Alstom and Central Saxony's transport authority, Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS), presented a new battery-powered train developed by Alstom in Chemnitz, Germany.
The Ilfov County Council has obtained new non-refundable funding through which it will build 15 charging stations for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, in eight Ilfov towns and municipalities.
The Bihor County Council approved the feasibility study for the location of four recharging stations for electric vehicles.
Mehedinti County wants to buy 30 electric minibusses to transport students.
Five public charging stations for electric cars will be set up in several locations in Dambovita County.
44 new electric buses have arrived in Timisoara, announces the mayor of the city, Dominic Fritz.
Alstom has signed a contract to supply 40 Coradia Stream high-capacity multiple electric trains to Nahverkehrsverbund Schleswig-Holstein (NAH.SH), the integrated transport association that organizes rail passenger transport in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
The Cluj-based company Promelek XXI aims to sell, by the end of the current year, 400 charging stations for 100% electric or plug-in hybrid cars.
Dambovita County is buying 31 new electric minibusses for the transportation of students.
OMV Petrom contributes to the development of the regional network of ultra-fast recharging for electric cars as part of a project that aims to install more than 400 points along the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).
The local authorities in Brasov continue the program of greening the fleet of buses and trolleybuses and transforming public transport into the main mobility solution in the municipality and in the metropolitan area.
The town halls of Ploiești, Oradea, and Iași launched tenders for the purchase of 87 electric buses.
MEPs approved new rules on more alternative fuel stations for cars and trucks, simple and easy recharging, and on cleaner maritime fuels.
The European Commission is today proposing measures to make freight transport more efficient and more sustainable, by improving rail infrastructure management, offering stronger incentives for low-emission lorries, and better information on freight transport greenhouse gas emissions.
DualStore.ro, an online phone and gadget store and manufacturer of iSEN electric scooters and bicycles, launches iSEN Mobility, the first Romanian application for electric scooters.
The Hunedoara County Council is purchasing electric minibusses for the county's students, an investment that amounts to about €6 million.
The City Hall of the Capital wants to buy 250 new non-polluting trams. The investment amounts to over €836 million.
The IVECO Group has already expressed its intention to deliver the first hydrogen-powered trucks by the end of 2023. Now, together with Air Liquide, a global energy leader, it has inaugurated Europe's first high-pressure hydrogen filling station in Fos-sur-Mer, Marseille.
Cluj County Council buys electric minibusses for students from 34 Cluj municipalities, from European funds. The aim is thus to improve transport conditions for students, especially for those from isolated areas with a low population.
Wizz Air was named the most sustainable low-cost airline for the third consecutive year at the World Finance Sustainability Awards 2023. The company states that World Finance magazine appreciated Wizz Air's sustainability credentials and its commitment to reducing emissions by another 25% by the end of the decade.
The renovated railway service in South Moravia, one of the biggest Cohesion Policy investments in the Czech Republic, was inaugurated and opened to passengers. The renovation of this line, involving - 37 new electric units - will contribute to the de-congestion of traffic during peak hours in the busy South-Moravian railway, which transports approximately 22 million passengers every year.
The County Council is submitting a funding request for the purchase of green school microbuses. During the meeting of the Mehedinți County Council, a funding request was approved that will be submitted this week in order to attract European funds for the purchase of electric minibusses for schools in Mehedinți County.
The Commission has selected 107 transport infrastructure projects to receive over €6 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU's instrument for strategic investment in transport infrastructure. Over 80% of the funding will support projects that deliver a more efficient, greener, and smarter network of railways, inland waterways, and maritime routes along the trans-European transport (TEN-T) network.
Enel X Way Romania, a company of the Enel Group dedicated to electric mobility, is collaborating with retailer Penny for the installation of a network of 64 charging stations for electric vehicles, representing a total of 128 charging points.
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.
