The European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA), Airlines for Europe (A4E), and Transport & Environment (T&E) have called on the European Commission and member states to accelerate sustainable fuel production for shipping and aviation.
EBRD will lend €20 million to European charge point operator Allego to finance the construction of EV charging stations in Poland.
Renault Group CEO, Luca de Meo, urges EU nations to collaborate to address competition disparities with China and the U.S. and safeguard the bloc's automotive industry.
Mircea Fechet, Romania's Minister for the Environment, Water and Forests, hopes that Romania will be one of the countries where recycling becomes a way of life.
Within this segment, fully electric cars will have a 12.7% market share, equivalent to a 24.7% jump in registrations compared to the previous year.
Alstom presents the train that will be able to run on non-electrified sections with energy stored in batteries. Alstom and Irish Rail presented a life-size model of the X'Trapolis train, which will be able to run on non-electrified sections of the railway with the help of energy stored in batteries. Alstom's X'trapolis suburban modular train has been sold in over 6,000 units worldwide. Modern fleet of trains will increase the transport capacity and the pace of decarbonization will accelerate.
Alstom's objective is to reduce the energy consumption of its solutions by 25% by 2025, compared to 2014.
The subway transport company from Bucharest, Metrorex, has launched a tender for the purchase of electricity for one year in the electronic public procurement system. It is advantageous who offers more energy from renewable sources.
A cycling route that starts from the Apuseni Mountains will connect the Romanian counties of Bihor, Alba and Cluj via bike paths. In this way, 227 kilometers of bicycle paths will be arranged. The estimated total value of the project is €18.7 million, financed by European funds.
The European Parliament has approved the new CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, part of the “Fit for 55” package.
Brașov City Hall has obtained new funding through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for the purchase of electric buses.
The Railway Reform Authority (ARF) has published a market consultation notice in SEAP before launching a new tender for the purchase of hydrogen trains.
New investors include General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero (US), GIC (Singapore), Just Climate (UK) and Porsche SE (Germany).
The Boysen Group will invest HUF 60 billion to create 400 new jobs in Nyíregyháza, where the company will produce electric car components for BMW's Debrecen plant.
The European Commission announced it will support 10 pilot projects to establish new rail services or improve existing ones.
In 2022, Budapest Airport applied for the European Union's CEF 2 Transport - Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility funding program with its Net Zero Airport project, and a grant contract for the installation of 83 charging stations and 102 charging points was recently signed, the operator of the Liszt Ferenc International Airport said in a press release.
The Hungarian government has cancelled the EU grant contract already awarded for the spring tender for the Nyugati railway station, Telex reported on Tuesday, based on the Official Gazette. Portfolio also presented the design competition for the Nyugati railway station last spring, when state secretary Balázs Fürjes announced the winner, British architectural firm Grimshaw Architects.
Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. and the Municipality of Bucharest signed a contract for the supply of 100 new trolleybuses.
51% of Romanian entrepreneurs see sustainability as a way to reduce operational costs, yet the same proportion say implementation is too expensive, according to a new study by BRD Groupe Société Générale. Conducted among micro and small-to-medium enterprises, the research outlines how Romanian entrepreneurs perceive the opportunities and challenges of transitioning to sustainable business models.
The Annual Water Report, based on over 13.5 billion liters of monitored water usage across 5,370 properties in 36 countries, reveals that 67% of properties experience water leakage yearly. With rising water scarcity, increasing tariffs, aging infrastructure, and stricter regulations, property owners are under growing pressure to better understand their water consumption.
Romanian developer Iulius has launched Europe's largest private bioremediation project, investing €29 million to clean 38 hectares of contaminated land in downtown Constanța. The project will transform the former Oil Terminal platform into an integrated urban regeneration complex worth over €800 million.
The European Union is at risk of missing a key United Nations deadline for submitting updated climate targets, as internal disagreements among member states delay a final decision on emissions goals for 2040.
Solar power has rapidly risen to become Hungary's second-largest source of electricity, overtaking gas for the first time in 2024.
