Madrid, 10 January 2010 – The Spanish EU presidency, whose term started on January 1st 2010, has outlined a set of green priorities that are to be tackled during the coming 6 month period. While the economic crisis and the transitioning into the Lisbon treaty which has come into force are the main priorities of…
Beijing, 25 August 2009 – Nationwide feed-in tariff schemes for solar and wind have been announced in China, and are to be launched by the end of the year. For solar, the scheme is to cover utility scale plants, by offering them a support between US$0.16 and US$0.22 per kilowatt hour of electricity produced. Details of…
Brussels, 29 April 2009 – The objective of this study is to support the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee in its work on the EU’s industrial and energy policy and to give advice on the following issues: Why is the issue of resource scarcity back on the agenda? What are the strategic conclusions for the EU? What…
Despite credit crunch, the solar photovoltaic industry is more than ever ready for further growth Speakers at EPIA’s 3rd International Conference on Solar Photovoltaic Investments confirmed that, like all industries, the solar photovoltaic (PV) sector has not been spared by the credit crunch. Medium to large scale PV plants are taking longer to be financed…
Oslo, 7 April 2009 – Norway’s finance ministry has announced plans to earmark NKr 20 billion (€2.3bn) from its sovereign wealth fund for a five-year investment programme in environmental technology and sustainable development projects. In addition, the government proposes “to initiate a broad study to assess how the challenges of climate change may affect the…
Brussels, 10 March 2009 – The European Commission announced yesterday (9 March 2009) that €105 billion will be invested in greening the economy, particularly boosting the sector of environmental technologies, through the EU Cohesion Policy. The Cohesion Policy is contributing with €3 billion to the promotion of environmentally-friendly products and production processes and overall investment in…
Brussels, 20 February 2009 – The EU values cities to be at the heart of sustainable development. In January 2008, the European Commission launched an initiative called The Covenant of Mayors, a commitment by 100 city leaders from across Europe to go beyond the EU aim of reducing CO2 emissions of 20% by 2020. During a…
Abu Dhabi, 28 January 2009 – IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency, a new global organisation set up to promote the development and use of renewable energy sources has been officially launched. The organisation aims to achieve what the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have been doing for other forms…
Geneva, 19 January 2009 – A new design standard issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) tackles energy efficiency in buildings. The introduction of the standards in the design stages of buildings aims to contribute in the promotion of a holistic approach to design that encompasses short-term as well as long-term energy requirements and performance…
Brussels, 18 December 2008 – The European Parliament approved the climate and energy legislative package on December 17th, a week after EU leaders met and concluded their negotiations on the deal. The overall reaction was positive on the achievement, although some critical views were still present. Criticisms focused on what many viewed as a weakening of the…
London, 24 November 2008 – The world’s first legally binding targets for the reduction of GHG emissions have been adopted by UK’s Parliament in the form of a draft law. The law is expected to also receive the formal consent from the British Monarch sometime this week. The law, which includes limits in terms of the…
Brussels, 27 October 2008 – On October 27, 12 European leading research institutes have signed a declaration of intent to found the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA). The key objective of the initiative is to strengthen, expand and optimise EU energy research capabilities through the sharing of world-class national facilities in Europe and the joint…
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