Projects
IN PROGRESS
Energy transition in Romania 2023-2024: course correction and accelerating clean energy deployment
EPG Project manager: Mihnea Cătuți
The 2023-2024 period will have a huge impact on the ability of Romania to decarbonise its energy sector and to keep on track with reaching climate neutrality by 2050. Multiple strategies, laws, action plans and investments will be issued, in parallel to the fast-developing EU policy landscape. EPG seeks to remain an active and influential voice in the public debate on decarbonisation and the uptake of clean energy sources.
jul-2023
to jun-2026
(37 months)
ECF
IN PROGRESS
DelHyVEHR
Project manager: Radu Cîrligeanu
Project description: Gaseous H2 takes up a lot of space, meaning there is less energy per unit volume, which complicates storage and transportation. It is also riskier to store and transport gaseous H2 relative to liquid H2. Hydrogen liquefaction is a promising route to encouraging large-scale deployment. It faces several challenges, including high energy consumption and costs.
jan-2024
to dec-2026
(36 months)
EUKI
IN PROGRESS
HyLICAL
Project manager: Alexandru Ciocan
Project description: Gaseous H2 takes up a lot of space, meaning there is less energy per unit volume, which complicates storage and transportation. It is also riskier to store and transport gaseous H2 relative to liquid H2. Hydrogen liquefaction is a promising route to encouraging large-scale deployment. It faces several challenges, including high energy consumption and costs.
jan-2023
to dec-2027
(60 months)
EUKI
IN PROGRESS
RENewLand
Project manager: Mihai Constantin | Contributor: Alina Arsani, Marian Ignat, Caterina Oproiu
The project partners aim to ensure that sustainable and science-based approaches for the designation of acceleration areas are followed in the three CEE countries. They capitalise on experience and technical expertise in renewable energy spatial planning from other countries and raise people’s awareness of the benefits of renewable energy use.
1-nov-2023
to 31-dec-2025
(26 months)
EUKI
IN PROGRESS
Climate Governance 2023
EPG Project Manager – Ana Niculicea
National climate laws are an important indicator of Member States’ commitment to achieving climate neutrality. They can significantly increase the robustness of national climate frameworks, address “ownership gaps” and introduce governance mechanisms which guarantee that climate change will remain high on the political agenda.
March 2023 – February 2024
ECF
IN PROGRESS
Climate Governance 2024
EPG Project Manager – Ana Niculicea
Building on the analytical work done in the project ECF Climate Governance 2023, this project aims to continue on building a momentum for a national climate framework law in Romania.
December 2023 – January 2025
ECF
IN PROGRESS
Fostering Ambitious NECPs
EPG Project Manager – Luciana Miu
National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) are key strategic documents for advancing the transition to climate neutrality in EU Member States.
December 2023 – November 2025
EUKI
IN PROGRESS
Green Public Procurement
EPG Project Manager – Sabina Strîmbovschi
The goal of the project is to raise awareness of the role that green public procurement can play in accelerating the decarbonisation of energy- and emission-intensive industries such as steel and cement.
July 2023 – July 2025
CW
IN PROGRESS
Decarbonising Industry 2024
EPG Project Manager – Luciana Miu
This project will continue EPG’s work on industrial decarbonisation, through continued stakeholder engagement and facilitation of the stakeholder platform on decarbonizing heavy industry, as well as more detailed work on policy instruments for supporting the industrial transition.
01/2024 – 01/2025
ECF
IN PROGRESS
Whole-Life Carbon
EPG Project Manager – Luciana Miu
This project tackles the issue of embodied emissions in the buildings sector, more specifically the whole-life carbon approach for emissions reductions.
10/2023 – 09/2024
ECF
IN PROGRESS
OUR-CEE (Overcoming Underperforming Renovations in Central and Eastern Europe)
EPG Project Manager – Luciana Miu, Aura Oancea
Public buildings, which are expected to lead the way in deep renovation, have been undergoing renovation for many years in Central and Eastern Europe but a significant proportion of these renovations is not achieving appropriate energy savings.
December 2023 – March 2026
EUKI
IN PROGRESS
HouseInc
EPG Project Manager – Daniela Panica
The objective of HouseInc is to apply innovative methodologies to deeply analyse interlinked dimensions of housing inequalities in the context of marginalized communities. HouseInc will empirically examine economic, social and ecological drivers and assess impacts of various indicators on housing inequality to derive policy recommendations that foster the adoption of effective measures addressing housing inequality across Europe.
01/02/2024 – 31/01/2027
Horizon 2020
IN PROGRESS
Carbon-Free Europe Member States series: Romania
EPG Project Manager – Luciana Miu
Carbon-Free Europe is an initiative to model the pathways for decarbonising Europe’s energy system. As part of this initiative, the project is conducting deep dives into certain Member States.
April 2023 – April 2024
TWI
IN PROGRESS
ConsenCUS – Carbon Neutral clusters through Electricity-based innovations in Capture, Utilisation and Storage
EPG Project Manager – Luciana Miu
The ConsenCUS project aims to directly address the problem of CO2 emissions of important industrial sectors through development and demonstration of novel versatile carbon capture and conversion technologies at industrial sites.
10/2020-12/2023
Horizon 2020
COMPLETED
CCS4CEE: Building momentum for the long-term CCS deployment in the CEE region
EPG Project Manager – Luciana Miu
Description: The project addressed the “Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation” programme area of the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Regional Cooperation, by focusing on the challenge of achieving the deep reduction of GHG emissions through deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.
N/A
SEEA NW
COMPLETED
Heat-pumps for Romanian households
EPG Project manager: Radu Dudău
The purpose of the project is to provide input and generate discussion around role of heat pumps in Romania’s decarbonisation process and their role in reducing the demand of gas. This has become particularly important in the current energy crisis and represents a key option for reducing the dependence on imports of Russian gas.
oct-2022
to jan-2023
(3 months)
EUKI
COMPLETED
(PIE) Decarbonising Industry 2023
EPG Project Manager – Luciana Miu
Romania’s industry is a key contributor to the national economy, as well as a major emitter of carbon dioxide. Key heavy industries, including steel, cement, and chemicals production, will require a substantial transformation in order to meet emissions targets and remain competitive in a low-carbon world.
01/2023 – 01/2024
ECF
COMPLETED
South East Europe Energy Transition Dialogue
The project seeks to advance progressive thinking and action about decarbonisation and national/regional energy transition strategies in SEE
January 2018 – June 2021
EUKI
COMPLETED
Romania’s Energy Storage: Assessment of Potential and Regulatory Framework
The project attempts to assess the current technical potential, regulatory framework, and estimated investment needs for commercially mature energy storage facilities in Romania
September 2019 – December 2020
ECF
COMPLETED
Romania’s Offshore Wind Energy Resources: Natural Potential, Regulatory Framework, and Development Prospects
The study assesses the natural and technical potential of Romania’s offshore wind sector, identifying two potential clusters with most favourable conditions for a first stage of offshore wind development
June 2020 – October 2020
ECF
COMPLETED
South East Europe Electricity Roadmap – SEERMAP
The SEERMAP project focuses on two crucial policy areas in the electricity sector of the West Balkan region concerning its long term energy development and decarbonisation path.
October 2016 – October 2017
N/A
COMPLETED
Coal Strategy
The project prepared a framework for a coal phaseout strategy to enable countries to minimise costs and maximise benefits of decommissioning certain coal power plants and connected mines.
May 2020
ECF
COMPLETED
Economic Recovery
This analysis attempts to provide a snapshot of the Romanian economy in the period either during or immediately after the end of the lockdown.
July 2020
ECF
COMPLETED
Green Recovery
The purpose of the grant is to provide input and generate discussion around the adoption of a green recovery following the coronavirus crisis.
June 2020 – March 2021
ECF