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France facing much higher nuclear costs
1 Feb 2012Nuclear power production in France is likely to become more expensive in the future as maintenance costs go up, the country's court of auditors said in a report submitted to prime minister François Fillon on Tuesday.
Estonia warned against retroactive FIT cuts
6 Feb 2012The Estonian government must ditch a proposal to cut feed-in tariffs (FITs) for renewable energy production from January 2013, including subsidies that have already been approved, two renewables trade bodies have said.
NewsGerman bonus for green energy 'not working'
2 Feb 2012A bonus scheme set up to encourage German renewables producers to install energy storage capacity, which has been in place since January, is not having its intended effect and costs much more than anticipated, according to trade association Eurosolar.
NewsNGOs issue new warning over biofuels policy
2 Feb 2012Meeting the EU's 2020 target for biofuel use in transport will cost up to €126bn, according to Friends of the Earth Europe and ActionAid. Studies for the European Commission also confirm that more CO2 could be emitted, the NGOs said on Thursday.
NewsSpain breaching EU law, says renewables sector
31 Jan 2012Spain's temporary suspension of subsidies for new renewables projects breaches EU law, the lobby group Renewables Foundation claimed on Tuesday. The freeze, which was announced on Friday, applies to all unregistered projects.
NewsNo need for shale gas directive, commission told
27 Jan 2012There are no major gaps in EU environmental law when it comes to regulating the current level of shale gas activity, according to a consultancy report conducted for the European Commission's energy department. The findings were published on Friday.
CommentOur energy efficiency goal must become binding
29 Nov 2011It is anticipated that the EU's 20% energy saving goal will not be achieved. Discussions on the energy efficiency directive can turn this around but differences on how to measure savings must be resolved, writes Andrew Warren.
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- Wind now able to provide 6.3% of EU electricity EWEA
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- Canada, Alberta to announce new oil sands monitoring Planet Ark
- Hedegaard wants doubling of global clean energy at Rio Bloomberg
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- US energy service providers to earn $13bn by 2020 Pike Research
- UK government to increase FIT for micro-CHP BusinessGreen
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- Poland eyes changes to renewable support plan Reuters
- UK to consult on automatic feed-in tariff cuts BusinessGreen
31 Jan 2012
- UN body approves Japan's nuclear stress tests Argus Media
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- UK government loses solar subsidy appeal The Guardian
- Report foresees rapid growth in energy storage BusinessGreen
- Biofuel aid costs French consumers, says auditor Reuters
24 Jan 2012
- UK regulator rejects plan to build plutonium reactor The Guardian
- NGOs concerned about origins of Dutch coal supplies Press release
23 Jan 2012
- Dutch utility shelves plan for second nuclear plant Wall Street Journal
20 Jan 2012
Danish presidency programme
Denmark took over the presidency of the EU on 1 January.
Read ENDS article on its provisional agenda of meetings
See also its website and full programme of work officially presented on 6 January
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