At the national level, there are about 5.6 million houses where photovoltaic systems can be installed, and the market potential is €24 billion.
The electricity market needs new operating rules to integrate green energy and reach the net zero goal, a PwC report shows.
A financing contract worth RON 47.5 million (€9.5 million) was signed to support the selective collection of waste in Bistrița-Năsăud County.
Restart Energy has completed the construction and installation of a photovoltaic energy generation system for the Apidava company, a honey producer, as part of a partnership concluded in 2022.
The DS Smith paper factory in Zărnești has inaugurated a new technological water treatment station, an essential component of the investment plan worth €11 million, launched in 2021.
BRD has strengthened its involvement in financing the transition to sustainability with the total volume of new sustainable financing reaching over RON 1.2 billion (€240 million) in the first half of 2023, says Flavia Popa, Secretary General, BRD Groupe Société Générale. She talked to the Green Forum about the target regarding the reduction of water and energy consumption in the BRD offices and also about the social projects that the bank supports.
The Sibiu County Council requests non-refundable money for 13 more electric school minibusses.
Pehart Group has reduced energy consumption by 10% through machinery reengineering for tissue paper production.
The Iasi Airport is the first airport in Romania that will have a renewable energy source.
E.ON Energie Romania has announced that it supports individuals with the E.ON Solar Casa Verde solution, and offers turnkey photovoltaic systems.
e-Mobility Rentals has launched a solution which includes microelectric vehicles that operate on universal batteries that can be exchanged at any swap station within the e-Mobility Rentals network.
The mayors of 16 communes in Dâmbovița County signed 17 financing contracts through which they will modernize the public lighting system in their localities.
Aon Romania, one of the market leaders in insurance brokerage and risk management consulting, and UNIQA, an insurer involved in sustainability actions, have collaborated in a partnership that will offer complete insurance solutions for renewable energy in Romania.
ROCA Industry, the first industrial holding in construction materials in Romania, is launching Industria Faptelor Bune / The Industry of Good Deeds - a platform for projects with real community impact, part of the group's sustainability strategy.
Farmers will be able to build manure collection and utilization systems with money from PNRR.
At Romania's Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests, priorities and challenges change from day to day, depending on events and issues, says Mircea Fechet, Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests. He talked to Green Forum about the environmental infringements that Romania currently has about the plastic pollution in rivers and about the plans for accessing PNRR funds.
According to the latest EU data, the car market continues its upward trend, with sales surging in July for the twelfth consecutive month of growth.
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).
DN Agrar, the largest integrated livestock farm in Romania, and leader in the production of cow's milk, will install solar panels on the roofs of Cut, Lacto Agrar, and Apold farms.
Brasov city hall obtained almost RON 6 million (€1.2 million) non-refundable, from the Environmental Fund Administration (AFM), for the modernization of the lighting system.
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.
Roeslein & Associates, a leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services company, announced the opening of its new European Design Center in Krakow, Poland.
Nala Renewables has initiated construction on its Green Breeze wind farm in eastern Romania.
The Romanian Ministry of Energy launched a grant program funded by the Modernization Fund.
In the second quarter of 2024, the EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 790 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq).
