Accenture: Companies that invest in technology and transform their businesses have higher growth
New research from Accenture finds that to grow and lead in today’s volatile environment, a small group of companies are…
J. Balogh: A warning on global warming: some notes about the European carbon market
To start our discussion, please take a look at this historic curve: Whatever commodity this would be, something strange is…
The fine(d) art of gas consumption – why some gas reduction measures could cost money
Gas consumption reduced, yet penalty to be paid – this contradiction has been preoccupying the Hungarian press during the last…
Robbing Hood or Robin Hood? A note on the economic analysis of energy-industry special taxes in Hungary
“Today forgetting has perhaps grown more puzzling, than remembering (…)” – so Sigmund Freud starts chapter 7 of his Psychopathology…
Greenpeace Romania and Expert Forum challenge the expansion of fossil gas use – 5 myths about gas
Greenpeace Romania and Expert Forum launched a critical analysis of the main arguments invoked by decision-makers in Romania supporting the…
D. Chisăliță: The new Ordinance leads to rising prices and the collapse of the energy system
Dumitru Chisăliță, President of the Intelligent Energy Association Romanian energy system entered into crisis in 2017-2018. Statistically, it was the…
Russian natural gas substitution – scenarios proposed by FEL Romania
The escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has amplified the effects of the energy crisis and calls for a rethinking of…
The war on natural gas and oil dependence
Europe and the United States are part of the war in Ukraine, through the military, logistical and intelligence support they…
Communicating the energy transition in times of a security crisis
We live in difficult times, which today bring multiple political, economic and social challenges, both locally and especially globally. We…
3.4 billion lei in AFM energy projects
The Environment Fund Administration (AFM) currently has 8 programs underway. Two of them are related to fleet renewal (Rabla Clasic…
Hydrogen – first elements of a strategy for Romania
There seems to be a level of confusion among domestic actors about the role that hydrogen is to play in…
European gas prices surge. Why and for how long?
Dutch TTF gas futures are seen as a Europe-wide natural gas benchmark. They reached 96.65 euros per megawatt hour (euro/MWh)…
Large-scale capping and compensation
The price of gas in suppliers’ offers for household consumers in Romania increased over 4-fold during September 2019 – November…
Romania lacks the legal framework for hydrogen, for now
According to the Integrated National Plan in the field of Energy and Climate Change 2021-2030 (NECP), submitted to the European…
Theodor Livinschi (partnerg-i): A stress test of next year’s energy budget is mandatory
In the most recent post on his blog, Theodor Livinschi, the founder of his partnerg-i, refers to two of the…
Complete image of the impact of rising energy prices (a partnerg-i analysis)
The increase in electricity and natural gas costs will have a double impact on companies’ budgets: directly by increasing spending…
Public and private action Fit for 55. How to build a working ecosystem
Climate changes we are experiencing today are placing Romania and the rest of the EU member states before a myriad…
AEI and FEL Romania explain the increases in electricity and natural gas
Today’s energy price is the result of the situation in the energy sector, emphasizes Dumitru Chisăliță, president of the Intelligent…
Major delays in assessing applications for structural funds
More than a hundred projects worth RON 2.68 billion are being analyzed by the Ministry of Investments and European Projects…
AFM approves EUR 40 million for public lighting
In two working sessions in the same week, the Environment Fund Administration (AFM) approved, in mid-May, 342 projects of energy…
Growth for distributed PV power generation, prosuming, not so much
We are noticing a trend that sticks, although the direct support from the Romanian state remains disappointingly limited. The number…
Visible signs of a new wave of investment in the renewables sector
A set of circumstances around economic, policy and legislative factors have revived investors’ interest in Romania over the last year…
Battle on taxonomy
Too much ambition risks blocking investment in the energy transition to decarbonization. Beyond the discussions on the future of nuclear…