Spain calls investors in auctions for new 3000 MW projects in renewable generation
Spain is firmly committed to achieving 20% of renewable energy by 2020, and it is also, ahead of most of…
Denmark runs entirely on wind energy for a day
Denmark’s wind turbines produced enough electricity to power the entire country last month. The Scandinavian nation generated 97 gigawatt-hours (GWh) on…
FT: Gazprom close to revealing financing for $11bn Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Gazprom will reveal a financing package for the $11bn gas pipeline to Germany by the end of this month as…
BMW chooses Germany for manufacturing the electric car Mini
The German group Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) plans to move the production of the electric Mini, to be launched…
EU: Cartel in the batteries recycling market
The European Commission has charged Eco-Bat Technologies, Recylex and Campine by a total fine of 68 million euros, because they…
OIEA: Iran imported from Russia 149 tons of uranium concentrate
Iran received on Tuesday, February 7th, the last batch of 149 tonnes of concentrated uranium provided by Russia, according to…
Bosch reaches 328 mln. USD settlement in VW emissions scandal
Bosch has agreed to pay USD 327.5 million to resolve allegations in the US that it played a significant role…
Employers, trade unions and embassies criticise changes to the Criminal Law approved by emergency ordinance
Over 300,000 Romanian protested on Wednesday evening in many Romanian and European cities against the changes introduced by Grindeanu Cabinet…
Manufacturers require abandoning a fire safety norm that would eliminate polystyrene from thermal insulation of buildings
The manufacturer of building materials AdePlast, on behalf of all local producers of polystyrene, calls on the government and the…
Almost half of all Romanians prefer solar energy as the main source of home heating
Almost half of all Romanians (49%) believe it would be desirable to use environmentally friendly solar energy for space heating,…
CE launches the infringement procedure against seven states in Volkswagen scandal
The European Committee started legal action on Thursday against seven countries including Germany and Britain for failing to police emissions…
Large companies should fear this: households to become energy independent
Half of EU citizens – including local communities, schools and hospitals – could be producing their own renewable electricity by…
Germany accuses Fiat of using illegal emissions device
Germany found unusual increases in the emissions of four Fiat Chrysler vehicles, and Berlin therefore accuses the Italian-American carmaker of…
Germans to replace maze with daisies for fueling the biogas industry
A giant form of the flowering daisy plant that can grow 10 feet high may become the favored fuel of…