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LAST week saw the launch of the UK Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy – with the aim of 15 per cent of our electricity coming from renewables by 2020.
Scotland Must Put More of It’s Energy Into Renewables
Posted in CO2-Emission, Europe, Policy on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
EU environment ministers will 3 July be urged to accelerate the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration plants during a two-day informal Council meeting of EU energy and environment ministers, the first of its kind under the French EU Presidency.
EU states under pressure to advance CO2 storage
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Europe, Policy on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
French Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo on Thursday warned an arduous road lay before the European Union as he kicked off talks on realising the EU’s vision of slashing carbon pollution by 2020.
‘Tough’ talks ahead on EU climate plan, warns France
Posted in Energy, Europe, Nuclear on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
France will build a second new-generation European Pressurised Reactor (EPR)
France to build second EPR nuclear plant
Posted in Energy, Europe, Fossils, Policy on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
Top officials at the Commission and one of Central Europe’s largest oil and gas groups 2 July called for progress to be made on the Nabucco project, which aims to reduce Europe’s dependency on Russian gas supplies. But they warned that its realisation would depend on “foreign policy scenarios”.
Business and Commission in plea for Nabucco [...]
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The role that nuclear should play in the EU’s energy mix was the topic of heated debate at a 2 July Brussels conference that tackled a number of issues, including nuclear financing, safety and waste management.
Nuclear debate continues to stir up controversy
Posted in Europe, Policy, Wind Energy on 2008-07-03 | No Comments »
E.ON AG’s management doesn’t think offshore wind farms will be able to deliver the 15,000 megawatts of power the German government wants them to by 2020, dpa-AFX news agency reported.
E.On Casts Doubt on Germany’s Wind Energy Target, Dpa-afx Says
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Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler said Wednesday that the government expected to establish an energy sector based on innovation in Turkey.
Turkey Anticipates Radical Changes in Energy Sector
Posted in Economics, Europe, Solar Energy on 2008-07-03 | No Comments »
Lending to Spanish photovoltaic solar energy plants is booming ahead of a September review of subsidy increases introduced last year, bankers working in the sector said.
Rlpc-lending Booms to Spanish Solar Energy Plants
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In a recently made reply in writing to Kyodo News, Gabriel, who led talks that produced a European Union agreement on a 20 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 against 1990, rules out base year change for emissions cut target.
German minister rules out base year change for emissions cut target
