OMV Petrom will expand its electric mobility infrastructure by adding fast-charging services for electric trucks, with 400 kW stations integrated into its network.
UniCredit Leasing, the leading financial leasing company in Romania, has announced a new strategic partnership with BYD, the world's largest manufacturer of new energy vehicles.
Axpo's Polish subsidiary has signed a route-to-market agreement to supply renewable electricity to Auchan's operations in Poland.
Transport & Mobility Leuven (TML) has released its first set of quarterly key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor the EU automotive sector's progress toward zero-emission mobility for cars and vans.
Romania and Turkey have signed their first bilateral memorandum of cooperation in the energy sector, marking a significant step toward enhanced collaboration in both traditional and renewable energy fields.
PPC has begun the second phase of construction on its flagship 490 MW solar power plant in Megalopoli, part of a broader strategy to repurpose former lignite mining sites into renewable energy hubs.
EIB Group has signed a €93 million synthetic securitization agreement with Cetelem, the Spanish brand of BNP Paribas Personal Finance, to support green investments aimed at improving residential energy efficiency.
Dentons, a global law firm, has played a pivotal role in the Romanian renewable energy sector by advising Sousol Holdings Ltd. on the successful sale of a 54 MW wind power project to Engie Romania.
Hungarian energy company MVM has signed an agreement with a consortium led by Turkey's Çalık Holding and Italy's Ansaldo Energia to develop a 1,000 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant at the Tiszaújváros site in northeastern Hungary.
ALDEVAR has firmly positioned itself as a European leader in the renewable energy sector.
The European Commission (EC) provides €52 million to support nine renewable energy projects across Finland and Estonia.
OMV announced the successful start-up of its 10 megawatts green hydrogen production plant, located at the Schwechat refinery near Vienna, the largest of its kind in Austria.
Equinor and Polenergia have received the final environmental permit for the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm project.
ENGIE Romania has completed the acquisition of a 54 MW wind power project located in Mereni, Constanța County.
ENEVO Group has announced the successful completion and commissioning of its photovoltaic park in Teiuș.
HORNBACH Romania, a key player in the local DIY retail market, will launch reusable plant trays across all nine of its stores in the country with the start of the spring season.
This spring, Holcim Romania, in partnership with the “Plantăm fapte bune în România” initiative (EcoAssist Association), planted 40,000 acacia saplings on 8 hectares of degraded land in the village of Deveselu.
Holcim has inaugurated a new solar park adjacent to its cement plant in Királyegyháza, Hungary, marking a significant advancement in the company's sustainability initiatives.
OMV Petrom announced that starting this year, its sustainability reporting will be integrated into the company's Annual Report.
European Investment Bank and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna seal new financing agreement worth over €525 million.
Microsoft has achieved its goal of matching 100% of its annual global electricity consumption with renewable energy, reaching the milestone five years ahead of its 2025 target. The achievement supports the company's commitment to become carbon negative by 2030.
The recent weakening of the CSRD may have some real estate developers cheering the compliance rollbacks, but the consequences could be complicated. A new research survey examines how EU real estate firms are navigating changes to the CSRD, and what that could mean for upcoming SFDR revisions.
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.
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).
