34 News & Press Releases found
European Commission, Directorate General for Energy News
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Commission adopts template for National Renewable Energy Action Plans
The Commission adopted today a decision establishing a template for National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) as required by the recent Renewable Energy Directive. The template will guide Member States in the elaboration of their Renewable ...
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EC and the US reinforce the energy efficiency standards for office equipment
The European Commission and the US Environmental Protection Agency have agreed to make new ambitious specifications for computers, copiers and printers under the EU-US Energy Star Programme. The new criteria are effective from 1 July, and are ...
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Commissioner Piebalgs calls for good investment climate to take the energy sector out of the crisis
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, has called for clear price signal in an open and transparent market, as the best tool to reinstall confidence in the global energy markets and mitigate the effects of the current economic crisis. This was one of ...
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EC calls for proposals for EUR 4bn worth of energy investments
The European Commission has launched a call for proposals covering key energy infrastructure projects such as energy interconnections, offshore wind energy and carbon capture and storage as part of the implementation of the European Energy Programme ...
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European Commission promotes cycling as healthy way to travel
The European Commission is promoting cycling as a healthy and safe way to travel in cities at the 15th Velo-City conference, organised by the Brussels Region and which opened today in the presence of Vice-President Antonio Tajani, responsible for ...
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The EU-Russia Energy PPC underlines mutual interdependence in EU-Russia energy relations
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, Minister of Trade and Industry of the Czech Presidency, Martin Riman and Maud Olofsson, Minister for Enterprise and Energy and Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, met the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin ...
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Energy security in relation with the Russia/Ukraine gas dispute
`The extraordinary Energy (TTE) Council met in a critical moment caused by the current unprecedented interruption of gas supplies from Russia via Ukraine to the EU. The Council urges both parties to resume gas deliveries to the EU immediately in ...
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Leading EU research institutes launch the European Energy Research Alliance
EU Commissioners for Research and Energy, Janez Potočnik and Andris Piebalgs welcomed the initiative of leading research institutes in the European Union (EU) to found the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA). The Alliance is going to ...
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Europe launches a EUR 1bn project to get into pole position for the Fuel cells and Hydrogen race
On 14th October, the European Union and European Industry announce plans to make fuel cells and hydrogen one of Europe`s leading new strategic energy technologies of the future. Fuel cells, as an efficient conversion technology, and hydrogen, as a ...
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The EU fuel cells and hydrogen joint technology initiative
The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) is a public private partnership with joint funding from the Community and from industry with industry in the lead. The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen JTI was established as a Joint Undertaking ...
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Ambitious Africa-EU Energy Partnership launched
This week high-level discussions on the implementation of the Africa-EU energy partnership took place at the premises of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to establish the Africa-EU Energy Partnership as part of the ...
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First IEA review of the EU`s Energy Policy now published
President of the Commission, José Manuel Barroso and Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs received the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Nobuo Tanaka who presented the main findings of IEA Review of the EU`s Energy Policy. This ...
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EC launches consultation on sustainability scheme for biomass for energy purposes
The European Commission is inviting all stakeholders, including energy companies, project developers, equipment manufacturers, government services, agricultural and forest industry, environmental NGOs and all other interested stakeholders, including ...
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EU energy commissioner Piebalgs welcomes agreement on the Hungary-Romania gas pipeline
Hungary and Romania have agreed to connect their gas systems for security of supply reasons. The completion of the interconnection between the two transmission systems will strengthen regional security of supply, creating a link that is not ...
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Further steps in the constructive EU-OPEC energy dialogue
The fifth ministerial-level meeting of the Energy Dialogue between the European Union (EU) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) took place in Brussels, today. Representatives of the EU included Mr Andrej Vizjak, President ...
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Commissioner Piebalgs calls on oil producing and consuming countries to bring barrel prices down
Speaking in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), at today`s summit on oil prices, Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs has called producing and consuming countries to jointly take measures with the clear objective of bringing oil prices down. `Oil prices over 100$ ...
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EC calls for swift adoption of energy and climate policies as response to rising oil prices
The European Commission has debated the policy responses needed to mitigate the effects of rising global fuel prices. Based on these conclusions, President Barroso will present a communication, to be adopted in good time to be discussed at the ...
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The EU strengthens energy relations with a Memorandum of Understanding
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs in the presence of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov signed today in Turkmenistan a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at reinforcing mutual cooperation in the field of Energy. This document ...
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EC launches campaign to promote energy efficient driving
The European Commission, together with Europia, one of the partners of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign, have launched a number of actions to promote energy efficient driving habits among European car users. `To reach our ambitious targets of ...
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Empowering consumers in the EU energy market
Today, Consumer Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, delivered a keynote speech at the Slovenian Presidency Competition and Consumer day which was devoted to energy. She highlighted the importance of reinforcing and implementing the rights of EU energy ...