Energy | 6 February, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Consumers Association calls on Romanian gov't not to introduce 'sun tax'
The Consumers Association asked the Romanian Government not to tax self-consumption of electricity by consumers ("sun tax").
The Consumers Association asked the Romanian Government not to tax self-consumption of electricity by consumers ("sun tax").
In 2022, the share of renewables in transport reached 9.6% at the EU level.
The Ministry of Energy launched Electric Up 2, a support program for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the HoReCa sector.
SNRB become partners alongside Redivium Australia to build a lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Romania.
Libra Internet Bank provided financing of €17.2 million for a green energy project in Mureș County.
E.ON Energie Romania completed and handed over 161 photovoltaic power plants for 142 partner companies in 2023.
Rezolv Energy announced the signing of the connection contract for the future 600 MW Danube East and West wind farm in Constanta.
The photovoltaic power plant has a generating capacity of 3.8 MWp.
Romania signed a €610 million contract with Polish rolling stock manufacturer PESA to purchase 62 new regional electric trains.
Cris-Tim Group is taking the first step towards the transition to electromobility.
Electrica is implementing an AI algorithm system that will identify the energy footprint of the main receivers in the head office.
The first 9,566 Romanians who signed up for the Green House Program can start installing photovoltaic panels.
Grunman Energy, the company in the field of renewable energy production controlled by the Pavăl brothers, owners of Dedeman, has received a capital infusion from the parent company.
Three million photovoltaic panels received environmental approval in Arad County alone, including the largest photovoltaic park in Romania, which totals 1.79 million panels.
The European Investment Bank Group has announced that a record €49 billion was invested in green finance at the level of 2023.
Renewables are set to make up more than one-third of total electricity generation by early 2025, overtaking coal.
The paper producer Pehart Tec Grup SA will install a 2 MW photovoltaic system with storage.
ENGIE has announced the signing of the agreement for the acquisition of a wind farm, majority owned by the EnerCap Group, in Chirnogeni, Constanța County.
The Ministry of Energy is preparing two major projects in the field of green energy, with a total value of over €800 million, financed from the Modernization Fund.
nextE has announced the signing of a corporate PPA for a solar plant in Romania with an installed capacity of over 50 MW.
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.
