The field of the 8th PET Cup started out on Monday. The crew of the boats made of recycled materials participating in the competition are expected to free the section of the Tisza between Záhony and Tokaj from several tons of river waste in the next week. Attila Dávid Molnár, the president of the Természetfilm.hu […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) extended its Green Preferential Capital Requirement Program that does not only recognize discounts for interest rates but also for fees in the future, which provides incentives to introduce additional mortgage loans for energy efficiency purposes. The program is extended by one year, until the end of 2024. An MNB […]
Activists have placed a fish-shaped installation of Greenpeace Hungary on the Great Beach of Siófok to encourage the recycling of plastic waste. The 'Big Fish' is an empty statue made of metal mesh into which anyone can throw empty plastic bottles and glasses, thus breaking up the fish with recyclable plastic waste. Through the action, […]
The second quarter production report by the Hungarian geothermal energy firm PannErgy says the company pays special attention to climate change issues with its renewable energy projects. Hungary has set the objective of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, while the rate of renewable energy in gross […]
Specialists and volunteers collected plastic waste and created mini pontoons from it along the River Tisza in eastern Hungary. The villages and sights of the Tisza are separated from the water by dams and dense floodplain forests, there is hardly a mooring place, there is rarely an information board, so there was a need for […]
Leading domestic companies from several industries demonstrated their good examples and commitments, thereby encouraging domestic companies to make similar ambitious commitments towards a carbon-neutral economy at the online ‘Race to Zero Carbon’ event held this Thursday. The purpose of the event, organized by the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH), the British Embassy, […]
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, […]
