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Monday, 15 May, 2023

10:03
EP backs new rules for sustainable, durable products and no greenwashing
The European Parliament supports sustainable and sustainable products, without ecological misinformation. The EP specifies that general and unproven claims related to the environment should be prohibited and that the lifetime of products should not be limited from the design stage. The European Parliament also specifies that a product should be able to work well even with spare parts and consumables manufactured by a different manufacturer.
09:30
The first tyre factory with zero CO2 emissions is being built in Romania
Nokian Tyres has started construction work on its new tyre factory in Romania, the first unit with zero CO2 emissions in the tyre industry. The total value of the Oradea investment is estimated at approximately €650 million, which makes it one of the largest investments in Romania in recent years. The factory will employ 500 people.
09:00
Registration for the Photovoltaic Green House Program begins
Romanians who want photovoltaic panels can apply for the Casa Verde Photovoltaic Program, starting on May 19. The application submission period for natural persons is May 19 - June 26. The total budget allocated to the program is RON2 billion (€400 million) and the subsidy is a maximum of RON20,000 (€4,000); on the other hand, the beneficiaries must contribute at least RON2,000 (€400).

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023

09:07
BASF to invest to €4 billion to achieve its climate protection targets
BASF plans to invest up to €4 billion to achieve its climate protection targets by 2030. The group wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our production sites and our energy purchases by 25% by 2030, compared with the 2018 baseline. BASF set a global target to promote female leadership and aims to increase the proportion of women in leadership positions to 30% by 2030.
08:01
Alpla opens PET recycling plant in Târgu Mureș
Alpla inaugurates a PET recycling unit in Târgu Mureș, an investment of €7.5 million. The plastic recycled at the factory in Târgu Mureș will be used for the production of new PET bottles. Alpla has 190 production units in 46 countries.

Tuesday, 9 May, 2023

16:02
Romania ESG Forum 2023: Banks invest heavily in the green economy
The banking sector has a very important role in promoting the green economy by providing green loans and sustainable support.
12:33
Keno enters the Romanian market with solar systems
Poland-based Keno enters the Romanian market with solar systems, installation, and heat pumps. The company is already present in Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, specializing in the production of solar panels, heat pumps, switchboards, and mounting systems.
07:29
OTP Bank Romania collects 300 kg of waste from the Jiu River
OTP Bank volunteers collected, at the end of last week, over 25 bags of waste from the Jiu River, in the Ișalnița Dam area. the 22 volunteers collected 300 kilograms of waste, representing objects such as pet bottles, bottles, canned food, etc. A new action to clean the banks and riverbeds of Jiu, the second of this year will take place in September.

Monday, 8 May, 2023

12:54
World Bank to advise Bulgaria on the development of geothermal energy
The World Bank supports Bulgaria's efforts to secure clean energy resources. The bank will provide expert technical opinions based on the best global ideas and practices for managing Bulgaria's geothermal energy resources. The use of geothermal energy will provide new jobs and guarantee a smooth transition to green energy.
08:50
Romanian government adopts the scenario of climate neutrality
The government approved the "Neutral Romania 2050" scenario, for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The Minister of the Environment, Tanczos Barna, says that the chosen option is a terminal through which Romania assumed that economic development will be practically decoupled from the increase in emissions.

Friday, 5 May, 2023

17:30
Electrolux reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 82%
The Electrolux Group reached its set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions three years earlier. The group thus reduced its greenhouse gas emissions from direct and indirect operations by 82% and the emissions resulting from the direct use of household appliances by 25%.
15:15
Ministry of the Environment to launch a program to buy electric minibuses
The Minister of the Environment, Tanczos Barna, says that every day he travels with an electric car in Bucharest. He says that he supports the purchase of electric cars through the Rabla Plus Program, run by the Environment Fund Administration (AFM), and this year the authorities are considering a program that supports the purchase of electric minibusses.
12:30
Nestlé inaugurates new research institute for sustainable food systems
Nestlé has officially inaugurated the Institute of Agricultural Sciences to help advance sustainable food systems by delivering science-based solutions in agriculture. Its goal is to identify the most promising solutions to promote the production of nutritious raw materials while minimizing their environmental impact.
09:52
Atu Tech invests over €1 million in photovoltaic systems
The online store of security products Atu Tech triples its investments in photovoltaic systems, to over €1 million, and estimates that sales of such products will generate 15% of the total turnover. The company lists more than 600 products in the photovoltaic systems category, which covers a broad spectrum of demand, and shows that it decided to make such an investment due to the high demand for photovoltaic systems.

Wednesday, 3 May, 2023

15:50
Orange Romania collected and recycled 300,000 old phones
Orange circular economy program "Re" - Buy-Back, Recycling, Repair, Refurbishment completes 1 year since its launch in Romania. The company collected approximately 300,000 old phones, the equivalent of more than 29 tons, and repaired 60,000 phones. Customers who bring old phones to the store receive a €100 voucher that they can use to buy a 5G phone.
11:20
ABB E-mobility to provide fast charging infrastructure for buses in Constanța
ABB E-mobility supplied Constanta with its latest fast charging technology, powering the city's electric buses and accelerating its transition to emission-free mobility. Constanta installed five 300 kW HVC-PD (Heavy Vehicle Charger Pantograph Down) and twenty 50 kW Terra 54 HV fast charging stations to power its BYD electric bus fleet. All charging stations installed in Constanta are Cloud connected through ABB Ability™, facilitating remote software upgrades.
09:52
Bucharest to buy 10 electric buses
The Bucharest Transport Company (STB) wants to buy 100 electric buses through leasing. Buses must be 12 meters long and have a RAR type approval certificate (Romanian Auto Registry) or an approval certificate granted by the competent authorities of the member states of the European Union, in the M3 category.

Tuesday, 2 May, 2023

18:01
Production of energy storage batteries begins in Ruse
The company Solar MD begins production of energy storage batteries in Ruse, Bulgaria. The Association for Production, Storage, and Trade of Electricity (APSTE) expects that within three years Bulgaria will have over 6,000 MW of installed capacity from wind and solar plants.
15:29
Babeş Bolyai University invests in increasing energy efficiency
The Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca has accessed a European project of €3.8 million to increase the energy efficiency of the buildings of the chemical research institute. The implementation period of a project is two years.
12:29
E-Infra to build 5 MW green hydrogen plant in Turda
E-Infra started the project of a green hydrogen plant of 5 MW, in Turda, financed by PNRR. The facility would produce, annually, about 518 tons of green hydrogen, and the commissioning date is June 30, 2025. The total value is RON50.2 million (€10.04 million).
08:13
Green technology market to reach over $9.5 trillion by 2030
The value of the green technology market was $1.5 trillion in 2020 and is expected to reach over $9.5 trillion by 2030, according to a report by UNCTAD - the United Nations Trade and Development Agency. UNCTAD's Technology and Innovation Report 2023 warns that economic inequalities risk widening as developed countries reap the most benefits from green technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and electric vehicles.

Friday, 28 April, 2023

16:41
Hunedoara County Council is buying 26 electric buses
26 electric buses purchased from Turkey, with European funds, will circulate on the roads of the cities of the Jiului Valley this year. The purchase contract was signed this week by the Hunedoara County Council and the Anadolu Automobil Rom company, and the cars must be delivered to Hunedoara County by October 31, 2023. The green line of electric buses will serve four routes totaling 125 kilometers each way -returned.
14:07
Photon Energy completes 3 photovoltaic plants in Romania
Photon Energy Group put into operation three photovoltaic power plants near Calafat, in Dolj County. The solar parks cover 10.2 hectares of land and are equipped with approximately 10,800 solar panels.
08:42
OMV Petrom reduces carbon intensity by 11% compared to 2019
OMV Petrom has reduced carbon intensity by 11% compared to 2019 and its overarching ambition is to achieve a 30% reduction by 2030 compared to 2019. OMV Petrom is planning to have photovoltaic panels installed in 50% of the group filling station network by 2025.
08:30
One in five cars sold this year to be electric
Electric cars will represent almost a fifth of the global market in 2023, according to the report of the International Energy Agency (IEA), dedicated to electric vehicles (EV). Sales of electric vehicles are expected to rise by 35% this year, reaching 14 million units, representing 18% of the market - up from just 4% in 2020.

Thursday, 27 April, 2023

09:00
23% of Romania's surface is occupied by protected natural areas
23% of Romania's surface is occupied by protected natural areas that are part of the Natura 2000 network, says the Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests, Barna Tanczos. He considered that, from the point of view of natural capital, Romania is one of the members states with a rich biological diversity in terms of species and natural habitats and ecosystems.
08:46
TeraPlast sets sustainable development as its strategic mission
TeraPlast, a Romanian manufacturer of construction materials, has pipes for external sewers made of 100% recycled PVC and uses approximately 20%-30% recycled material in the production of PVC pipes, says Alexandru Stânean, CEO TeraPlast. He talked to Green Forum about the company's key sustainability objectives and investment plans in 2023.
08:20
Wizz Air invests in sustainable aviation fuel
Wizz Air has announced that it is investing £5 million in biofuels company Firefly, Wizz Air's first capital investment in sustainable aviation fuel research and development. Over 57 million tonnes of sewage sludge are produced in the UK each year, with the potential to produce 250,000 tonnes of sustainable SAF fuel.

Wednesday, 26 April, 2023

17:34
Wetterbest offers photovoltaic power plants for roofs
Wetterbest is expanding its product portfolio with photovoltaic plants for the residential segment, autonomy in electricity consumption, and even energy independence. The company has three types of photovoltaic systems: on-grid, hybrid, and off-grid.
15:15
Sunflower Hundred to build a solar panel factory in Dâmbovița
Sunflower Hundred invests over €100 million in a solar panel factory in Dâmbovița. The factory will be partially built with European funds, and production could start by the end of 2025. The solar panels will have a maximum power of 600 and 410 W, respectively.
12:05
EU and Norway establishe Green Alliance to strengthen their joint climate action
The EU and Norway have established a Green Alliance to strengthen their joint climate action, environmental protection efforts, and cooperation on the clean energy and industrial transition. Both sides reiterate their commitment to their respective 2030 targets of at least 55% greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to 1990, and to achieving climate neutrality at the latest by 2050.
08:58
EU approves new deep reforms of the carbon market
EU countries on Tuesday gave the final approval to the biggest revamp to date of Europe's carbon market, which is set to make it more costly to pollute and sharpen the 27-member bloc's main tool for cutting carbon dioxide emissions. The world's first major carbon trading system has since 2005 forced power plants and factories to buy permits when they emit CO2 and has cut emissions from those sectors by 43%.

Tuesday, 25 April, 2023

18:16
Romania reduces GHG from agriculture
Romania has committed to reducing net carbon emissions from agriculture by 51% compared to 1990 by 2050, according to the long-term strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions of Romania, carried out by the Government. Also, 5% of the energy requirement in agriculture will be provided by the manure transformed into biogas.
15:22
Hidroelectrica and Masdar are preparing 2,000 MW green projects
The Arabs from Masdar want to do 2,000 MW green projects with the state company Hidroelectrica. The investments would exceed €2 billion and include offshore wind and floating solar.
12:30
Schools and hospitals in Prahova County could be supplied with free green energy
Schools, hospitals, public lighting, and local administration could be supplied with green energy from a photovoltaic park. The proposal belongs to the president of the Prahova County Council, Iulian Dumitrescu, who asked the Minister of Investments and European Projects, Marcel Boloș, to allocate European funds for the construction of a photovoltaic park.
10:17
Craiova to have 30 new electric buses
The city of Craiova will have 30 new electric buses, which cost €19 million. The first bus will be brought to Craiova by the end of April, 23 will be brought in May, and the last 6 will arrive by the end of July.

Monday, 24 April, 2023

17:35
Restart Energy implements 800 kW photovoltaic system for Rekord
Restart Energy installed an 800 kW photovoltaic system for Rekord, a shoe manufacturer from Alba. The company will install another 300 kW for the same company. The company will eventually cover 80% of its own energy consumption.
15:28
Delgaz Grid is testing the use of hydrogen in gas networks
Delgaz Grid begins, in the Mediaș training ground, the tests within the 20HyGrid project, through which it aims to validate the use of the technological solution based on the mixture of 23% hydrogen with natural gas. The company shows that Romania has the remarkable potential both in terms of the production of green hydrogen, but also in terms of the production of renewable energy from which green hydrogen is produced.
11:18
Romanians are interested in climate change
Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. On this occasion, Google presents the popular searches of Romanians, related to climate change and environmental protection. Thus, climate changes and their effects on the environment, solar energy, recycling, or electric bicycles were among Romanians' searches on Google.
09:01
Romania and Bulgaria are highly vulnerable to decarbonisation transition risks
Romania is among the most vulnerable countries in the region to the risks related to the transition to a green economy, in the context where investments in decarbonization are expected to put additional pressure on public finances. According to the global rating agency Fitch Ratings, the cost impact of the decarbonization transition on sovereign ratings in the region appears to be manageable.
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