Romania's Government has signed in mid-July a memorandum of understanding with US tech giant Google as the country is looking to boost its cloud infrastructure for public services.
Romania has, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), projects to develop the national infrastructure of alternative fuels for road vehicles and in particular the installation of at least 30,000 recharging points, until mid-2026.
Mihai Chirica, the mayor of the city of Iași, has announced that 18 trams and 25 electric buses will be purchased with funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
The largest photovoltaic park in Transylvania, with over 5,500 modules, will be built in Bistrita, with financing through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
The first Romanian hybrid locomotive built 100% in Romania, has started operating in Curtici, in Arad County, at the intermodal terminal of a logistics company.
The Minister of the Environment, Waters, and Forests, Mircea Fechet, announced the launch of the call for projects for the planting of mini-forests in Romanian cities.
Romania is one of the countries that has undertaken a very ambitious decarbonization plan, says the Minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja.
Botoșani County Council announces that three electric school minibusses purchased through a program of the Ministry of Development, have arrived in Botosani County.
The Sibiu County Council requests non-refundable money for 13 more electric school minibusses.
Farmers will be able to build manure collection and utilization systems with money from PNRR.
TeraPlast SA has signed the financing contract for financial support of about RON 5.5 million (€1.1 million) through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
The town halls of Ploiești, Oradea, and Iași launched tenders for the purchase of 87 electric buses.
The City Hall of the Capital wants to buy 250 new non-polluting trams. The investment amounts to over €836 million.
Companies can receive up to €20 million for photovoltaic energy projects through the EU's Modernization Fund, says Răzvan Gălăţan, Operational Director of Goodwill Consulting, a consulting firm for European funds.
Mayor Dominic Fritz is announcing that the Municipality has paid its environmental payment obligations for the 2016-2020 period. The City Hall of Timisoara paid last week the last installment of the obligations of RON5.6 million (€1.12 million) calculated by the Environmental Fund Administration (AFM), for the mentioned interval.
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.
This year's Environmental Fund Administration (AFM) has a budget of over RON13.3 billion (€2.66 billion). The Casa Verde Photovoltaic program has a budget of RON2 billion (€400 million), double that of the previous session. Also, a budget of over RON1.5 billion (€300 million) is allocated for the three Rabla programs, through which the Ministry of the Environment aims to eliminate over 200,000 old cars this year.
SPIE Energy Poland announced new projects at a time of major investment in Poland to support the energy transition.
ABB's Smart Buildings Division has announced a strategic collaboration with the World Green Building Council's (WorldGBC) European Regional Network (ERN) to accelerate sustainable and energy-efficient building practices across Europe.
Poland has received €9.4 billion from the EU's National Recovery Plan (NRP) after fulfilling its second and third payment requests.
SolarPower Europe (SPE) forecasts 65.5GW of solar PV additions in the EU for 2024, marking a significant slowdown compared to previous years.
EIB will provide €243 million in financing to leading independent clean wind and solar energy operator ERG Group to promote the development of renewable energy in Italy, France and Germany.
