Brussels, 26 January 2011 – The Communication of the flagship initiative on resource efficiency was released today on January 26 2011. The full title of the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions is; “A resource efficient Europe: Flagship initiative of the…
The Finnish Greenovate! Europe member Lahti Science and Business Park and the early-state fund Cleantech Invest have joined forces. The alliance wraps-up the services of both parties into one unified whole. The common goal is very clear: to accelerate the growth of most promising Finnish cleantech start-ups and prepare them for next financing round. The…
Ljubljana, 11 December 2010 – The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, has been designated to host the new agency for the cooperation of energy regulators (ACER) within the EU. Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, has welcomed this decision which, he said, will allow for the effective implementation of the Third Legislative Package on the liberalization of the Energy…
In the framework of the PRO-INNO project INNO GRIPS II, a study has been prepared on “Barriers to internationalisation and growth of EU’s innovative companies” under the lead of WIFO. The findings of the study have been validated by an expert workshop held in Brussels on 28 September. The 285 page final study report is now available to…
Brussels, 28 October 2010 – The EC has published the last Communication on “An integrated industrial policy for the globalisation era”. European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, responsible for industry and entrepreneurship said: “Industry is at the heart of Europe and indispensable for finding solutions to the challenges of our society, today and in the future….
Brussels, 12 October 2010 – The European Commission’s “Innovation Union”, sets out a strategic approach to innovation, driven by the highest political level. The Innovation Union will focus Europe’s efforts and co-operation with third countries – on challenges like climate change, energy and food security, health and an ageing population. The Innovation Union is a “flagship” in…
Brussels, 2 September 2010 – The European Commission has published in July a second set of voluntary green public procurement (GPP) criteria for eight product groups to help authorities identify the greenest products when awarding public contracts. The first set of criteria for 10 product groups had been developed in 2008. The eight categories are…
According to the European entrepreneurs, EU’s approach to innovation policy is too focused on science and research, with little attention paid to business. Although innovation is one of the main EU’s concern related to competitiveness, some entrepreneurs say that the present approach is totally wrong. Former Belgian entrepreneur of the year, Bart Van Coppenolle, says…
London, 17 June 2010 – Dong Energy, one of G!E’s members, has just opened a 172MW offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary. Although operational since March, it was\ only formally inaugurated on June 16 by UK energy minister Charles Hendry who hailed the project as a forerunner for other large-scale offshore wind farms. “Our…
Brussels, 17 May 2010 – Two new reports released by the UN commission on sustainable development finds that recycling rates for specialty metals are worryingly low. Only 1% of these metals are recycled in electronic products compared with 50% for more common metals such as steel. The reports chart the growth in the use of…
Brussels, 14 April 2010 – The European Climate Foundation (ECF) has just released a major study on how the EU can achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050. The report finds that decarbonisation of the energy sector is crucial to achieving this ambitious target. Such a move would have knock-on effects in both road…
Brussels, 17 March 2010 – The successor to the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs has been issued by the EC in March 2010. The newly presented strategy sets EU targets for 2020, including energy and climate targets for the continent. The Europe 2020 Strategy is to guide the EU’s economy out of the financial crisis…
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