Energy | 8 August, 2023 at 4:15 PM
Methane gas is "losing ground" to hydrogen in Sibiu County
The village of Dârlos in Sibiu County will be the first town in Romania where methane gas will "lose ground" to hydrogen.
The village of Dârlos in Sibiu County will be the first town in Romania where methane gas will "lose ground" to hydrogen.
The energy company MET Group, based in Switzerland, is expanding its European portfolio and announcing its entry into the segment of energy production from renewable sources in Germany.
The Bihor County Council approved the feasibility study for the location of four recharging stations for electric vehicles.
The market for installing photovoltaic panels on residential buildings has a potential of over €800 million, according to an E-Accumulatori.ro analysis.
The Săcueni Biogas plant in Bihor County will be leased to private operators.
Brasov City Hall wants to reduce pollution by 426 tons of nitrogen oxides and 16 tons of dust in the next 4 years.
Mehedinti County wants to buy 30 electric minibusses to transport students.
ROCA Agri RDF, the agricultural holding of ROCA Investments, announced the publication of its first Sustainability Report for 2022.
The new Doicești - Șotânga photovoltaic park with an installed capacity of 80 MW has been commissioned.
The Zentiva Group in Romania, the largest producer of generic drugs locally, completed the planting of 38,800 trees in the Făgăraș Mountains this year.
Five public charging stations for electric cars will be set up in several locations in Dambovita County.
Between January and July 2023, the sanitation operator collected 1,026 tons of selective glass waste in Iași County.
44 new electric buses have arrived in Timisoara, announces the mayor of the city, Dominic Fritz.
By 2030, Auchan aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 46% compared to 2019, says Corina Dospinoiu, Sustainability Director Auchan Retail Romania. She talked to Green Forum about the 2030 Climate Plan and about the company's main sustainability targets.
Romania has a non-recyclability rate of 89%, which means that we have the highest degree of resource mortality in Europe, says Constantin Damov, president of the Coalition for the Circular Economy and of the Green Group.
In 2022, the total amount allocated to sustainable lending by Raiffeisen Bank amounted to €500.5 million.
Enel Green Power România, Enel Group's renewable energy business line in Romania, has commissioned Lumina photovoltaic park in Călugăreni, Giurgiu County, and completed its takeover from Mytilineos.
Orange Romania collected, in the first six months of the year, 135,000 phones, which will enter the circular economy through reconditioning or recycling.
Renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 10,509 MW could be commissioned in the next period.
The Cluj-based company Promelek XXI aims to sell, by the end of the current year, 400 charging stations for 100% electric or plug-in hybrid cars.
The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to reduce the scope and stringency of two major ESG regulatory frameworks: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Waldevar Energy has begun construction on two utility-scale photovoltaic parks for Doral Energy in Tudor Vladimirescu (Brăila County) and Ștefan Vodă (Călărași County), Romania. The projects will deliver 14 MWp of installed capacity using around 25,000 photovoltaic panels.
Lidl Romania has published its eighth sustainability report for the 2024 financial year, announcing accelerated progress in reducing environmental impact. The retailer has achieved its international 2030 target for transitioning to natural refrigerants, with these now used in 100% of logistics centres and 81.7% of stores, compared to the original goal of 100% of logistics centres and 40% of stores. The company has also increased its green energy usage to 80% of total consumption.
Global law firm Dentons has advised OX2 on acquiring three wind power projects totaling 235 MW in Romania from Future Power. The projects, located in Vaslui and Vrancea counties, are expected to be commissioned between 2028 and 2030, subject to permitting.
Romania is emerging as a key destination for Turkish renewable energy investments, attracting growing interest from industrial and financial groups. Real grid connection opportunities for projects, infrastructure modernisation potential, and investment framework stability make Romania strategic for Turkish capital as Europe accelerates its transition to sustainable sources and energy independence.
