Nuclearelectrica announced a €1.9 billion EPC contract with an international consortium to refurbish Unit 1 and extend its life by 30 years.
Nuclearelectrica and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced the commencement of construction for Europe's first tritium removal facility at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant.
Nuclearelectrica has joined The Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge, launched at COP28 – UN Climate Change Conference, in an event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
All energy in Romania will be green energy, starting from 2027-2030, and this is the biggest opportunity we have today in Europe, said the Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Ştefan-Radu Oprea.
Nuclearelectrica has signed a Letter of Intent with the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund to explore the possibility of collaboration in the renewable energy production sector in Romania, in order to achieve common strategic objectives.
Nuclearelectrica avoids the release of 10 million tons of CO2 every year by producing clean energy. 205 million tons of CO2 were avoided since the commissioning of the first reactor in 1996, says Cosmin Ghiță, CEO of Nuclearelectrica. He talked to Green Forum about Nuclearelectrica's ESG strategy and about the investment projects with a vital role in Romania's decarbonization. He also talked about the sustainable projects that the company ran last year and how Nuclearelectrica contributes to a sustainable future.
51% of Romanian entrepreneurs see sustainability as a way to reduce operational costs, yet the same proportion say implementation is too expensive, according to a new study by BRD Groupe Société Générale. Conducted among micro and small-to-medium enterprises, the research outlines how Romanian entrepreneurs perceive the opportunities and challenges of transitioning to sustainable business models.
The Annual Water Report, based on over 13.5 billion liters of monitored water usage across 5,370 properties in 36 countries, reveals that 67% of properties experience water leakage yearly. With rising water scarcity, increasing tariffs, aging infrastructure, and stricter regulations, property owners are under growing pressure to better understand their water consumption.
Romanian developer Iulius has launched Europe's largest private bioremediation project, investing €29 million to clean 38 hectares of contaminated land in downtown Constanța. The project will transform the former Oil Terminal platform into an integrated urban regeneration complex worth over €800 million.
The European Union is at risk of missing a key United Nations deadline for submitting updated climate targets, as internal disagreements among member states delay a final decision on emissions goals for 2040.
Solar power has rapidly risen to become Hungary's second-largest source of electricity, overtaking gas for the first time in 2024.
