Biomass
Business environment asks for a quicker appointment of the regulatory body for alternative fuels
The National Policy Framework (CNP), the last stage of transposition of the European Directive regarding the alternative fuel infrastructure, will…
Renewable energy grows 10% in 2016, due to smaller costs
The new renewable energy capacity installed worldwide in 2016 was 161GW, a 10% rise on 2015 and a new record, according…
Deputies tighten penalties for crimes regarding waste
The Committee for Environment and Ecological Balance of the Chamber of Deputies debated and amended GEO no. 68/2016 for amending…
Infringement procedure against Romania in waste segment
The European Commission launched the infringement procedures on Wednesday against 14 member states, Romania included, for failing to comply with…
UN: Cost of renewables fell in 2016, lowering global investment
The world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, even as investment in clean energy fell, the United…
BT to buy wind energy worth 230 million deal during the next 15 years
U.K. telecoms operator BT has announced the signing of a new power agreement with a Scottish wind farm. The power purchase…
Renewables break records with more than 2,000 GW in 2016 – IRENA
Last year saw global renewable energy generation capacity increase by 161 gigawatts (GW), the International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, said…
Government adopted amendments to the law renewables
The government approved on Thursday, the Emergency Ordinance for the amending and supplementing Law 220/2008, in a form that the…
PIAROM: An energy strategy is needed for capitalizing on the national resources
The Local Investors Employers (PIAROM) estimates that in 2016 the energy sector was characterized by lack of decision, aspect that…
PIAROM accuses the government of lacking energy decision
The local investors employers’s organization PIAROM requires the Government and Parliament to expedite energy laws, considering “particularly serious the prolonged…
Biomass – the energy promise for environmental issues
The capitalization of biomass as an energy resource seems to be suspended between several decision-making levels (European, national, municipal) and…
Amendments to Renewables Law return into Government attention
Ministry of Energy has posted on its website a new draft emergency ordinance amending the Law 220/2008. These measures return…