Clean Metals CEE

Project manager: Luminița Gabriela Horga

The project aims to catalyse momentum for clean metals in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), contributing to both significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and enhanced regional industrial competitiveness.

01/12/2025 – 30/11/2027

The European Climate Initiative

Clean industry funding in the new MFF with strategic needs in SEE/CEE

Project manager: Luminița Gabriela Horga

The forthcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) will be pivotal in determining the European Union’s capacity to translate its industrial competitiveness and climate ambitions into coherent, effective policies, while preserving regional convergence across the Union.

15/9/2025 to 14/6/2026

European Climate Foundation

Project Mirror

Project manager: Luminița Gabriela Horga

This project aims to deliver robust, model-based analysis of decarbonisation pathways for energy-intensive industries and the heating sector in Romania, with a particular emphasis on the role of electrification.

01/07/25 – 30/06/26 

European Climate Foundation

Climate Governance 2026

Project manager: Ana-Maria Niculicea

Leveraging EPG’s work from previous years, this project aims to continue building momentum for better climate governance in Romania.

15/01/2026 – 16/01/2027

European Climate Foundation

Decarbonising Industry 2026

Project manager: Sabina Strîmbovschi

This project contributes to EPG’s ongoing work on industrial decarbonisation, aiming to deliver evidence-based solutions to support industrial transformation in Romania and the CEE region.

1/1/2026 to 31/12/2026

European Climate Foundation

Green Public Procurement

Project manager: Sabina Strîmbovschi

In this project, EPG serves as a supporting national partner, delivering project activities in Romania and, to some extent, addressing topics relevant to the Central and Eastern European industry.

September 2025 – August 2027

ClimateWorks and TAH

Data-Driven Roadmaps for Catalyzing Green Growth in Eastern Europe (formerly Net0East)

Project manager: Nadia Maki

The project aims to speed up the EU’s energy transition with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) through a science-led, multi-actor approach. It will create data-driven roadmaps to boost low-carbon technology (LCT) exports and strengthen economic resilience.

02/2025 – 01/2027

The European Climate Initiative

Agora Infrastructure

Project manager: Nadia Maki

The grant enables EPG to promote the development of renewables, to work towards integrated infrastructure planning (electricity, natural gas, hydrogen, CO2) with the aim of avoiding stranded assets in the gas infrastructure and thus carbon lock-in, and to achieve the Romanian climate targets.

01/09/2023 – 31/08/2026

Sequoia Climate Foundation

Decarbonising Industry 2025

Project manager: Sabina Strîmbovschi 

This project is part of EPG’s ongoing work on industrial decarbonisation, aiming to provide evidence-based solutions for industrial transformation in Romania and the CEE region. 

1/1/2025 to 28/02/2026

European Climate Foundation

REDESIGN

Project manager: Aura Oancea 

EUKI REDESIGN addresses the energy performance of public buildings in CEE. Led by REA-North, it focuses on the implementation of Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) as a tool for improving energy efficiency in the building stocks of Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia.

01/03/2025 – 15/12/2026 

European Climate Foundation

GreenHorizon 

Project manager: Ana-Maria Niculicea

The GreenHorizon project aims to foster industrial carbon management strategies and projects with net climate and socio-economic benefits in CEE.

01/02/2025 – 31/05/2027 

European Climate Foundation

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.

01/01/2023 – 31/12/2027

Horizon Europe

DelHyVEHR

Project manager: Radu Cîrligeanu

Project Description: While fast hydrogen refuelling technology is well-established for light, road-based vehicles, its application to heavy-duty vehicles remains challenging, in particular because of the large flow rates required (for minimising the refuelling time) and the fact that hydrogen needs to be stored in liquid form, at temperatures below 20 K (or –253 degrees C).

01/01/2024 – 31/12/2026

Horizon Europe

RENewLand

Project manager: Alina Arsani | Contributors: Mihai Constantin, Nadia Maki,  Caterina Oproiu

The project aims to ensure that sustainable and science-based approaches for the designation of acceleration areas are followed in the three CEE countries (part of the project). Project partners capitalise on experience and technical expertise in renewable energy spatial planning from other countries.

01/11/2023 – 31/12/2025

The European Climate Initiative

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

The European Climate Initiative

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

Designating Acceleration Areas (RAAs) through comprehensive spatial mapping

EPG Project Manager – Mihai Constantin

This project supports Romania in meeting its obligations under the revised Renewable Energy Directive (REDIII) by developing a comprehensive methodology for designating Renewable Acceleration Areas (RAAs).

12/2024 – 05/2026

European Climate Foundation

A Future Beyond Natural Gas in Central and Eastern Europe

EPG Project Manager – Mihai Constantin

The project will contribute to the development of a sustainable and resilient energy system in CEE countries, reducing the region`s reliance on natural gas and avoiding stranded assets in the process.

01/02/2026 – 31/01/2028

The European Climate Initiative

Proposing decarbonisation solutions for Romania’s current district heating networks

EPG Project Manager – Alexandru Ciocan

The trend of decreasing thermal energy consumption over the past three decades, largely attributed to the decline of industrial activity, has created challenges for district heating systems in Romania.

01/06/2024 – 30/09/2025

European Climate Foundation

Navigate the energy transition in Romania and SEE 2025-2026: policy response and strategic financing for electrification

EPG Project Manager – Alina Arsani

This project analysis Romania’s energy landscape evolution during the 2025 – 2026, when policy frameworks must translate into effective delivery mechanisms amid unprecedented economic turbulence and geopolitical pressures.

01/07/2025 – 30/06/2026

European Climate Foundation

Energy transition in Romania 2024-2025: a focus on grids and storage

EPG Project Manager – Alina Arsani

The project addresses Romania’s evolving energy landscape, including implementation of coal phase-out legislation, offshore wind development in the Black Sea, Contracts for Difference schemes, and the revised National Energy and Climate Plan.

01/07/2024 – 30/09/2025

European Climate Foundation

Nuclear energy scaling in Romania: policy, regulatory & incentive analysis

EPG Project Manager – Alina Arsani

This project conducts an analysis of Romania’s nuclear energy ecosystem to assess the country’s ambitious expansion plans, including construction of two new CANDU units at Cernavoda, refurbishment of Unit 1, and development of the first NuScale Small Modular Reactor (SMR) project in Doicești.

01/04/2025 – 28/02/2026

Clean Air Task Force

ConsenCUS – Carbon Neutral clusters through Electricity-based innovations in Capture, Utilisation and Storage

EPG Project Manager – Mihnea Cătuți

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.

10/2020-10/2025

Horizon 2020

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 – August 2025

CW

Fostering Ambitious NECPs

EPG Project Manager – Ana-Maria Niculicea

National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) are key strategic documents for advancing the transition to climate neutrality in EU Member States.

December 2023 – January 2026

The European Climate Initiative

Climate Governance 2025

Project manager: Ana-Maria Niculicea 

Leveraging EPG’s work from previous years, this project aims to continue building momentum for better climate governance in Romania.

15/01/2025 – 16/01/2026 

European Climate Foundation

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-2024

European Climate Foundation

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

European Climate Foundation

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

European Climate Foundation

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

European Climate Foundation

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

European Climate Foundation

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

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

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)

The European Climate Initiative

(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

European Climate Foundation

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

The European Climate Initiative

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

European Climate Foundation

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

European Climate Foundation

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

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

European Climate Foundation

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

European Climate Foundation

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

European Climate Foundation