Coal exit would damage German economy – FDP
Closing coal plants to help achieve “ambitious” emissions cuts had little merit environmentally but would be economically damaging, the head…
Extra investigations in Jiu Valley, after yesterday’s accidents
The Ministry of Energy will carry out a study regarding the immediate risks of each Jiu Valley mining operation, whether…
Poland wins bigger coal transition funds in reformed ETS
The European Union has offered Poland more room to subsidise the coal transition in ongoing talks on reforming the Emissions…
BHP, world’s largest miner, says 2017 is ‘tipping point’ for electric cars
This year looks set to be the “tipping point” for electric cars, Arnoud Balhuizen, chief commercial officer at global miner…
EU plan to cap fossil fuel subsidies will stymie renewables, power utilities warn
A European Commission proposal aimed at capping fossil fuel subsidies across the EU could have perverse effects by promoting investments…
Coal production up more than 14% at seven months
Romania’s net coal production in the first seven months of the current year totaled 2.667 million tons of oil equivalent,…
Energy strategy discovers again the Hidro Tarnita project
The Ministry of Energy has set up a working group to update the draft of Romania’s Energy Strategy for the…
Competition works, but liberalization is still far from being completed (EBC, Aug 30)
This is the brief description of the situation in Romania’s energy markets – electricity and natural gas, a description which…
4 years’ space for the coal and gas-fired power units to meet the lower EU emission standards
The European Commission published on Thursday tighter new standards for the bloc’s most polluting power plants, including many large coal-fired…
