Italian group Enel has donated 5,700 solar photovoltaic panels to Ukraine with a total capacity of approximately 2 MW. The donated photovoltaic solar panels will cover up to 11,400 sqm of roofs of public buildings in Ukraine. They will be delivered by summer.
The EDP Group will invest €25 billion by 2026, of which €21 billion are focused on new renewable sources. EDP makes its repeated commitment to stop using coal by 2025, and to generate 100% from renewable sources by 2030.
The Romanian Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu, says that in the near future, we need to increase the sources of renewable energy production, and geothermal energy is a new source that he will carefully study and develop. The minister also said that we must invest in all energy sources with low carbon emissions.
Prebet Aiud will build some production halls, for which it signed a contract of over €1 million. A photovoltaic park will be developed above these halls, considering that the company wants to become energy independent.
Hidroelectrica, a producer of renewable energy, wants to publish its first sustainability report. Last year, the state-owned company had a net profit of RON 4 billion (€800 million).
Tuborg Romania invested €525,000 in a system of solar panels with a capacity of 396 KWp that it mounted on the roof of the distribution centre in Pantelimon. The energy will be used for own consumption.
After about 10 years, green energy is once again the star of investments in the energy sector in Romania, says the state secretary of the Ministry of Energy, George Niculescu.
An E.ON project, IElectrix, reveals that mobile battery-based energy storage systems can contribute to more efficient use of green energy produced in wind or solar farms.
EU economy greenhouse gas emissions totalled 854 million tonnes CO2-eq in the third quarter of 2022. Among the EU countries with increased emissions in the third quarter of 2022 were Ireland (+17%), Estonia and Malta (both +8%).
OMV Petrom announces that it supports HOSPICE Casa Speranței with over € 7 million this year. The sponsorship will cover the palliative care activities of HOSPICE Casa Speranței, for the benefit of around 5,000 patients.
Last year, Enel X Romania built for business customers more than 40 photovoltaic plants at the national level, an almost double number compared to the previous year. The photovoltaic plants have a total capacity of over 26 MWp and will contribute to the reduction of over 5,400 tons/year of carbon dioxide emissions.
The largest photovoltaic park in Europe is being built in Arad, Romania. The investment amounts to €800 million and will start this summer, in the Pilu - Grăniceri area. The land on which the photovoltaic park will be built has an area of 1,064 hectares.
Romania will have a law on biomass and a law on renewable energies that can be produced on the Black Sea. The projects are being worked on in the Romanian Senate, which is looking for the best legislation in this regard.
BCR together with Erste Group arranged senior credit facilities for Enery Power Holding to acquire an 81 MW renewables portfolio.
The funds, provided by RGREEN INVEST's short-term senior debt fund INFRABRIDGE III, will be used to support the construction of 14 fully merchant solar PV projects that amount to a total capacity of 76 MWp.
The Romanian company OMV Petrom, controlled by the OMV Group from Austria, plans to install photovoltaic panels in half of the gas station network by 2025.
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) approved the establishment of new photovoltaic power plants with a cumulative power of 95 MW.
The Oltenia Energy Complex, one of the largest energy producers in the country, will receive a state aid of €90.5 million.
The energy supplier and distributor Electrica has completed the acquisition of the project company Green Energy Consultancy & Investments, which is developing the Vulturu photovoltaic project, Vrancea county, with an installed capacity of 9,75 MW (evacuating power in the network).
Europe emerges as the largest producer of green hydrogen, the “clean” energy that could transform by 2030 the heavy industry, refinery, aviation, road freight and sea transports.
As the European Union has proposed the move towards zero-emission buildings by 2030, a significant portion of the energy consumption of these projects should be covered by energy from renewable sources.
Serbian conglomerate MK Group and Slovenian investment fund Alfi Green Energy are investing €155 million in the Krivaca wind farm, in eastern Serbia.
Two-thirds of the decline in Russian natural gas supplies has been offset, mainly through increased purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a greater volume of pipeline gas from Norway, leaving Europe with more gas in storage than it needs to meet its end-of-winter demand.
In absolute terms, the production of electricity from renewable energy sources increased by almost 5% from 2020 to 2021.
The European Ombudsman has formally questioned the European Commission's handling of recent proposals aimed at scaling back corporate sustainability requirements, raising concerns over transparency and procedural compliance.
Improving energy efficiency in buildings plays a key role in building a sustainable future. It leads to lower costs, a healthier indoor environment, and a smaller environmental footprint. According to România Eficientă, efficient energy use is not about sacrificing comfort but about eliminating waste.
Met Group has inaugurated Hungary's largest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS), a 40 MW / 80 MWh facility located at the Dunamenti Power Station in Százhalombatta.
Hidroelectrica has selected Waldevar Energy to implement the Nufărul Project, a pioneering renewable energy initiative set to become the largest floating photovoltaic (FPV) system installed on a hydroelectric dam in Europe.
EDP, through EDP Renewables, a global leader in the development of renewable energy, has inaugurated the Albina photovoltaic power plant – an important step for the company.
