Energy

EBRD To Help Fund Turkey's Largest Wind Farm

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched its first project in Turkey, providing a 45 million euro (US$29 million) loan to build the country's largest wind farm, the bank said on Monday.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2009
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Energy, Turbines, Electricity, Turkey, Europe
Energy

Companies Not Cutting Green IT Spending - Survey

Most businesses are keeping up efforts to improve the energy efficiency of their information technology, despite having less available capital due to the slowdown, a survey by research group Gartner Inc. shows.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2009
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Energy Efficiency, Energy, Europe, United Kingdom (UK), London
Energy

Auxiliary heating is on its way

The use of heat pumps in connection with solar thermal energy systems is becoming increasingly popular in Central Europe. Other countries are also finding this combination attractive.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Stefan Trojek
Sun and Wind Energy
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Solar Energy, Solar Thermal Power, Energy, Heat Pumps, Europe
Energy

The future is guaranteed

The international pellet industry published the latest market figures at the European Pellet Conference in Wels, Austria. In spite of the generally depressed state of the economy, the pellet industry remains optimistic and anticipates rapid growth in industrial pellet production.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Claudia Hilgers
Sun and Wind Energy
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Canada, Wood, Fuel Pelletisation, Energy, Subsidies, Europe, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom (UK), N C America, United States Of America (US)
Energy

The figures show growth

It keeps on growing and growing - the installed capacity for renewable energy sources. Some regions in Europe are doing especially well out of the renewable energy industry.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Katharina Ertmer
Sun and Wind Energy
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Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal Power, Energy, Power Industry, Europe, European Union (EU)
Energy

Energy chiefs urge quick action on carbon

Chief executives from Europe

Publication Date: 
19/03/2009
Joshua Chaffin
Financial Times (London)
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Capture and Storage, Energy, Electricity, Europe, European Union (EU)
Energy

Energy crisis brews in the Balkans

GALABOVO, Bulgaria: An energy crisis brews as potential hydropower is largely misused

While Russia and Ukraine sparred over natural gas supplies in January, leaving swathes of Eastern and Central Europe shivering in the winter chill, another energy crisis was brewing in the Balkans.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2009
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Energy, Europe, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine
Energy

From AC to DC: Going green with supergrids

Power lines stretching across continents would allow us to ditch fossil fuels for good

Publication Date: 
14/03/2009
David Strahan
New Scientist
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Climate Mitigation, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Energy, Energy Technology, Electricity, Power Transmission, Europe, United States Of America (US)
Energy

Power games

The final shape of the European energy market is emerging: an oligopoly

Publication Date: 
28/02/2009
Economist (London)
Tags:
Energy, Electricity, Europe, Italy, Spain
Energy

Gas war

A Russia-Ukraine stand-off over gas price results in a stoppage of Russian gas supply to Europe.

Publication Date: 
13/02/2009
Vladimir Radyuhin
Frontline (Chennai)
Tags:
Energy, Natural Gas, Europe, Russia, Ukraine

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