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”Biomass, Biogas & Cogeneration Romania 2014 – National Conference”
Thursday, May 15, 2014
*Zoltan Nagy, ANRE: ”Romania has a huge potential with respect to biomass and hydropower energy, even greater than wind and solar energy” Energy generated using biomass and its derivatives, such as biogas, has a great ...
Romania has huge potential in terms of biomass-generated energy, hydro-energy production
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Romania has a huge potential in terms of biomass and hydro-energy production, perhaps higher than wind and photovoltaic one, and the installed power in the plants powered by biomass has doubled this year, to 70 MW, said, on Thursday, Zoltan Nagy, a member on the Regulatory Committee of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE).'Among all the renewable resources, wind and photovoltaic energy has dominated the market and took attention away from the other ...
Solar Power Energy opens new 5.4 MW photovoltaic power station in southern Romania
Thursday, May 15, 2014
The Romanian-German company Solar Power Energy has commissioned a new photovoltaic power station with an overall capacity of 5.4 MW, in a project with an overall value of 23.4 million lei (approximately 5.28 million euros).The photovoltaic power station fotovoltaic of Mavrodin is located in the commune of Nenciulesti in Teleorman County (104 kilometers south of Bucharest); it stretches on 20 hectares withdrawn from agricultural use. The project was financed from ...
EnvinMin Korodi: The future EU 2030 climate and energy package must set realistic targets
Thursday, May 15, 2014
The greenhouse gas emissions reduction target should remain the key point of the future EU 2030 climate and energy package and it must be realistic, Romanian Minister of Environment and Climate Change Attila Korodi told the 20th meeting of the environment ministers in the enlarged Visegrad Group, organized on May 7-8 in Visegrad. 'It is essential for us to take into account the specific situations and the national particularities [...] we need a fair distribution, ...
IEA: Coal use is spiking climate mitigation costs
Thursday, May 15, 2014
The global cost of pegging global warming to 2 degrees Celsius has risen by $8 trillion in the last two years, due to soaring coal use which has eclipsed the roll-out of renewable energies, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report released Monday (12 May). A top IEA official told EurActiv that there should be a halt to the commissioning of sub-critical coal plants with no potential for retroactive fitting ...
Eurostat: Cyprus and Romania on top of EU countries with highest drops in CO2 emissions in 2013
Thursday, May 8, 2014
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning dropped in 22 out of the 28 European Union member states in 2013, highest drops recorded in Cyprus and Romania, according to the European Statistical Office Eurostat.While the level of CO2 emissions among the EU 28 member states dropped 2.5 per cent in ...
Ministry of Economy to award concession contracts for gas distribution service
Thursday, May 8, 2014
The Ministry of Economy will initiate the process of awarding concession contracts for the natural gas distribution service, following a request received from an interested person or public authority, reads a draft Government Resolution initiated by the Ministry of Economy.The resolution is aimed at approving the rules on the implementation of the provisions on the award of concession contracts for the gas distribution public ...
Renewable energy projects reach total capacity of 4,728 MW at end-March
Thursday, May 8, 2014
The projects related to the production of energy from renewable sources reached a total capacity of 4,728 MW at end-March 2014, up 146 MW compared with end-Feb, according to data revealed by Transelectrica.Thus, wind energy projects totalling 2,901MW, photovoltaic parks totalling 1,171 MW, micro hydro power plants generating 555 MW and biomass capacities of 101 MW were operational.At the end of Feb., the system's installed ...
MOL Romania Acquires Eni’s network in Romania
Thursday, May 8, 2014
*MOL Group Acquires 208 Filling Stations in 3 CEE Countries: retail network grows to almost 2,000 service stations across 11 countries *The Group’s market presence expands significantly in ...
Chevron starts drilling in Pungesti, eastern Romania
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Chevron Romania confirmed on Tuesday that it has started drilling at the exploration well near Salistea Village of Pungesti commune in Vaslui County (eastern Romania).A company release mentions that drilling operations began after the completion of all the safety and performance checks. The well will keep advancing down to the target depth, around 4000 meters. 'Various measurements will be made and rock ...
Romania’s Monsson Group acquires controlling stake in Emon Electric
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Romania’s Monsson Group, the wind energy developer, said on Monday it acquired a controlling stake in Emon Electric, a provider of energy infrastructure services, for an undisclosed sum in a bid to expand its support business for wind players. The group has developed over 2.4GW worth of wind installations in the last decade, including the ...
Corlatean meets director of Atomic Energy Agency
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Titus Corlatean, on Monday had a meeting in Vienna with the General Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, reads a press release of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.According to MAE, the meeting reconfirmed the excellent cooperation between Romania and the IAEA in the field of peaceful ...
Romania to build new nuclear waste repository in Saligny, near Cernavoda power plant
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Romania plans building a new nuclear waste repository in the commune of Saligny (169 km east of Bucharest) near the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, which will require an initial investment of 40 million euros, president of the National Agency for Radioactive Waste (ANDR) Florin Tatar told a conference on nuclear fuel management.'We are prepared to build this repository by 2020, but it all depends on the extension of the service life of Cernavoda Unit 1, that will ...
ANRE proposes annulment of gas market liberalisation calendar for non-household consumers
Thursday, May 8, 2014
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) proposed the Government the annulment of the liberalisation calendar of the gas market for non-household consumers starting July 1, 2014, ANRE President Niculae Havrilet told conference on energy-related topics on Tuesday.He explained that the measure was necessary as the market price became lower than those established in the liberalisation calendar, following the price decline on the ...
Total capacity of wind turbines in Tulcea county is higher than nuke reactor's
Thursday, May 8, 2014
The county of Tulcea (eastern Romania) hosts operational wind turbines whose total capacity stands at 759 MW, ranking second nationwide, after Constanta, by the capacity of the installed wind power parks, according to data released by Transelectrica state nuclear energy producer.In comparison, the capacity of a Cernavoda nuke reactor is 700 MW.The same county hosts photovoltaic parks with a capacity of 7.7 MW. ...
Gorj - Oltenia Energy Complex - Romania's largest coal-based energy producer
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Oltenia Energy Complex (CEO), the largest coal-based energy producer in Romania, set up by merging Turceni Energy Complex, Rovinari Energy Complex, Craiova Energy Complex and Oltenia Targu -Jiu National Lignite Company, was established in May of 2012 and plays an important role in Europe, with a total production capacity of 3,900 megawatts (MW).The activity of Oltenia Energy Complex is carried out in four counties: Gorj, Dolj, Mehedinti and Valcea, including four ...
ForMin Corlatean met US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in Washington
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Romania's Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean, on a visit to the U.S., stressed on Tuesday during his meeting with U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, the interest of the Bucharest authorities in reinforcing the Romania-U.S. Strategic Partnership and in widening its economic dimension, by emphasizing the role of the energy document. In the context, the head of Romanian diplomacy discussed with the U.S. official about the possibility that the U.S. might provide ...
EC appreciates steps made by Romania concerning various infringement procedures
Thursday, May 1, 2014
The European Commission appreciates the steps made by Romania concerning various procedures in the infringement area, the evolutions being major, Environment Minister Atilla Korodi said in Brussels on Tuesday, at the end of some meetings at the European Commission headquarters.During the meeting with European Commissioner for the Environment Janez Potocnik, the Romanian official talked about the waste management and the air quality, as well as other issues on the ...
ANRE grants permits to build two photovoltaic projects, wind farm
Thursday, May 1, 2014
The Regulatory Committee of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) green-lighted on April 29 the granting of permits to build two new photovoltaic projects and a wind farm, according to a document posted on the institution's website.Moreover, three photovoltaic projects, two small hydropower plants and a high-efficiency biomass-powered cogeneration plant have been accredited for the application of the promotion system through green ...
Energy Regulatory Authority: 20-30 pct of domestic gas to be sold on exchange
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Domestic producers of natural gas will have to sell 20 to 30 of their production on the gas exchange, the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) President Nicolae Havrilet declared on Tuesday at a conference on energy.'We think that a quota of 20 to 30 percent of the production is enough to set a benchmark market price as a basis for subsequent contracts,' Havrilet said.Department of Energy State Secretary Mihai ...