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Europe
EU wind power industry to employ 520,000 by 2020
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 REM With just five days to go before the European Wind Energy Association’s annual conference, it has revealed that the European wind power industry's contribution to EU economic growth will increase al...
Europe
Dong Energy ditches coal and gas in favour of wind
Friday, 16 March 2012 Toby Price At the same as announcing plans to invest more in wind rather than new coal and gas plants, Dong Energy has submitted a letter to the European Commission after it presented its Energy Roadmap 2050 for...
Europe
European Parliament calls for binding 2030 renewables target
Thursday, 15 March 2012 REMThe European Parliament voted today for the first time in favour of setting a binding renewable energy target for 2030.
Europe
EC closes loophole affecting ethanol imports
Tuesday, 13 March 2012 REM The European Commission has published a customs Regulation today to harmonize the classification of ethanol/petrol blends that are imported into Europe. From 3 April onwards all imported ethanol/petro...
Europe
EU wind market grows, but slowed by flagging onshore segment
Thursday, 08 March 2012 Toby Price EurObserv’ER has released its latest wind power barometer showing that cumulative wind power capacity in the European Union (EU) at the end of 2011: 94.1 GW, up on the figure of 85.0 GW registered a...
Europe
Discussions on where large-scale PV goes next, later this month
Friday, 02 March 2012 REM The international solar conference PV Power Plants – EU 2012 is being held at the end of the month, and will offer perspectives on the future of large solar plants in Europe during a period of weak ...
Europe
11 EU leaders' letter to EC could be good for clean energy
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 Toby Price Ahead of next week's European Council, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and 11 other European leaders have written an open letter to Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and...
Europe
Over 1 million jobs in European renewable sector
Thursday, 16 February 2012 Toby Price EurObserv’ER has released its latest report, providing a round-up of the state of Europe's clean energy sector in 2010. According to ‘The State of Renewable Energies in Europe’, the European Uni...
Europe
EC proposes strategy for sustainable bioeconomy in Europe
Tuesday, 14 February 2012 REM The European Commission has adopted a strategy to shift the European economy towards greater and more sustainable use of renewable resources. The plans include converting waste streams into bio-energy...
Europe
EU-produced ethanol keeps petrol prices down
Thursday, 09 February 2012 REM Recent studies commissioned by NGOs Friends of the Earth and ActionAid claim that biofuels, including ethanol, will cost EU consumers €126 billion at the petrol pump between now and 2020. ePURE, the...
Globeleq inaugurates 44 MW wind farm in Nicaragua
A land speed world record: Relive the electrifying attempt
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