Romania needs a lot of heat pumps in the coming years to achieve its decarbonisation target in the heating and cooling sector, Sorin Elisei, director general at the Ministry of Energy, told a specialist event on Wednesday."On the electricity side, we are starting to do well. In 2030, Romania has an 87% reduction in emissions in the energy sector as against 1990 - and that is largely due to the "coal fault", so to speak, the elimination of coal, just as we set our targets under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNNR)," Elisei told a ZF ESG 2024 conference on the pillars that underpin sustainable investments and how to build sustainable businesses.In his opinion, carbon capture and storage could be something that Romania could take advantage of, offshore rather than on-shore, but also an opportunity that is directly linked, for example, to the cement industry."We will need a lot of heat pumps in the coming years to be able to achieve our decarbonisation target in the heating and cooling sector. We see how other countries have attracted investment in factories - and that's what I think we should be moving towards. As Mr Fechet [environmental minister] said about investing in a glass factory, we should reach out to producers of net zero technologies. The renewable part for which billions and billions of euros have been allocated is on a good track."Minister Fechet said on Wednesday that funding sources are currently being sought at government level in order to attract investment to Romania for glass processing, given that the glass industry is one with a high added value that involves very high investments and operating costs. (Photo:https://www.myclimate.org/)
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
