The EU needs to “make sense” of the multitude of existing initiatives covering the Black Sea region in order to guarantee peace and energy security, said participants attending the ‘Fostering democracy and development in the Black sea region’ conference in Brussels on May 26.
EU must foster Black Sea cooperation, say ministers
Archive for May 30th, 2008
EU must foster Black Sea cooperation, say ministers
Posted in Energy, Europe, Policy on 2008-05-30 | No Comments »
Uncertainty over CO2 capture in ‘fossil future’
Posted in CO2-Emission on 2008-05-30 | No Comments »
With hundreds of new coal-fired power plants planned within and outside Europe in the coming decades, pressure is growing on the EU to commercialise and export carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to prevent a massive rise in global CO2 emissions. But difficult financing issues remain unresolved.
Uncertainty over CO2 capture in ‘fossil future’
MEPs seek reduced biofuel commitments
Posted in Biofuels, Europe, Policy on 2008-05-30 | No Comments »
The pressure is rising on the Commission to water down plans to raise the share of biofuels in transport to 10% by 2020, as leading MEPs on the issue call for the target to be cut to 8% or scrapped entirely.
MEPs seek reduced biofuel commitments
Deep climate cuts urged; food price a wake-up call
Posted in Climate, Policy on 2008-05-30 | No Comments »
Governments will have to cut greenhouse gases far more deeply than planned to control global warming and high food prices linked to droughts are a wake-up call, four leading scientists said on Thursday.
“We have lost 10 years talking about climate change but not acting on it,” the experts, led by Britain’s Martin Parry who is [...]
U.S. issues climate assessment forced by court order
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Policy on 2008-05-30 | No Comments »
The Bush administration released a climate change assessment on Thursday — four years late and pushed forward by a court order — that said human-induced global warming will likely lead to problems like droughts in the U.S. West and stronger hurricanes.
President George W. Bush’s stance on the issue has evolved from denying climate science to [...]
Dutch Essent shelves coal power project citing carbon price
Posted in CO2-Emission, Economics on 2008-05-30 | No Comments »
Dutch utility Essent has suspended the extension of coal-fired power station Amercentrale in Geertruidenberg, southern Netherlands, due to expected rises in the cost of carbon emissions rights, the company said Thursday.
The decision concerns a proposed new hybrid coal-biomass unit known as Amer 10 at an existing hybrid plant, a spokesman said.
“As a result of the [...]
MEPs: Strong EU regulator key to energy market puzzle
Posted in Europe, Policy on 2008-05-30 | No Comments »
The Commission should envisage greater powers for a new regulatory agency in its proposals on EU energy market liberalisation, according to MEPs in Parliament’s Industry (ITRE) Committee.
MEPs: Strong EU regulator key to energy market puzzle
Turbine makers generate profits
Posted in Economics, Wind Energy on 2008-05-30 | No Comments »
With wind power capacity predicted to double in Ontario within the year, Canada is catching up to the worldwide demand for wind energy as an alternative to fossil fuels, and many investors have reason to believe these turbines will generate profit.
“Ontario has indicated that it has some fairly aggressive plans when it comes to renewable [...]
SunPower Completes Solar Plants in Spain
Posted in Europe, Solar Energy on 2008-05-30 | No Comments »
SunPower Corp. announced the completion of two solar power plants in Spain, totaling 8.7 megawatts (MW) of capacity. The two plants, located in Llerena and Lebrija, were developed by Solarpack, a Spanish company specializing in renewable energy development, investment, consulting and services.
The plant in Llerena has a capacity of 4.8 MW and the plant in [...]
Iberdrola Announces 593-MW Reverse RFP
Posted in Economics, Wind Energy on 2008-05-30 | No Comments »
Iberdrola Renewables is issuing a Reverse RFP in the United States for the output associated with three wind farms being developed in Illinois, Missouri and North Dakota.
Non-binding bids are due by 5:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, June 26, 2008. All parties selected for further negotiations for power purchase agreements will be contacted to further negotiate [...]
