Renewables
R. Nicolescu (Department for Energy): From Production towards Energy Efficiency
Romania must change the paradigm based on electricity production with one focused on energy efficiency and reduced consumption, said Răzvan…
Laurențiu Ciurel, CE Oltenia: In January our power production hit the highest level in the last 16 months
Laurențiu Ciurel, the General Manager of Oltenia Energy Complex (CE Oltenia), said in an interview for Agerpres that January and…
CIR demands the natural gas ”basket” removal for the eligible consumers
###author### More than 96% of the gas import quota is ensured by industrial consumers, a fact that led to a…
The creditors approved the plan to reorganize the Independent Operator of Nuclear Activities
The creditors of the Independent Operator of Nuclear Activities (RAAN has approved the plans for the reorganization of this strategic…
Increased revenues for CEZ Romania, but its earnings fell by 20%
CEZ Romania revenues rose last year by 6% to 427.3 million euros, while its operating profit decreased by 20%, Mediafax…
Traian Băsescu sends to Constitutional Court the law on modifying the green certificates system
President Traian Băsescu asked on Wednesday the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on the unconstitutionality of the law approving the…
Lungu, AFEER: The OTC launched on March 3, closer to western standards
###author### The centralized market with dual continuous negotiation PC OTC (over- the- counter) will become operational on March 3, 2014,…
Oltenia Energy Complex could invest 2.5 billion lei for a 50% increase in coal production
Oltenia Energy Complex might invest 2.5 billion lei (about 550 million euros) over the next 15 years for the commissioning…
Ciurtin&Associates represented a photovoltaic project worth 105 mln. euro
The legal and consulting firm Ciurtin&Associates has successfully provided all of the legal procedures involving the development of one of…
Tesla to raise money for car cell factory
Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors, indicated that he is planning to use the electric car company’s soaring share…
Burdensome energy taxes cut Alro profit for 2013
###author### The ”overcompensation” scheme in the renewable energy segment and the burdening tax, combined with an ever-decreasing aluminium price determined…
A 13 million euros solar park proposed by Lukoil on the cleaned oil pits near Petrotel refinery
The company Lukoil Energy &Gas Romania, a company that is part of the oil group Lukoil, will build a solar…
Green energy law published in O.G. in maximum 10 days, the 85% cut – incorrect
###author### The renewable energy draft law suffered only a minor technical amendment and will be published in the Official Gazette…
PV Modules Were a 30.5 Billion Dollars Market in 2013 (GTM Research study)
After a 20 billion dollars contraction in 2012, global PV module revenues grew by 8 percent in 2013 reaching 30.5…
Primary energy resources decreased by 9.2% last year, electricity down by 3.2%
Primary energy resources decreased by 9.2 % last year compared to 2012, to 30.95 million tons of oil equivalent (toe)…
Wind Turbines towers market to grow by 60% until 2020, to 19.3 billion USD
With wind power technology gaining increased popularity and institutional support from across the world, the wind turbine towers market is…
Romanian microhydrocentrals, between illegalities and ecological catastrophe
Green tariffs are driving development in the Southern Carpathian mountains, but with ecological and legal consequences More than 500 ‘micro’…
Global Wind Grows by only 12.5% in 2013; return to big growth in 2014, study finds
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its 2013 market statistics, with cumulative global capacity reaching a total of 318,137…