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Monday, 30 September, 2024

12:00

Liberty Steel's commits to 250MW solar energy development

Liberty Steel is working hard to improve their renewable energy sources, with the first 50MW of our proposed 250MW on-site solar farm programme already in development.

Friday, 27 September, 2024

17:25

EU approves €1 billion Portuguese Aid for net-zero transition

The European Commission has approved a €1 billion Portuguese scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy.

17:23

Rezolv Energy signs contract to boost green energy in Romania

Rezolv Energy has announced the signing of a seven-year vPPA with the Italian utility company A2A for the annual supply of 150 GWh of green electricity.

Thursday, 26 September, 2024

20:20

Simtel and Monsson partner on renewable energy projects in Romania

Simtel and Monsson announced the signing of a strategic partnership aimed at developing, constructing, and selling photovoltaic and hybrid projects with a total installed capacity of approximately 150 MWp.

20:16

Equilibrium is the first in Bucharest to use WasteTracker

Equilibrium becomes the first building in Bucharest to implement the digital WasteTracker system for waste management in office buildings.

20:14

Parapet starts major PV project in Giurgiu, Romania

Parapet, an EPC solutions provider in the renewable energy sector, has initiated work on one of Romania's largest photovoltaic plants in Ghimpați, Giurgiu County.

Wednesday, 25 September, 2024

22:00

Strabag targets climate neutrality by 2040

Strabag announced its initiative to achieve climate neutrality by 2040 throughout the entire value chain, embracing digital, innovative, and eco-friendly solutions.

21:00

Visual Fan completes 1 MWp solar plant for Saint-Gobain

Romanian tech firm Visual Fan, operating under the Allview brand, announced the completion of a 1 MWp photovoltaic (PV) plant for Saint-Gobain's Romanian division.

20:00

PPC acquires wind and solar parks and 1.7 GW in Greece

Public Power Corp (PPC Group) has reached an agreement with the Copelouzos and Samaras groups to acquire their operating wind and photovoltaic assets.

Tuesday, 24 September, 2024

22:00

EU survey: Europeans are saving energy and adopting clean solutions

European citizens support the energy policy pursued by the EU in the last five years.

21:12

Countries can transform energy by implementing COP28 goals

A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030.

20:27

Restart Energy completes PV project for Tehno Proenergy

Restart Energy has finalized the implementation of a photovoltaic project for the company Tehno Proenergy worth approximately €900 000. The beneficiary's investment will be amortized in about 5 years.

Monday, 23 September, 2024

22:35

PRIME Batteries Technology launches new EV charging solution

PRIME Batteries Technology, Eldrive Romania and ALLSPARK Energy presented a solution for storing energy and charging electric cars.

22:33

Romania's Energy Ministry launches €13 billion in non-reimbursable funds

The Ministry of Energy has launched and managed non-reimbursable funds for investments exceeding 13 billion euros in the past 15 months.

22:29

EIB and EU finance greener transport in France

The Lille Metropolitan area (Métropole européenne de Lille) has been awarded a green loan of €245 million by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to fund its public transport network and cycling paths.

Friday, 20 September, 2024

20:49

TotalEnergies seeks tender for 500,000 tons of green hydrogen

As part of the drive to decarbonize its European refineries, TotalEnergies launched a call for tenders for the supply of 500,000 tons per year of green hydrogen.

20:47

Europe adds 6.4 GW of wind capacity in H1 2024

WindEurope's Autumn Wind Energy Data shows Europe built 6.4 GW of new wind farms in the first half of 2024.

20:46

Record €118 billion in global climate finance for 2023

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) announced that their global climate finance reached a record high of €118 billion in 2023, a significant increase compared to 2019 levels.

Thursday, 19 September, 2024

21:32

Nokian Tyres opens the world's first fully zero CO2 emission tire factory

Nokian Tyres hosted the Grand Opening of its passenger car tire factory in Oradea, Romania today.

21:00

EU approves €2.7 billion Austrian aid for industrial decarbonization

The European Commission has approved a €2.7 billion Austrian scheme to support companies active in the industrial sector to decarbonise their production processes.

20:44

Europe sees a nearly 44% decline in EV sales

New car sales in the European Union dropped by 18.3% last month, with major markets like Germany, France, and Italy experiencing double-digit declines in EV sales.

Wednesday, 18 September, 2024

20:54

EIB signs €166 million green loan for renewables in Spain, Italy, Portugal

EIB and BNZ have signed a €166 million loan to support the deployment of 17 solar photovoltaic plants across Spain, Italy, and Portugal.

20:51

IEA: Stronger integration is needed as solar and wind reach record levels

The new IEA report offers a first-of-its-kind global stocktake of efforts to integrate variable renewables across 50 power systems, identifying best practices and key challenges.

20:48

Raiffeisen Bank Romania helps schools recover after floods

In the context of the floods that have impacted Romania, the Raiffeisen Bank team has extended its support to civil society.

Tuesday, 17 September, 2024

22:00

EBRD considers €90 million loan for solar-thermal plant

EBRD announced that is considering a €90 million sovereign loan to support the construction of a large solar-thermal plant in Novi Sad, Serbia's second-largest city.

21:00

Simtel and Prime Batteries built an energy project at Prodromu Skete

Simtel, together with PRIME Batteries Technology, announced the signing of a partnership for the development of advanced renewable energy technologies.

16:00

Electric cars to hit 24% market share as carmakers boost EV sales

Electric cars (BEV) will reach 20-24% market share in 2025, according to Transport & Environment (T&E) modeling based on sales in the first half of this year and sales forecasts.

Monday, 16 September, 2024

19:52

Romania's Competition Council reviews PPC's wind farm acquisition

The Romanian Competition Council announced its analysis of the deal through which Greece's Public Power Corporation (PPC) plans to acquire the operators of the Fântânele-Cogealac wind farm.

19:50

Photon Energy connects 7.5 MWp solar plant in Romania

Photon Energy has connected a new 7.5 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant to the grid in Romania, marking its twelfth operational plant in the country.

19:41

Eurowind Energy acquires 11 PV projects in Portugal

Eurowind Energy signed a Shares Purchase Agreement in August for the acquisition of different projects totaling 11 PV projects of 5MW AC each.

Friday, 13 September, 2024

19:18

Electrica completes acquisition of Foton Power

Electrica has completed the acquisition of Foton Power Energy SRL from Emanuel Muntmark and Cătălin Mrejeru.

16:46

EU approves €682M Belgian aid for offshore wind

The European Commission has approved a €682 million Belgian scheme to support renewable offshore wind energy to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy.

Thursday, 12 September, 2024

21:00

Angels Ventures invests in €3 million for Ogre AI's green energy tech

Bulgarian investment fund Sofia Angels Ventures (SAV) participated in a €3 million funding round for UK-based, Romanian-founded energy tech startup Ogre AI.

21:00

SAPE Secures PNRR funding for green hydrogen project

The Society for the Administration of Energy Participations (SAPE SA) has received funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for its energy storage project using green hydrogen.

Wednesday, 11 September, 2024

20:10

Renewables generate 50% of EU electricity in early 2024

The European Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2024 which describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission's mandate.

20:08

EBRD supports Romania in launching renewable energy auctions

With support from the EBRD, Romania has introduced a Contract for Difference (CfD) mechanism this week aimed at developing renewable energy infrastructure.

20:06

EIB funds wind farm in Austria

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance the construction of a new wind farm in Lower Austria with an initial loan of €20.1 million to WEB Windenergie AG (W.E.B).

Tuesday, 10 September, 2024

19:32

EBRD loans €55 million to Borusan EnBW for 116 MW PV projects

EBRD will provide a loan of €55 million to Turkey's Borusan EnBW Enerji to finance the development and construction of 116 MW of onshore wind-energy capacity.

19:30

Parapet completes Romania's first solar repowering project

Parapet completed Romania's first photovoltaic repowering project in August at the Solar Electric Frăsinet power plant, owned by Austria's Kraftfeld Group.

12:00

Rezolv Energy aiming to set the ESG benchmark in SEE

For the rest of this year, Rezolv Energy will focus on the four projects in our current portfolio.

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