Energy
Romania launches €150 million battery storage grant
The Romanian Ministry of Energy launched a grant program funded by the Modernization Fund.
Nala Renewables has initiated construction on its Green Breeze wind farm in eastern Romania.
Arctic Paper S.A. has announced the acquisition of a 4 MW solar park located near Warsaw, Poland.
Polish energy company Tauron Polska Energia SA has recently commissioned its 58.5 MW wind farm in Mierzyn, West Pomeranian province.
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of IKEA owner Ingka Group, has acquired the 62 MW Wysoka wind farm in Poland from OX2.
Eurowind Energy has achieved a significant milestone by installing the first wind turbine at its Pecineaga wind farm in Constanța County, Romania.
Restart Energy finalized the implementation of a photovoltaic project worth €300,000 for Teleferic Cindrel Company, administrator of the ski area Păltiniș Arena.
OMV Petrom and TAROM announced the signing of a contract for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a first for Romanian aviation.
Romania's solar power sector is experiencing explosive growth, driven primarily by prosumers.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Energy has approved €268 million in state aid for 249 renewable energy projects, including energy storage units.
Eolenerg Project has ordered 12 wind turbines to be installed in their new wind farm in Săcele, Constanța, with Vestas Wind Systems.
Photon Energy's Hungarian subsidiary has completed and commissioned a 658 kW solar power plant for Clarion Hungary, a subsidiary of Forvia.
AkzoNobel's has been installed at its Pilawa site in Poland, further powering the company's efforts to transition all its production locations to renewable electricity.
Croatian food and pharmaceutical producer Podravka has completed a €5 million investment in rooftop solar panels as part of its sustainability strategy.
Strabag and Polenergia have signed a contract for the supply of green energy from renewable sources. The contract with one of the market leaders in the construction industry was concluded by Polenergia Sprzedaż.
PPC Renewables Romania has started the construction works of the Deleni wind farm, located in Vaslui County.
EIB has signed a €120 million loan with Iberdrola to finance the development of research and innovation projects involving energy technologies.
Comcris Energy, a Romanian subsidiary of Enery, a leading Austrian renewable energy developer, has officially launched the Sărmăşag photovoltaic park.
The European Commission has granted today more than €380 million to 133 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate Action.
Photon Energy, a Dutch-based solar and clean water solutions provider, has announced the successful connection of a new 3.2 MWp photovoltaic (PV) plant to the Romanian grid.
The Romanian Ministry of Energy has approved a €3.89 million grant from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to construct a new solar panel factory.
World Energy Outlook 2024 showed critical choices facing governments and consumers as a period of more ample supplies nears and surging electricity demand reshapes energy security.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy production reached 2.57 billion kWh in the first eight months of this year, representing a 60.5% increase compared to the same period last year.
In 2023, the EU imported €19.7 billion worth of solar panels, €3.9 billion of liquid biofuels, and €0.3 billion worth of wind turbines from extra-EU countries.
OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in Southeastern Europe, completed the acquisition of 50% of the shares of Electrocentrale Borzești from RNV Infrastructure.
Lidl Romania aims to contribute to the development of sustainable local agriculture by promoting organic farming and regenerative farming practices, which contribute to soil health and biodiversity conservation.
The EU has emerged as a global leader in green finance, having issued over €65 billion in NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bonds since 2020.
Roeslein & Associates, a leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services company, announced the opening of its new European Design Center in Krakow, Poland.
The global energy transition, projected to cost €190 trillion by 2050, could see cost reductions of nearly 25% through the use of de-risking instruments.
The Romanian Ministry of Energy launched a grant program funded by the Modernization Fund.