The EU is keen to secure gas supplies for its flagship Nabucco pipeline from countries in the Mashreq region, which includes Iraq, Jordan and Syria. Meanwhile Russia’s participation in Nabucco, which skirts Russian territory, has effectively been ruled out.
EU in quest to secure Middle East gas supplies
Archive for May 7th, 2008
EU in quest to secure Middle East gas supplies
Posted in Energy, Europe on 2008-05-07 | No Comments »
MEPs back EU plans to dismantle energy behemoths
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008-05-07 | No Comments »
A Franco-German alternative to the Commission’s electricity market liberalisation proposal was rejected by a narrow margin yesterday (6 May) during a key vote in Parliament’s Industry Committee. MEPs also voted against a Commission substitute plan to put in place a strict regulatory regime policed by an Independent System Operator (ISO).
MEPs back EU plans to dismantle [...]
Airline carbon emissions on the rise
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008-05-07 | No Comments »
U.S. and European Union researchers say airline emissions of carbon dioxide are 20 percent higher than previously estimated.
Airline carbon emissions on the rise
Investors buy over half of Climate Change Capital
Posted in Climate, Economics on 2008-05-07 | No Comments »
European and Japanese investors have bought slightly over half of London-based Climate Change Capital for 56 million pounds ($110.1 million), the specialist investor and consulting firm said on Tuesday.
Investors buy over half of Climate Change Capital
NordPool, EEX April Carbon Report
Posted in CO2-Emission, Economics on 2008-05-07 | No Comments »
Nord Pool, Europe?s largest power exchange which provides trade in emissions allowances (EUAs) and carbon credits (CERs) has announced that it traded 9.6 million carbon credits in April 2008.
NordPool, EEX April Carbon Report
MEP calls for mandatory CO2 capture by 2025
Posted in CO2-Emission, Fossils on 2008-05-07 | No Comments »
UK Liberal MEP Chris Davies wants all existing fossil fuel power plants to be retrofitted with CO2 capture and storage technology by 2025, and is calling for a moratorium on new plant constructions after 2015 unless the facilities are able to prevent 90% of their CO2 emissions from entering the atmosphere.
MEP calls for mandatory CO2 [...]
Solar 2008 Showcases Progress in the Solar Industry
Posted in Solar Energy on 2008-05-07 | No Comments »
All types of solar energy, including photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP), are set to become a bigger part of the overall energy mix, employ 8.5 million Americans and are gaining acceptance from consumers, according to the American Solar Energy Society (ASES).
The growth of solar energy in the last five years and how the [...]
116 MW Wind Power PPA Awarded in Quebec
Posted in Wind Energy on 2008-05-07 | No Comments »
Utility company, Hydro-Quebec Distribution (HQD) has awarded two 20-year electricity supply contracts (PPAs) to Venterre, a joint venture between Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc. and TCI Renewables for the supply of 116 megawatts (MW) of electricity from two planned wind power projects.
The power will be divided between two new wind farms planned for development. Sixty-six MW [...]
Oil-Rich Abu Dhabi Builds Renewable-Energy City
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Energy, Policy on 2008-05-07 | No Comments »
In the desert of Abu Dhabi, a novel experiment in sustainability is under way. Over the next decade, a city of 50,000 residents will be built from scratch. And unlike any other city in the world, Masdar City will have no carbon footprint. Once it’s built, the city will be powered entirely by renewable energy.
Solar Lanterns Transform Lives in Malawi, Africa
Posted in Solar Energy on 2008-05-07 | No Comments »
Mirriam is 18 years old and lives in Malawi. She has two children, one brother and one sister. Her father died of AIDS and her mother is now also sick with HIV AIDS. Every day is a struggle: finding food for her children, caring for her mother, looking after her other sick relatives – all [...]
