Metacon has been selected as a supplier in a hydrogen project for a 7.5 MW electrolysis plant for Elektra Power SRL, Romania (Elektra), https://www.prnewswire.com informs. The transaction requires that the customary project contract is drawn up and signed, a work that will soon start together with the customer. The contract value is approximately EUR 7.1 million (corresponding to approximately SEK 77.8 million at today's exchange rate). The plant will utilize pressurized alkaline electrolyzers supplied in collaboration with Metacon's partner PERIC Hydrogen Technology based in Handan, China, along with certain auxiliary equipment. "I am very pleased to announce this first contract award for Metacon on the Romanian market. This is another proof of trust in Metacon's ability to provide proven and cost-effective hydrogen production solutions for customers in different places and with varying requirements. I'm very much looking forward to collaborating with an energy pioneer like the Elektra Group in this project," says Christer Wikner, President & CEO of Metacon. "We continue to see strong future potential for green hydrogen and hydrogen applications in Romania as part of the future energy and fuel mix. We are pleased to team up with Metacon in this green hydrogen project," comments Dan Oproescu, Managing Director of Elektra.
Every year, on the third Thursday of November, France celebrates the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau — the first wine of the harvest, young, fresh, and full of life. This joyful tradition has become a global symbol of conviviality, elegance, and the French art de vivre. In Bucharest, the celebration continues this year with an […]
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Three cats from Romania received the top distinctions during the 2025 World Cat Championship held in Bucharest. Wild Forest’s Nordri, an imposing white Norwegian Forest Cat born in Romania, conquered the supreme title of 2025 World Champion, defeating over 750 cats from 35 countries. Nordri’s son, Wild Forest’s Quasar, aged 7 months, was also named […]
A report by the Romanian Court of Accounts, conducted between April and November 2024, which analyzed the organization and functioning of communes and small towns in relation to the population served, shows that, depending on the number of inhabitants, many towns and communes no longer meet the criteria for inclusion in their respective categories. According […]
An association of construction companies from Romania and Bulgaria has won the contract for building the first section of the A8 Târgu Neamț – Iași – Ungheni highway, with a bid of 4.76 billion (EUR 936 million). The contract for the 27-kilometer road can be signed within ten days if no appeals are filed. “The […]
The organizer of the march commemorating 10 years since the Colectiv club fire tragedy, Marian Rădună, was fined RON 3,000 (EUR 600) by the gendarmes because the demonstration exceeded 11:00 PM, the time set in the authorization. Approximately 200 people participated on Thursday, October 30, in the march commemorating 10 years since the tragedy at […]
