Biomass
UK renewable energy capacity surpasses fossil fuels for first time
The capacity of renewable energy has overtaken that of fossil fuels in the UK for the first time, in a…
Only 16 countries meet their commitment to Paris Agreement
Only sixteen countries out of the 197 that have signed the Paris Agreement have defined national climate action plan ambitious…
Onshore wind is cheapest form of renewable energy
The UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published projections on costs for projects starting in…
31 Romanian companies in the Atlas of Biomass and Bioenergy from Energy Barge
The ENERGY BARGE project consortium has launched the modal transfer platform, a tool combining the “Biomass and Bioenergy Atlas” and…
Shell to ”turbocharge” its clean energy drive
Royal Dutch Shell is preparing to “turbocharge” its bid to become a global leader in clean energy in the coming…
China proposes 75% increase to 2030 renewable energy target
China’s National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) has written a draft policy that would increase the renewable energy target from 20%…
Including wood in Europe’s renewable energy directive poised to harm global forests
Europe’s decision to promote the use of wood as a ‘renewable fuel’ will likely greatly increase Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions…
Clariant group started the construction of 100 mil. euro bioethanol factory in Dolj county (Romania)
The Swiss Clariant group has begun building a bioethanol in Podari, Dolj County, according to a press release posted on…
Amendments to the renewable law on the last mile; Parliament’s plenary will vote on the law on May 22
The Committee on Industry and Services of the Chamber of Deputies approved most of the amendments to the legislation on…
IRENA: Renewable energy jobs up 5% to 10.3 million worldwide in 2017
The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017, a 5.3 per cent increase from 2016,…
EY: US overtakes India on renewable energy attractiveness index, Poland gets in
China remains atop EY’s Renewable energy country attractiveness index for the third time in a row, while at the same…
The Competition Council has not opened an investigation into the green certificates market
Although the green certificates market is quasi-inoperable, with about 12 million unsold certificates, the authorities are not investigating the market…
MFP: Injecting electricity into the grid for steady revenues is an economic activity
In a response by the Ministry of Public Finance to Greenpeace Romania, spokesman Cristian Marin placed the institution as a…
Transelectrica: 100MW storage is needed for each additional 300MW installed in WPP
Romania is almost reaching its target for the share of renewable energy in total national energy consumption for 2020 –…
China invested three times more into renewables than the US
China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is determined to rebalance its energy mix, and incorporate more clean energy.…
Robert Brückmann (eclareon): Cost of capital hinders Romania’s renewable energy development
Cost competitive renewable energies can help Romania to benefit from the European Cooperation mechanism and generate additional revenues. In this…