Environment | 22 August, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Forest owners receive compensation for uncut wood
The European Commission approves a €200 million Romanian scheme aimed at compensating forest owners for logging restrictions.
The European Commission approves a €200 million Romanian scheme aimed at compensating forest owners for logging restrictions.
The EU must have restoration measures in place by 2030 covering at least 20% of its land and sea areas, say MEPs.
The Civil Society Development Foundation, ProPark, and the OMV Petrom Foundation launch the "Green for the Future" program. The program is dedicated to biodiversity conservation and the responsible development of local communities in protected areas. The OMV Petrom Foundation fully finances the program in the amount of €800,000 in the 2023 edition.
The European Parliament adopts new law to fight global deforestation. An area larger than the EU was lost to deforestation between 1990 and 2020, with EU consumption causing around 10% of losses. The new law is the key to the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing €35 million to GreenWay as part of a €113 million financing package to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Central Europe.
The newly published Edition 2 2026 of the PV Module Manufacturer Ranking Report shows the first signs of stabilisation in the solar manufacturing sector's balance sheets after more than a year of steady deterioration. The table tracks the Altman Z-Score, a widely used measure of bankruptcy risk, for 64 publicly listed photovoltaic module manufacturers, and has now been refreshed with first-quarter 2026 data.
The Faculty of Hydrotechnics from the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest and Waldevar Floating PV have signed a strategic partnership to accelerate innovation in renewable energy and prepare the next generation of specialists in floating photovoltaic technologies.
Join Lisa Chase and Tjidsger Wierda for a workshop on 28 May
Rezolv Energy has commissioned the St. George solar park in Silistra, Bulgaria, marking the company's first project to become operational. The 225 MW facility reached full operational status in under three years from acquisition of development rights.
