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EU to propose radioactive waste law by year-end
8 Mar 2010The European Commission will table a legislative proposal on the treatment of radioactive waste before the end of the year, commission president José Manuel Barroso told a nuclear energy conference on Monday.
Italy's local biomass to receive green premium
10 Mar 2010Biomass used in power plants located no further than 70km from where the agricultural or forestry waste originated will qualify for support under Italian green certificate rules, according to a draft decree approved by the agriculture ministry.
NewsGerman aid for low CO2 steel project gets EU nod
10 Mar 2010The EU executive has approved €30.2m state aid for a low-carbon project run by steelmaker ArcelorMittal in Germany. The project aims to capture CO2 from installations and put the remaining flue gases back to furnaces to generate heat and cut coke use.
NewsGeothermal sector asks for unspent energy funds
8 Mar 2010The European Commission should use €180m in unspent funding under the EU economic recovery package to finance a risk insurance scheme for the geothermal industry, trade association EGEC said on Friday.
NewsŠemeta to revive EU carbon tax on energy use
5 Mar 2010Tax commissioner Algirdas Šemeta will table a proposal for an EU carbon tax on energy use in coming months, it emerged this week. The proposal was first announced by his predecessor László Kovács but it was delayed because of internal wrangling.
NewsNordics 'should lead on RE flexible mechanisms'
4 Mar 2010Nordic countries are in a unique position to implement and use flexible mechanisms that allow a member state struggling to meet its renewable energy target to seek help from other EU countries, a study issued by the Nordic Council of Ministers has shown.
AnalysisBiomass at the heart of a low-carbon 2020 in EU
16 Feb 2010Alongside wind, solar and hydro, biomass is expected to play a large role in delivering the EU’s ambitious target of generating 20% of the energy it uses from renewable sources by 2020, European experts believe.
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10 Mar 2010
8 Mar 2010
- France urges world to turn to nuclear power AFP
- Anglo-Welsh body maps hydropower hotspots The Guardian
5 Mar 2010
- Green light for giant Swedish wind power project Barents Observer
4 Mar 2010
- Five energy projects granted by EU in Hungary Budapest Business Journal
- UK government to assess marine power potential DECC press release
3 Mar 2010
- Czechs among best prepared for nuclear power Prague Daily Monitor
- Iberdrola to base offshore wind division in Scotland NewEnergyFocus
2 Mar 2010
- Spain eyes doubling renewables output by 2020 Reuters
- Iberdrola to invest €9bn in renewable energy Energy Efficiency News
- UK to offer loans for efficiency improvements in homes BBC
1 Mar 2010
- Bulgaria builds €82m wind farm with EIB funding Sofia Echo
- Mitsubishi Electric aims to triple solar production Bloomberg
26 Feb 2010
25 Feb 2010
- Italy delays new solar plan again, industry worried Reuters
- EIB granted €17bn funding for green projects in 2009 Press release
- EIA report for Czech coal plant refit ready in March Reuters
24 Feb 2010
- New EBRD funding for green projects in Bulgaria Press release
23 Feb 2010
- Fortum invests in waste-to-energy in Lithuania Press release
- Danish firm secures Asian biofuel deal The Copenhagen Post
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