliament in March this year, with deadlines for 2030 and 2050 respectively. According to the Association for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency in Buildings (ROENEF), the construction sector represents approximately 8.2% of the EU GDP, respectively 10% of total employment.

Alina Oprea   |   27 June, 2023 at 3:15 PM

Preserves manufacturer Vascar installs PV system in Vaslui

Vascar, one of the main producers of meat preparations and preserves in Romania, installed a system of photovoltaic panels worth RON3 million (€600,000) close to the production unit in Vaslui. The project consists of 1,400 panels, on an area of 12,000 sqm, with an installed power of 770 kWp, the company says in a press release.

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