News about Renewable energy
The Paks Nuclear Power Plant had to be shut down due to record-low water levels in the Danube, whose water is used to cool the reactors. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Mádor warned of the threat of an energy crisis—the Paks plant generates nearly half of the country’s electricity.
Within 12 months, Premier Energy Distribution and RED-Nord must fully transition to smart electricity meters.
Investor interest in the development of wind energy in Moldova is very high. The second auction, organized by the Ministry of Energy, attracted bids that exceeded the announced capacity by more than two and a half times.
European countries are increasingly turning to an unusual tool to combat wildfires: controlled grazing by sheep and goats. Against the backdrop of more frequent extreme droughts and heat waves, this traditional method is once again becoming part of modern forest protection strategies.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that the new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, had promised him that he would begin oil production in the North Sea.
Energy companies and Moldova’s largest business associations have called on the Cabinet of Ministers to accelerate energy market reform, stating that investors continue to be hindered by protracted procedures, a lack of grid infrastructure, and regulatory uncertainty. These issues were the central focus of the Ministry of Energy’s first consultations with market participants.
The Moldovan Parliament has removed administrative barriers to the installation of photovoltaic systems and energy storage systems.
Speaking at the Moldovan-Indian Business Forum held in Chisinau on Monday, Indian President Drupadi Murmu emphasized the deepening cooperation between the two countries and noted that this visit reflects India’s commitment to strengthening ties in the political, economic, and cultural spheres.
A Romanian startup has created a car that doesn’t need fuel—it runs on compressed air.
With financial support from Sweden and Norway, UNDP, in partnership with the Organization for Entrepreneurship Development (ODA), Moldovan business incubators will receive targeted investments totaling $386,000 to improve energy efficiency.
Carolina Novak, State Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, and Nicolae Magdil, Head of the Directorate for Renewable Energy and Green Mobility, held a meeting with representatives of the Japanese company SDG Impact Japan, which specializes in creating and developing new businesses aimed at addressing sustainable development challenges.
Opportunities for the development and financing of decarbonization projects in the Republic of Moldova were discussed during an official meeting between Carolina Novac, State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy (ME), the head of the Department of Renewable Energy and Green Mobility, Nicolae Magdil, and representatives of SDG Impact Japan, a company specializing in the creation and development of new enterprises aimed at addressing sustainable development challenges.
More than 1,113 MWh of electricity was sold on the OPEM platform in a single day, accounting for about 9.2% of Moldova’s average daily consumption. This is a new record.
Elon Musk has once again drawn attention to one of the most ambitious technological concepts—harvesting solar energy in space. In his view, if humanity learns to harness this resource on an industrial scale, the economic value of such technology will exceed the size of Earth’s entire modern economy.
China and Moldova have enormous potential for future cooperation, and Moldova is ready to work closely with China to develop and strengthen a mutually beneficial partnership between the two countries. This was stated by Mihai Popșoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova.
National legislation will establish a mechanism for coordinating and approving energy infrastructure projects of strategic importance, which will ensure priority treatment for projects developed in partnership with European Union member states.
The Chisinau City Hall signed a grant agreement for the project “Energy Efficiency in Chisinau’s Kindergartens” in the amount of approximately 140 million lei.
At 10:00 a.m. today, 145 power plants operating under free-market conditions were shut down because they were unable to sell their electricity through OPEM.
A new type of energy infrastructure may emerge in Europe: railroad tracks converted into solar power plants. The Swiss startup Sun-Ways announced the successful completion of the first year of testing a system of photovoltaic panels installed directly between the rails of an operational railroad&
On the OREM electricity exchange on June 30, transactions with a volume of at least 1 MW·h, indicating growing activity among companies operating in the renewable energy sector, as well as the effective functioning of market mechanisms.
