More than 2,250 solar panels of 270 watts each have been installed on the 6,500-square-meter roof of the logistics center in Cegléd of Gépész Holding that sells building engineering products. The new system produces the annual electricity demand of 160-170 detached houses – a smaller village if you like. In 2017, the building services company […]
The European Day of Parks is a commemorative day for Protected Areas across Europe that was launched in 1999 by the EUROPARC Federation to celebrate Protected Areas throughout Europe. It celebrates the creation of the first National Parks in Europe – a set of nine parks created in Sweden in 1909. Held on May 24, […]
Although, it is not advised to visit the area en masse during the pandemic, experts have found that so far, there is nothing unusual concerning the water of Lake Balaton: it is of good quality as in previous years, and the number of algae is relatively low. Gergely Boros, senior researcher at the Balaton Limnology […]
Flisom, a developer and manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) thin film solar cells, located near Zurich, Switzerland, has chosen Kecskemét, southeast of Budapest for the location of its first plant of industrial capacity. The Swiss technology company is going to produce ultra-thin, light and flexible solar cells using the most modern technology available. The 50 MW […]
Budapest Airport has been awarded ACI’s neutral airport carbon accreditation for the third year running, and thus remains a member of the elite club of airports which fully offset the carbon dioxide emissions generated in the course of their operation, in a sustainable manner. Budapest Airport is the only airport in the Central and Eastern […]
The Swiss multinational food and drink processing corporation Nestlé has announced that it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions. Building on its 2018 commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable […]
Transitioning to a circular economy is one of the leading business opportunities of our era. Although the core concept is not yet thoroughly understood or followed by most economic actors, the use of this model can increase the resilience of the world economy and facilitate the achievement of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and the […]
Hungarian-owned Eurotrade has inaugurated its 5-MW solar park in Környe, in north-western Hungary. According to the company's executive, Attila Szűcs, the HUF 1.6 billion (EUR 5m) investment, whose cornerstone was laid in April this year, was financed with the company’s own funds (30%) and a ten-year loan from the savings bank 'Takarékbank'. Eurotrade installed nearly […]
The 2019 Budapest Water Summit (BWS) has opened in the Millenáris Park in the Hungarian capital. The focus of the three-day conference is the prevention of a global water crisis, including water scarcity and pollution. The goal of the Budapest Water Summit, held October 15-17, is to draw the attention of the world’s political, economic, […]
