EC has launched two infringement procedures against Romania in environment

European Commission requests Romania "submit details on the implementation of EU legislation into national law in two different areas of the waste – packaging waste and end of life vehicles."   "The revised Directive on packaging, which extends the scope of the original Directive, clarifying the distinction between what constitutes packaging and what not to … Read more

Solar Powered ‘Soofa’ Smart Benches Will Charge Your Phone

  A dozen of the solar-powered park benches, which charge smartphones and download environmental data, are being installed this month around Boston.   The wicked smart benches are the brainchild of three female innovators who created Changing Environment, a spin-off of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   "It started as a … Read more

Lesson about the economy, what we are doing with the money? Gold (is the refuge) of stupid ones ?

  It was only a few days a agency brokerage from us called me offering me "enrichment" if I agreed to invest in … gold.   Gold is, in their view, the ultimate refuge, the currency that you WARRANT perpetuation of a higher standard of living, or even maintaining a certain limited survivability in all … Read more

Calotă (ANRE) Intil 2015 will be put into operation new renewable energy projects of 2,500 MW in Romania

  "In 2014-2015, based on the establishment of authorization dossiers submitted to ANRE will start up new capacity of about 2,500 MW of energy from renewable energy. Of these, the biomass projects are only 48 MW, representing the most timid sector, said Calotă.   Projects producing renewable energy reached a total capacity of 4,711 MW … Read more

People presenting themselves with their waste from last week

        Photos: ils posent avec leurs déchets de la semaine écoulée – Gregg Segal ©     Photos: ils posent avec leurs déchets de la semaine écoulée – Gregg Segal ©     Photos: ils posent avec leurs déchets de la semaine écoulée – Gregg Segal ©     Photos: ils posent … Read more

Feed in Tariff for projects with an installed capacity of up to 0.5 MW in Romania

  This is the first time we have a concrete step to implement a scheme with predictable prices, exactly as was presented during the inauguration ARBIO on June 18.   Earlier this week, ANRE also published methodology for the application of this new scheme. This will be subject to a period of public debate, with … Read more

REN 21’s Renewables 2014 Global Status Report launched

  Now 95 emerging economies nurture renewable energy growth through supportive policies, up six-fold from just 15 countries in 2005;   Renewable electricity capacity achieves new record level, jumps 8.3% in 2013, accounts for more than 56% of net additions to global power capacity;  renewables meet almost one-fifth of world final energy consumption.   The … Read more

Finland pushes ahead in developing storage of solar and wind energy

  The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has joined forces with Lappeenranta University of Technology and the Finland Futures Research Centre at the University of Turku, to launch an extensive development project for a new energy system and its associated Finnish business sector.   NEO-CARBON ENERGY The NEO-CARBON ENERGY project will focus on three … Read more

The largest holding grain bio fro Romania. It’s from a person from Luxembourg

  In about two years,Tulcea  there will be the largest holding organic cereals cultivated in Romania, which covers an area of ​​over 6,267 hectares. The land is leased from the Tulcea County Council and is operated by SC Delta-Rom Agriculture Ltd owned by Fri-EL International Holding, a company with headquarters in  in Luxembourg and Romania … Read more

Greenpeace set up quarantine zone around the probe Chevron in Pungesti

  UPDATE 24:00 – After 15 uninterrupted hours, the blockade ended. All activists were evacuated, during which media access was prohibited by the police.   UPDATE 4:34 p.m. – blockade continues, after more than 8 hours of protest. Activists were legitimate by the police received summons to leave the place, but they remain in position. … Read more

Girl from Suceava brought happiness all over the planet. The 15 secrets of life

  1. Renounce at the need to always be right .Many people hate the idea of making a mistake and want to be always right, even at the risk of entering into a wonderful relationship or causing much stress and pain to themselves and others.   Simply not worth it. Whenever you feel the need … Read more

The amount of recycle in Romania in the last ten years?

  In the past decade, the only chapter that our country has met every year, obligations to Brussels is the Chapter of recycling packaging waste, which is recycled approximately 500,000 tons annually, and generates a about 70 of million.   "Why throw the garbage separately? I nowhere have where to put three bins for garbage … Read more

Ladybird, the first solar robot for agriculture was launched in Australia

  Called Ladybird, the robot is guided by a laser using hyperspectral sensors and cameras to collect data on pests and the conditions on the ground, they interpret data automatically and gives them to the the farmer, writes sciencealert.com.   Developers of the invention have just successfully completed a three-day test at Australian farm where … Read more

PHOTO GALLERY: The most powerful and ingenious advertisements on Internet

  "Acţiune globală în interesul animalelor: pungile de plastic omoară" "A da un <<Like>> nu înseamnă că ai ajutat. Fii Voluntar. Schimbă viaţa unui om" "Economiseşte hârtia – Salvează planeta" "Victimele torturii sunt oameni obişnuiţi ca tine şi ca mine" "Nu eşti o schiţă. Spune nu anorexiei" "Un sfârşit prematur: Dacă fumezi, statistic, povestea ta … Read more

This wind turbine will power your apartment without keeping you up at night

  Dutch firm The Archimedes designed the swirl-shaped windmill to be way quieter and more efficient than others (plus, it’s blue!). The firm says the turbine can generate 80 percent of the maximum possible energy yield, a big jump from the typical 25 to 50 percent. Hot damn.   PSFK thinks it’ll be great for … Read more

German opinion against hydraulic fracturing

  Businessmen have encouraged the use of hydraulic fracturing, a technology that involves injecting water and chemicals into the ground to extract shale gas to lessen energy dependence on Russia Germany. This provides a third of German imports of natural gas.   Last week, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government began preparing a law to limit the … Read more