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The third debate organised by the European Movement International in association with ENEL and with the media support of EurActiv took place yesterday, 2nd July, in Brussels. It especially addressed the role of nuclear energy in the EU and tackled the following issues: Can nuclear energy contribute to the new energy goals of the EU,… » read more
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Improving technology, expansion off-shore, and exploring the building sector potential The wind sector has been growing spectacularly over the past decade. However, to sustain these impressive growth figures over the next twenty years in Europe and North America, business-as-usual will not be enough. In several European countries, the number of remaining onshore sites for… » read more
Improving technology, expansion off-shore, and exploring the building sector potential The wind sector has been growing spectacularly over the past decade. However, to sustain these impressive growth figures over the next twenty years in Europe and North America, business-as-usual will not be enough. In several European countries, the number of remaining onshore sites for… » read more
June 13, 2008
Visit the Virtual Energy Forum and listen to interviews with senior energy executives from Marriott, Raytheon, the U.S. Department of Energy, as well as Dick Munson, author of such books as “From Edison to Enron: The Business of Power and What It Means for the Future of Electricity” and “The Power Brokers.” The forum also… » read more
June 2, 2008
Date & Time: June 6, 2008 15h00 – 16h00 Speaker: Fernando Nuno, Leonardo ENERGY Register: http://snipurl.com/bulksolar Summary Thin film, silicon, concentrated solar power (CSP), concentrated photovoltaics (CPV), … These are just some of the terms demonstrating that solar technologies are rapidly entering the electricity system in countries such as the United States, Spain or Australia.… » read more
May 29, 2008
Environmental impact of the PV life-cycle All means of electricity generation, including photovoltaic (PV) systems, create polluting emissions when the entire life-cycle is taken into account. In the case of PV systems, those emissions are concentrated in the manufacturing stage. PV manufacturing is energy intensive, resulting in the emissions that accompany the use of… » read more
May 26, 2008
ACEEE argues in a new report that Energy Efficiency must be more visible and it is easy to agree. Energy Efficiency is in most policy debates discussed as the counterbalance to more supply but in reality it is more difficult. Energy Efficiency is often foregone because of its invisibility. Which is a pity since energy […]
Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia’s new President this week. Anxieties that a resurgent Russia could cut supplies of gas to Europe have provoked talk of another Cold War. But Andreas Goldthau, of the RAND Corporation, believes energy is useless to Moscow as a foreign policy instrument. (SPRING 2008) “At the end of the… » read more
European funds Related EU Grant Loans Programme(s): Grants for commercial projects that stimulate competitiveness of combined transport as against exclusively road transport Grants for projects promoting the objectives of the common energy and transport policy Grants for research to improve transport systems in society and minimise the negative impacts and consequences of transport… » read more
April 18, 2008
European funds Related EU Grant Loans Programme(s): New framework programme for research and technology aiming at better exploiting research capacities in Europe and transforming scientific results into new products, processes and services. Grants for research projects focussing on security with a civil application in fields such as transport, health, civil protection, energy and… » read more
February 25, 2008
Jean-François Minster, chief technology officer and senior vice president scientific development with Total, on the financing of strategic energy technologies in the EU. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/SnRAzpSb_C4″ width=”320″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
January 27, 2008
In the Netherlands, on 23-01-2008 a convenant for the built environment has been signed between government (3 ministries: of environment, energy and housing) with energy sector, building sector, installation sector. Representatives of owners- and renters-associations have delivered to work towards the proposed target of 100 PJ reduction of energy use in all buildings. “More with… » read more
In the Netherlands, on 23-01-2008 a convenant for the built environment has been signed between government (3 ministries: of environment, energy and housing) with energy sector, building sector, installation sector. Representatives of owners- and renters-associations have delivered to work towards the proposed target of 100 PJ reduction of energy use in all buildings. “More with… » read more
