Retailer Auchan contributed to the recycling of 14,000 tons of waste at the store level in Romania in 2021. Also, through the collection of used cooking oil, initiated in October 2019, more than 220,000 liters of oil were collected until the end of 2021.
The Braşov County Council has established the locations for the investments of the Integral Waste Management System (SMID) project in Braşov County. For this project, the county public administration provided RON 9.09 million in this year's budget (€ 1.8 million). Brasov remained among the last counties in the country that do not have a functional SMID integrated waste management system.
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.
ELI Parks, a network of class A logistics and industrial parks, is expanding with a new logistics project in Oradea, which will include two buildings, with a total area of 30,000 square meters. The project will be equipped with photovoltaic panels, having an installed power of 3MW/h.
A cycling route that starts from the Apuseni Mountains will connect the Romanian counties of Bihor, Alba and Cluj via bike paths. In this way, 227 kilometers of bicycle paths will be arranged. The estimated total value of the project is €18.7 million, financed by European funds.
The Sibiu County Council will invest RON 84 million without VAT (€16.8 million) in an integrated waste management system in the cities of Avrig, Agnita, Sibiu, Mediaș and Cisnădie. The works must be ready by December 15, 2023.
The registrations of ecological cars in Romania increased by 61.2% in January, compared to the similar period in 2022. They now have a market share of 22% of the total, according to the Automobile Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA).
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.
The Romanian Government approved the 2023 revenue and expenditure budget of the "Romanian Waters" National Administration, a budget increased by more than 23% compared to last year for carrying out investments in water management and for carrying out flood protection works.
Genesis Property, a company that owns, develops and operates of class A office buildings in Romania, announces that is committed to achieving zero carbon emissions for the buildings in its portfolio by 2030.
The European Commission approves €259 million Romanian scheme under Recovery and Resilience Facility to support investments in batteries, photovoltaic cells and panels.
BCR together with Erste Group arranged senior credit facilities for Enery Power Holding to acquire an 81 MW renewables portfolio.
The employees and partners of CTPark Bucharest West, as well as all those who live in the neighboring communities, donated blood in the medical office of the industrial park.
Some of the key components of the necessary framework to support sustainability and attract additional investment for companies are transparency, monitoring and reporting, says Ilinka Kajgana, Executive Vice President Risk, Member of the Executive Committee at BCR.
The first inter-regional electric frame of the 37 to be produced by Alstom for Romania will arrive at the Railway Testing Center in Faurei in July 2023.
Brașov City Hall has obtained new funding through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for the purchase of electric buses.
The city of Timisoara in Romania will install 100 islands for the selective collection of waste and build a parking lot with 184 spaces, on which photovoltaic panels will be installed.
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.
Retailer Lidl has opened a logistics warehouse in Romania with 2,650 solar panels, equipped with an electric charging station.
BRD announced that the value of new sustainable financing transactions made in 2022 reached €215 million.
Poland has announced that its first offshore wind auction will take place in December 2025, aiming to award contracts for up to 4 GW of new capacity. I
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.
Auchan Romania is expanding its options for collecting beverage containers made of PET, aluminum, and glass marked with the DRS (Deposit Return System) symbol by introducing an innovative system uniquely capable of accepting all three types of packaging in bulk, without requiring prior separation by the consumer.
The European Commission has adopted a new European Ocean Pact, a bold initiative aimed at protecting marine ecosystems while fostering a sustainable blue economy and supporting the well-being of coastal communities.
Cristian Barbu, a pioneer in Romania's renewable energy sector, is returning with a new focus: energy storage.
