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By ROWAN HOOPER Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, said in 1928 that "the slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner plate to the full garage." Soundbite culture had taken hold even then, and Hoover's words were qu ... More... >>
Encourage Energy Conservation
JUNO BEACH, Fla., Jul 16, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) - Florida Power & Light Company encourages its customers to use electricity wisely and conserve whenever possible to help control their monthly electric bills. The company reports recent high temperatur ... More... >>
Bugpower, the energy of the future
PARIS - Damnation... your cell phone, on which your work and social life depend, has become a useless lump of plastic and silicon: the battery is dead. No problem. Just reach for the nearest bowl of sugar, flip open the phone, top up the battery ... More... >>
Germany's Future Energy Policy - Wind or Coal?
Ministers Draw Line in Sand Over Future Energy Policy Is wind power too expensive to solve Germany's expected energy shortage? Debate over the future of Germany's energy policy is splitting two key ministries. With nuclear plants set to close, ... More... >>
Energy agency urges introduction of CO2 tax
swissinfo September 9, 2003 5:14 PM The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the government must press ahead with plans for a fuel tax on carbon dioxide emissions if it is to meet targets on cutting greenhouse gases. The IEA also commended ... More... >>
Solar Thermal and Earth Energy Viewed as ‘Best Bets’ in Canada
Solar Thermal and Earth Energy Viewed as ‘Best Bets’ in Canada (canadian association for renewable energies) Earth energy heat pumps and solar water heaters will be one of the top five business lines, according to the annual rankings in a national ma ... More... >>
Third Annual European Energy and Transport Conference will take place in Luxembourg on 4-5 May 2004
Following on from two very informative events in 2001 and 2002, the Directorate-General for Energy and Transport of the European Commission, will hold its third conference in Luxembourg, in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament and in the Euro ... More... >>
Commission creates European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas
A European Regulators Group for electricity and gas was set up by the Commission today. This advisory Group of independent national regulatory authorities will play a crucial role in assisting the Commission in developing further the Internal Mark ... More... >>
EU roadmap towards a European Partnership for sustanable hydrogen technology
Are you ready for the energy of the future? On 10 September, in Brussels, Commission President Romano Prodi, Vice President Loyola de Palacio and Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin presented a Communication on actions towards the launch of a ... More... >>
New EC Calls for Tender
In this section you will find the latest calls for tender, calls for manifestation of interest and calls for proposal in the fields of energy and transport. Contract Notice ... More... >>
Solar energy: Europe aims to lead the world in Photovoltaic technologies
The recently created “Photovoltaics Technology Research Advisory Council” will meet for the first time on 05 December in Brussels. The initiative of Loyola de Palacio, European Commission Vice President in charge of Energy and Transport, , and of ... More... >>
European Commission proposes decisive action on Infrastructure and Security of Supply
The Commission proposed on 10 December a new legislative package to promote investment in the European energy sector to both strengthen competition and help prevent the reoccurrence of the blackouts that took place this summer. In particular, it ... More... >>
European Commission proposes new rules to ensure that all Member States save each year at least 1% more energy
Saving every year 1% more of the energy previously used in each Member State through increased energy efficiency will lead to around 6 % annual energy savings in the year 2012. This is the ambitious goal that the Commission has proposed on 10 Dece ... More... >>
European Parliament votes for compromise on combined heat and power
Parliament approved on 18 December a deal hammered out with the Council on a directive designed to promote the use of combined heat and power (CHP). At a second-reading vote on a report by Norbert GLANTE (PES, D), MEPs approved 20 compromise amend ... More... >>
Intelligent Energy - Europe, Information Day and Managenergy conferences now on Internet
The European Union has put forward challenging goals regarding the use of renewables, efficient use of energy and clean urban transport. Latest Community energy policies, Community energy programmes and other financing opportunities were discussed ... More... >>
Free movement of services: the Commission calls on Italy to amend its legislation on hydroelectric concessions
The Commission has decided on 8 January to send Italy a formal request to amend its procedures for granting concessions for the production of hydroelectric energy, which give preference to outgoing concession-holders and, in the Trentino-Alto Adi ... More... >>
Just released: Everything on transport statistics - DVD
This DVD is a repository of all public documents and data related to transport statistics in Europe and main partner countries. It contains about 20 million statistical data and more than 850 documents, mostly produced by Eurostat’s transport unit. ... More... >>
Third Annual European Energy and Transport Conference will take place in Luxembourg on 4-5 May
Following on from two very informative events in 2001 and 2002, the Directorate-General for Energy and Transport of the European Commission, will hold its third conference in Luxembourg, in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament and in the Euro ... More... >>