ENVIRONTEC powered by ÖKOINDUSTRIA, the first international environmental, waste water and sustainability exhibition, opened on Tuesday at the Hungexpo fair and exhibition site, with almost 100 exhibitors from eight countries presenting their innovations and technological developments in the field. The three-day event, which will focus on the latest environmental innovations, will provide an excellent opportunity […]
The vast majority of companies believe they can meet their climate change commitments, but for most it could take decades, according to a survey by Ernst & Young (EY), which has published its findings in a statement. According to the survey by the international consultancy firm, almost 70% of companies in Hungary are confident that […]
The largest green hydrogen plant in Central and Eastern Europe, with a capacity of 10 megawatts, has started production at the Hungarian Mol Group's refinery in Százhalombatta, just south of Budapest, producing 1,600 tons of clean, carbon-neutral green hydrogen per year, which is used in fuel production, the company informed MTI on Wednesday. The statement […]
In the past few days, six million bottles and cans have been returned daily by customers, and the number of take-backs in Hungary has increased to 150 million in just a few weeks, Mol Waste Management Plc. MOHU has told MTI. In a statement, the company stressed that the return system, besides its positive environmental […]
As part of an experimental project, a quarter of the fuel used in the production of bricks was replaced with hydrogen at the Wienerberger Plc. plant in Tiszavasvári, NE Hungary. The first phase of the joint research started last year with the University of Miskolc was completed in April. In preparation for the work, new […]
The Hungarian capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport has stepped up another level in environmentally conscious operation: it has achieved level 4+ 'Transition' in Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Carbon Accreditation program, the airport’s management company Budapest Airport reports. Less than 10% of the more than 550 airports participating in the assessment, only 52 airports, to […]
Provident employees, FTC footballers and members of the U10 junior team participated in tree and shrub planting, contributing to the enrichment of the Budakeszi Wildlife Park's plant population. All this could be realized in the context of Provident Financial Ltd.'s ProviGreen program on sustainability, under which the company is also trying to offset its annual […]
The Hungarian oil company Mol's green hydrogen plant, established with a EUR 22 million investment, was inaugurated on Thursday in Százhalombatta, south of Budapest. In the new plant, carbon-free production can be realized on a large-scale industrial scale. József Molnár, CEO of the Mol Group, said at the opening ceremony that the company group has […]
During Earth Hour, on the last Saturday of March every year, all lights are switched off for one hour and electrical appliances are disconnected. In Hungary, many municipalities took part in the worldwide action. The aim of the 60 minutes dedicated to Earth is not only to symbolically turn off the lights in our homes […]
The Mol Group has updated its long-term strategy, 'Shape Tomorrow', with the aim of making the region greener, more self-sufficient and competitive, the company told MTI. According to the information, the main objective of the updated strategy is to enable a green energy transition while guaranteeing security of energy supply. To this end, the company […]
FE-Group Invest Plc., a subsidiary of Alteo, has won a HUF 300 million grant for the technological support of the transition to circular economy of waste from products subject to product fees under the return system introduced from January 2024, the company told MTI on Thursday. According to the press release, the non-refundable subsidy won […]
The Buda Landscape Protection Area, also known as the ‘lungs of the capital’, crossed by the mountain ranges covered with native forests, and the backbone network built by the electricity firm E.ON in the 1970s and ‘80s, which provides electricity to the surrounding settlements, is seeing improvements that will make the grid almost invisible, removing […]
While Hungary's overall overconsumption rate, an indicator of the rate of Earth's resources depletion, is worse than the global average, the country is among the leaders in the international field in terms of plastic waste management, according to a new report on Plastic Overshoot Day. The financial portal portfolio.hu quotes from the report that Hungary's […]
In a further step towards greener industry and a greener economy, the Hungarian government would rationalize the installation of solar panels in parking lots, the Ministry of Economic Development (GFM) told MTI on Tuesday. According to the statement, the Ministry will launch a public consultation on the installation of solar panels in parking lots, which […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will offset its annual carbon footprint in Drávaszentes, in the area of the Danube-Drava National Park in southern Hungary, with large-scale afforestation and grassland reconstruction, again in close cooperation with WWF Hungary, thus neutralizing its carbon emissions. The central bank says in a statement that it first offset the […]
