Renewables
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…
Ion Lungu, AFEER: banning bilateral contracts creates market discrimination
###author### Romanian Energy Suppliers Association (AFEER) requires the Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE ) and the Department of Energy to reintroduce…
Iulian Iancu (CNR-CME): A single target in EU – CO2 emissions reduction
The year 2013 brought three main clarifications for the energetic industry, states Iulian Iancu, the president of the Romanian National…
Garanti Bank finances Smart Energy Group’s 5 MW PV Park in Romania
###author### Smart Energy Group, a renewable energy investment and EPC company is pleased to announce that Garanti Bank, one of…
