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EurActiv.com - Securing water resources EU - European Information on Sustainable Dev.
13 Mar 2009 09:56:07
EU asks its member states to use ICT to improve energy efficiency
13 Mar 2009 01:52:19
EU Taxes U.S. Biodiesel Makers Such as ADM, Cargill
12 Mar 2009 15:43:38
Sweden sets climate goals example for EU
12 Mar 2009 14:06:08

Member States support rules to reduce the energy use of industrial motors
IP/09/391 Date: 11/03/2009
Energy Commissioner's speech on EU Energy and Climate Policy
SPEECH/09/102 Date: 11/03/2009
400 EU cities commit to go beyond the 20% EU's energy objectives
IP/09/238 Date: 10/02/2009
Copenhagen must build the road to a sustainable global energy future
SPEECH/09/43 Date: 09/02/2009
The Covenant of Mayors – Highlight of an intense EU Sustainable Energy Week
IP/09/225 Date: 06/02/2009
EC ensures implementation of the Directive on security of electricity supply
IP/09/184 Date: 29/01/2009
European Response to energy challenges. Speech by Andris Piebalgs
SPEECH/09/18 Date: 23/01/2009
Gas Coordination Group: EU's gas market adapts to challenges of gas crisis
IP/09/75 Date: 19/01/2009
Joint statement by Eurogas and the European Commission.
IP/09/9 Date: 06/01/2009
EC welcomes final adoption of Europe's climate and energy package
IP/08/1998 Date: 17/12/2008
Environment: major additional effort needed to halt biodiversity loss by 2010
IP/08/1988 Date: 16/12/2008
EC proposes legislation to limit harmful vapour emissions from service stations
IP/08/1888 Date: 04/12/2008
EU and Egypt sign agreement on Energy
IP/08/1854 Date: 02/12/2008
Climate Change – The Global Challenge
SPEECH/08/643 Date: 24/11/2008
Commission's proposals to reduce standby electric power consumption
MEMO/08/488 Date: 08/07/2008

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March 2009
16^th	EIT Seminar on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Madrid, Spain
25^th - 27^th	World Coal-to-Liquids Conference - Washington DC, USA
30^th - 1^th April	SNEC Wind Power Expo 2009 - Shanghai, China
April 2009
2^nd - 3^th	European Renewable Energy -Berlin, Germany
6^th - 8^th	5th International Congress on Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Sources for South-East Europe - Sofia, Bulgaria
8^th - 10^th	3rd China International Wind Energy Exhibition & Symposium 2009 - Shanghai, China
May 2009
6^th - 8^th	SNEC 3rd (2009) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo - Shanghai, China
12^th - 13^th	The Athens Summit 2009 on Climate Change & Energy Security, hosted by the Financial Times - Athens, Greece
25^th - 27^th	China Power Summit 2009 - Beijing, China
25^th - 27^th	Second Annual Biofuels Summit - Singapore
27^th - 28^th	Biofuels International expo & conference - Amsterdam, Netherlands
28^th - 29^th	2nd Annual New Challenges for Crude Oil - Geneva, Switzerland
June 2009
25^th - 26^th	3rd Annual Developing European Gas Supply Infrastructure - Brussels, Belgium
29^th - 30^th	4th Annual European Nuclear Power - Paris, France

What do residents of the 27 EU member states pay for their petrol?
These charts show how much is paid for one liter of euro95, diesel, LPG and heating oil.
Ranked from least to most expensive EU member state.

A barrel of crude oil is traded at $47.78 (USD), or 37.08 euro, at 13:06, Mar. 13, 2009 CET.

€ per liter Euro-super 95 Average amount in euro per one liter of Euro-super 95. Incl.taxes & duties. In brackets: price excl. taxes & duties. Effective: MAR. 13, 2009
Romania	0.76 (0.39)
Cyprus	0.80 (0.33)
Bulgaria	0.80 (0.32)
Poland	0.81 (0.31)
Estonia	0.81 (0.35)
Hungary	0.82 (0.36)
Greece	0.87 (0.30)
Spain	0.90 (0.37)
Czech Rep.	0.90 (0.33)
Latvia	0.92 (0.29)
Austria	0.95 (0.35)
Luxembourg	0.95 (0.33)
Lithuania	0.95 (0.32)
Slovenia	0.96 (0.37)
Sweden	0.99 (0.39)
Ireland	1.00 (0.36)
Slovakia	1.01 (0.31)
United Kingdom	1.01 (0.35)
Malta	1.04 (0.30)
Finland	1.13 (0.39)
France	1.14 (0.37)
Belgium	1.15 (0.39)
Portugal	1.16 (0.35)
Italy	1.16 (0.35)
Germany	1.16 (0.34)
Denmark	1.21 (0.36)
Netherlands	1.26 (0.49)

€ per liter Diesel Average amount in euro per one liter of Diesel. Incl.taxes & duties. In brackets: price excl. taxes & duties. Effective: MAR. 13, 2009
Poland	0.76 (0.44)
Bulgaria	0.77 (0.39)
Luxembourg	0.78 (0.39)
Cyprus	0.79 (0.45)
Romania	0.80 (0.39)
Hungary	0.82 (0.38)
Spain	0.85 (0.44)
Estonia	0.86 (0.40)
Lithuania	0.88 (0.37)
Latvia	0.88 (0.38)
Czech Rep.	0.89 (0.44)
Belgium	0.91 (0.39)
Greece	0.92 (0.43)
Austria	0.92 (0.34)
Sweden	0.94 (0.42)
Malta	0.94 (0.45)
Portugal	0.94 (0.43)
Slovenia	0.95 (0.37)
France	0.95 (0.41)
Ireland	0.97 (0.42)
Finland	0.97 (0.43)
Netherlands	0.99 (0.37)
Denmark	0.99 (0.42)
Germany	1.00 (0.39)
Italy	1.02 (0.48)
Slovakia	1.06 (0.51)
United Kingdom	1.13 (0.40)

€ per liter LPG Average amount in euro per one liter of LPG. Incl.taxes & duties. In brackets: price excl. taxes & duties. Effective: MAR. 13, 2009
Portugal	0.36 (0.34 )
Bulgaria	0.37 (0.47 )
Estonia	0.43 (0.37 )
Slovenia	0.44 (0.26 )
Italy	0.45 (0.25 )
Belgium	0.46 (0.41 )
Luxembourg	0.47 (0.43 )
France	0.48 (0.36 )
Lithuania	0.49 (0.38 )
Romania	0.49 (0.52 )
Poland	0.49 (0.39 )
Latvia	0.50 (0.29 )
Spain	0.50 (0.37 )
Hungary	0.54 (0.21 )
Germany	0.56 (0.39 )
Netherlands	0.59 (0.39 )
Slovakia	0.59 (0.31 )
Czech Republic	0.59 (0.43 )

€ per liter Heating gas oil Average amount in euro per one liter of Heating gas oil. Incl.taxes & duties. In brackets: price excl. taxes & duties. Effective: MAR. 13, 2009
Luxembourg	0.38 (0.41)
Belgium	0.42 (0.33)
Lithuania	0.43 (0.43)
United Kingdom	0.44 (0.42)
Poland	0.47 (0.41)
Greece	0.47 (0.36)
Slovakia	0.48 (0.36)
Spain	0.49 (0.39)
Czech Rep.	0.49 (0.38)
Germany	0.50 (0.35)
Slovenia	0.51 (0.31)
Latvia	0.51 (0.34)
Cyprus	0.52 (0.31)
France	0.54 (0.34)
Estonia	0.55 (0.39)
Finland	0.56 (0.35)
Austria	0.56 (0.33)
Ireland	0.59 (0.43)
Netherlands	0.60 (0.25)
Malta	0.61 (0.46)
Portugal	0.64 (0.32)
Bulgaria	0.75 (0.34)
Romania	0.77 (0.56)
Sweden	0.81 (0.43)
Hungary	0.82 (0.35)
Denmark	0.88 (0.35)
Italy	0.99 (0.39)

SOURCE: DG-TREN

What do European consumers pay for using gas and electricity?
These charts show what households pay for their energy consumption.
Ranked from least to most expensive EU member state.

– ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION –				– GAS CONSUMPTION –
€ per kWh electricity Consumption: 3500 kWh/year (30% during nighttime) Average amount in euro per one kilowatt-hour of electricity for domestic consumers Incl.taxes & duties. Effective: June, '08		€ per kWh electricity Consumption: 7500 kWh/year (30% during nighttime) Average amount in euro per one kilowatt-hour of electricity for domestic consumers Incl.taxes & duties. Effective: June, '08		€ per kWh gas Consumption: 500m3/year Average amount in euro per one kilowatt-hour of gas for domestic consumers. Incl.taxes & duties. Effective: June, '08		€ per kWh gas Consumption: 2000m3/year Average amount in euro per one kilowatt-hour of gas for domestic consumers. Incl.taxes & duties. Effective: June, '08
Bulgaria	0.088	Bulgaria	0.0834	Estonia	0.0362	Lithuania	0.033
Greece	0.095	Estonia	0.0866	Bulgaria	0.0373	Latvia	0.034
Latvia	0.095	Latvia	0.0878	Latvia	0.0382	Estonia	0.035
Estonia	0.097	Lithuania	0.0950	Lithuania	0.0427	Bulgaria	0.041
Lithuania	0.101	Czech Rep.	0.1020	Romania	0.0459	Czech Rep.	0.045
Malta	0.121	Greece	0.1036	Czech Rep.	0.0522	Romania	0.046
Czech Rep.	0.136	Finland	0.1172	United Kingdom	0.0543	United Kingdom	0.048
Slovenia	0.147	Slovenia	0.1241	Hungary	0.0546	Luxembourg	0.049
Finland	0.147	Romania	0.1345	Slovakia	0.0594	Hungary	0.050
Romania	0.150	Spain	0.1357	Poland	0.0606	Poland	0.052
France	0.157	France	0.1408	Slovenia	0.0706	Slovakia	0.055
Spain	0.159	Malta	0.1417	Belgium	0.0789	Belgium	0.055
Poland	0.163	Poland	0.1472	Luxembourg	0.0809	France	0.063
United Kingdom	0.166	Slovakia	0.1516	Spain	0.0811	Slovenia	0.064
Hungary	0.172	United Kingdom	0.1530	Portugal	0.0876	Spain	0.065
Cyprus	0.174	Cyprus	0.1590	France	0.0879	Portugal	0.065
Portugal	0.195	Portugal	0.1596	Austria	0.0929	Ireland	0.070
Austria	0.203	Hungary	0.1634	Germany	0.1104	Austria	0.075
Belgium	0.205	Austria	0.1710	Ireland	0.1395	Germany	0.082
Slovakia	0.208	Belgium	0.1776	Denmark	0.1524	Italy	0.086
Ireland	0.216	Ireland	0.1814	Finland	no data	Netherlands	0.124
Luxembourg	0.219	Italy	0.2635	Sweden	no data	Sweden	0.152
Sweden	0.223	Denmark	0.2768	Italy	no data	Denmark	0.152
Germany	0.253	Germany	no data	Netherlands	no data	Malta	no data
Netherlands	0.283	Luxembourg	no data	Cyprus	no data	Cyprus	no data
Italy	0.304	Netherlands	no data	Greece	no data	Finland	no data
Denmark	0.318	Sweden	no data	Malta	no data	Greece	no data

What does the European industry pay for its energy?
These charts show the average electricity and gas prices for the industry.
Ranked from least to most expensive EU member state.

– ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION –				– GAS CONSUMPTION –
€ per kWh electricity Consumption: 2000 MWh/year Maximum demand: 500 kW, annual load: 4000 hours. Luxembourg: 50% power reduction during hours of heavy loading. Incl.taxes & duties. Effective: June, '08		€ per kWh electricity Consumption: 24000 MWh/year Maximum demand: 4000 kW, annual load: 6000 hours. Luxembourg: 50% power reduction during hours of heavy loading. Incl.taxes & duties. Effective: June, '08		€ per kWh gas Consumption: 418.6 GJ/year 418.6 gigajoule ≈ 116MWh ≈ 11000m³. Incl.taxes & duties. Effective: June, '08		€ per kWh gas Consumption: 41.86 TJ/year 41.86 terajoule ≈ 11.6GWh ≈ 1.1 million m³. Incl.taxes & duties. Effective: June, '08
Bulgaria	0.0798	Estonia	0.0581	Estonia	0.0275	Estonia	0.0263
Latvia	0.0803	Latvia	0.0675	Bulgaria	0.0284	Bulgaria	0.0286
Sweden	0.0820	Sweden	0.0719	Latvia	0.0337	Latvia	0.0292
Estonia	0.0831	Bulgaria	0.0764	Lithuania	0.0365	Lithuania	0.0333
Lithuania	0.0840	France	0.0789	Czech Republic	0.0411	Portugal	0.0353
Finland	0.0896	Malta	0.0802	Romania	0.0458	Czech Republic	0.0354
France	0.0911	Lithuania	0.0822	Luxembourg	0.0468	Belgium	0.0361
Poland	0.0989	Finland	0.0837	Belgium	0.0506	Spain	0.0374
Greece	0.1028	Greece	0.0863	Poland	0.0509	Denmark	0.0391
Spain	0.1050	Poland	0.0894	Hungary	0.0518	France	0.0419
Czech Republic	0.1174	Spain	0.0906	Spain	0.0531	Slovenia	0.0437
Portugal	0.1174	Czech Republic	0.1031	Portugal	0.0536	Poland	0.0437
Slovenia	0.1175	Portugal	0.1048	France	0.0559	Romania	0.0438
Malta	0.1225	Slovenia	0.1057	Italy	0.0613	Luxembourg	0.0441
Luxembourg	0.1370	Netherlands	0.1093	Austria	0.0670	Finland	0.0462
Austria	0.1464	Romania	0.1162	Sweden	0.0685	Italy	0.0462
United Kingdom	0.1487	United Kingdom	0.1179	United Kingdom	0.0706	Netherlands	0.0542
Belgium	0.1499	Austria	0.1218	Ireland	0.0719	Hungary	0.0560
Slovakia	0.1505	Belgium	0.1221	Germany	0.0723	Sweden	0.0572
Hungary	0.1512	Hungary	0.1316	Netherlands	0.0837	Austria	0.0577
Romania	0.1530	Slovakia	0.1369	Denmark	0.0903	United Kingdom	0.0597
Denmark	0.1539	Germany	0.1515	Slovenia	no data	Germany	0.0631
Netherlands	0.1593	Cyprus	0.1572	Finland	no data	Ireland	no data
Germany	0.1654	Ireland	0.1594	Malta	no data	Malta	no data
Ireland	0.1660	Italy	0.1668	Greece	no data	Greece	no data
Cyprus	0.1663	Denmark	no data	Slovakia	no data	Slovakia	no data
Italy	0.2032	Luxembourg	no data	Cyprus	no data	Cyprus	no data

Energy consumption by EU-member states, their net imports and dependence rate in 2006.
The most important suppliers of crude oil and natural gas were Russia (33% of oil imports and 40% of gas imports) and Norway (16% and 23% respectively).

	EU Member State	Gross Energy consumption¹⁾	Net imports²⁾	Energy Dependency³⁾		EU Member State	Gross Energy Consumption	Net imports	Energy Dependency
1	Cyprus	2.6	3	100%	15	Germany	349	215.5	61.3%
2	Malta	0.9	0.9	100%	16	Finland	37.8	20.9	54.6%
3	Luxembourg	4.7	4.7	98.9%	17	EU27	1825.2	1010.1	53.8%
4	Ireland	15.5	14.2	90.9%	18	Slovenia	7.3	3.8	52.1%
5	Italy	186.1	164.6	86.8%	19	France	273.1	141.7	51.4%
6	Portugal	25.3	21.6	83.1%	20	Bulgaria	20.5	9.5	46.2%
7	Spain	143.9	123.8	81.4%	21	Netherlands	80.5	37.2	38%
8	Belgium	60.4	53.5	77.9%	22	Sweden	50.8	19.8	37.4%
9	Austria	34.1	24.9	72.9%	23	Estonia	5.4	1.9	33.5%
10	Greece	31.5	24.9	71.9%	24	Romania	40.9	11.9	29.1%
11	Latvia	4.6	3.2	65.7%	25	Czech Republic	46.2	12.9	28%
12	Lithuania	8.4	5.5	64%	26	United Kingdom	229.5	49.3	21.3%
13	Slovakia	18.8	12	64%	27	Poland	98.3	19.6	19.9%
14	Hungary	27.8	17.3	62.5%	28	Denmark	20.9	-8.1	-36.8⁴⁾

1) Gross energy consumption in Million tonnes oil equivalent (Mtoe). Defined as primary production plus imports, less exports.
2) Net imports means imports minus exports.
3) Imports divided by gross consumption.
4) Denmark is a net exporter of energy.

Are the European member states meeting their Kyoto 2012 carbon dioxide(CO₂) emission targets?
The 2010 projection figures are based on existing domestic policies and measures, already implemented by the member states.
Figures are in Megaton (Mt CO2-eq).

EU MEMBER STATE	2003	2004	2005	PROJECTIONS 2010	KYOTO TARGET 2012	% UNDER KYOTO TARGET
ESTONIA	21.2	21.2	20.7	18.9	40	52.7%
LATVIA	10.7	10.7	10.9	13.6	23.3	41.6%
BULGARIA	-	68.9	69.8	87.1	127.3	31.6%
ROMANIA	-	160.1	153.7	192.5	259.9	26.0%
LITHUANIA	16.7	21.1	22.6	33.5	44.1	24.0%
HUNGARY	83.3	79.5	80.5	87.4	114.9	23.9%
POLAND	382.5	396.7	399	420	551.7	23.9%
CZECH REPUBLIC	147.5	147.1	145.6	145.7	180.6	19.3%
SLOVAKIA	51.1	49.5	48.7	58.3	67.2	13.2%
UNITED KINGDOM	658	660.4	657.4	595.6	678.3	12.2%
SWEDEN	70.9	69.7	67	69.8	75.2	7.2%
GERMANY	1024.4	1025	1001.5	955.4	972.9	1.8%
						% OVER KYOTO TARGET
LUXEMBOURG	11.3	12.8	12.7	14.2	9.1	56.0%
AUSTRIA	92.5	91.2	93.3	92.5	68.7	34.7%
SPAIN	407.4	425.2	440.6	410.2	331.6	23.7%
ITALY	577.3	580.5	582.2	587.3	485.7	20.9%
FINLAND	85.4	81.2	69.3	85	71.1	19.5%
SLOVENIA	19.7	19.9	20.3	21.6	18.6	16.1%
DENMARK	73.6	68.2	63.9	62.6	54.8	14.2%
PORTUGAL	83.7	84.6	85.5	88	77.4	13.7%
IRELAND	68.4	68.6	69.9	68.4	63	8.6%
GREECE	137.2	137.6	139.2	150.4	139.6	7.7%
NETHERLANDS	215.4	218.4	212.1	211.8	200.4	5.7%
BELGIUM	147.6	147.6	143.8	141.6	135.9	4.2%
FRANCE	560.9	556.1	553.4	569	564	0.9%
MALTA	3.1	3.2	3.4	2.2	NO TARGET
CYPRUS	9.2	9.9	9.9	12.2	NO TARGET

SOURCE: EEA, based on EU Member States greenhouse gas inventories. November 2007.

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) pollutes the air primarily as a result of road traffic. Similar to CO₂, Nitrogen dioxide is produced by fossil fuel combustion processes.

These maps show results of satellite measurements over Europe.
They illustrate nitrogen dioxide as large scale pollutant, with rural background ground level concentrations in some areas around 30 µg/m³.
Long-term exposure to NO₂ at concentrations of >= 40 µg/m³ will cause danger to people's health.


2004	2006

The EU is working to reduce the effects of climate change and establish a common energy policy.
By 2020 renewable energy should account for 20% of the EU's final energy consumption (8.5% in 2005).
Consult the member state's renewable energy(RE) factsheets or browse through any of the latest charts.

Statistics of energy consumption, production, reserves and more, ranked by country. Continuously updated to represent the latest data available.

Non-renewable energy sources, do, as their name suggests, run out.
Apart from their impact on global warming, they are finite. Based on the data we have today, we can predict the moment they are actually exhausted. Putting a date on these energy sources underscores the world's need for true sustainable energy sources.

Natural Gas (in cubic meters)
Total world reserves Jan. 1st 2009:	174436171550404
World usage per second:	92653
Estimated date of exhaustion:	07:19 Sep 12, 2068

Oil (in barrels)
Total world reserves Jan. 1st 2009:	1206780968626
World usage per second:	986
Estimated date of exhaustion:	16:36 Oct 22, 2047

Coal (in metric tonnes)
Total world reserves Jan. 1st 2009:	841086192000
World usage per second:	203
Estimated date of exhaustion:	15:35 May 19, 2140

Uranium (in metric tonnes U-235)
Total world reserves Jan. 1st 2009:	18096
World usage per second:	0.0000042222017
Estimated date of exhaustion:	19:56 Nov 28, 2144

TOP 10 HEATING LAUNDRY LIGHTING COOKING REFRIGERATING CARS HOUSES OFFICES

Download the latest, key publications by the EU, related to energy and the environment. PDF Format.
TITLE	AUTHOR(S)	PUBLICATION

Energy and environment report 2008 (size: 4.9Mb)	EEA	2009
Biofuels: Topping up the fuel mix (size: 6.2Mb)	EC, DG-TREN & EACI	2008
A new scheme for the promotion of renewable energies in developing countries (size: 1.2Mb)	EC & Joint Research Centre	2008
European energy and transport - Trends to 2030 : update 2007 (size: 3.3Mb)	EC & DGTREN	2008
Biofuels in the European context - Facts, uncertainties and recommendations (size: 0.5Mb)	EC & Joint Research Centre	2008
LIFE and endangered plants - conserving Europe's threatened flora (size: 8.1Mb)	EC & DG for Environment	2008
EU environment-related indicators 2008 (size: 0.5Mb)	EC & DG for Environment	2008
Statistics on the electricity and gas markets (size: 1.0Mb)	EC & EuroStat	2008
Renewables make the difference (size: 0.4Mb)	EC & DG-TREN	2008
Towards a "post-carbon society" (size: 2.4Mb)	EC & DG for Research	2008
2020 vision, saving our energy (size: 1.8Mb)	EC & DG-TREN	2007
An efficient, sustainable and secure supply of energy for Europe (size: 4.7Mb)	European Investment Bank	2007
ENERGY, economic, social and policy-oriented research in Europe (size: 0.4Mb)	EC & Directorate-General for Research	2007
EU energy policy and the EIB (size: 0.4Mb)	European Investment Bank	2007
Energy - Yearly statistics 2005 (size: 1.3Mb)	European Commission & Eurostat	2007
Energy corridors - European Union and neighbouring countries (size: 1.6Mb)	EC & Directorate-General for Research	2007
Energy research in 7th framework programme (size: 1.1Mb)	EC & Directorate-General for Research	2007
LIFE and Energy - Innovative solutions for efficient energy in Europe (size: 4.0Mb)	EC & Directorate-General for Environment	2007
Latest development of energy service companies across Europe (size: 1.2Mb)	European Commission & Joint Research Centre	2007
You control climate change. Make a pledge! (size: 0.5Mb)	EC & Directorate-General for Environment	2007
Electricity from renewable energy sources (size: 0.3Mb)	European Commission & IEEA	2006
Energy production and distribution enterprises in the EU (size: 0.1Mb)	European Commission & Eurostat	2006
Fusion for energy - A new European organisation (size: 0.2Mb)	EC & Directorate-General for Research	2006

There are literally hundreds on EU directives related to energy. In this section you'll find some of the most important ones. You might consider these directives a must read for anyone involved in the energy industry.
	- Energy Efficiency / Renewables
COM(2006) 105 final	Green paper - A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy.
SEC(2006) 317/2	Green paper Annex - What is at stake, a background document.
COM(2008) 30 final	20 20 by 2020 Europe's climate change opportunity.
C(2006) 6817	Establishing harmonised efficiency reference values for separate production of electricity and heat.
2004/8/EC	On the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market.
2005/32/EC	A framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products.
2006/32/EC	On energy end-use efficiency and energy services.
98/11/EC	Implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household lamps.
106/2008	On a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment.
2002/91/EC	On the energy performance of buildings.
	Fossil Fuels
1775/2005	On conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks.
2006/67/EC	Imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products.
2003/55/EC	Concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas.
2004/67/EC	Concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply.
CE 2003/405	Concerning Community monitoring of imports of hard coal originating in third countries.
	Competition
2005/89/EC	Concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment.
1228/2003	On conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity.
COM(2008) 192 report	Progress in creating the internal gas and electricity market.

Green Energy Resources Signs Wood Pellet Export Orders Valued at $28 Million
Green Energy Resources announces the signing of two separate wood pellet export orders to Europe valued at approximately $14 million each. The exports are expected to commence between July and September of this year.
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:24:00 GMT

Green-energy changes a difficult balancing act for lawmakers
Legislation amending Washingtons 2006 green-energy initiative has narrowly passed the state Senate, though the bill faces opposition from environmental and business groups as it moves to the House.
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:21:49 GMT

Fixed prices proposed for green-energy projects
Renewable energy in Ontario got a massive boost Thursday with the proposal of a fixed-price plan that, by June, could see the province paying out generous premiums to large and small generators of green power.
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:02:35 GMT

Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. Announces Addition to Board of Directors
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. announces that Todd Becker, President and Chief Executive Officer, was appointed to the Board of Directors on March 10, 2009. Mr. Becker fills a newly-created seat on the board.
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Talking Michigan Politics Podcast: Commissioner James Vaughn's conviction, green energy in Michigan, governor's race
Grand Rapids Press Editorial Page Editor Ed Golder joined Press Politics Editor Jeff Cranson to discuss ... Conviction on assault and domestic violence charges of Kent County Commissioner James Vaughn Green energy in Michigan, especially wind turbines...
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:52:05 GMT

Green energy policies could hobble the economy
Will a green energy industry be an engine of economic growth? Many want us to think so, including our new president. Apparently, a booming green economy with millions of new jobs is just around the corner. All we need is the right mix of government "incentives.
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:00:43 GMT

Green energy activists protest at Pickering nuclear plant
Greenpeace activists are blocking a main gate at the Pickering nuclear station to demand nuclear energy be replaced with green energy.
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:19:43 GMT

Energy Industry Market Trends & Green Jobs Need
ATLANTA----The Association of Energy Engineers, a nonprofit professional society of over 9,500 members, released the results of two wide spread surveys on the Energy Industry, Energy Jobs & Green Collar Jobs, Energy Technology Trends and Energy Independence & Policy.
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:15:00 GMT

Green-e Energy Certifies TXU Energy's Texas Wind Commercial Renewable Product
SAN FRANCISCO----The Center for Resource Solutions announced today that TXU Energy's commercial renewable product, Texas Wind, is now Green-e Energy certified. Texas Wind comes from 100 wind generation within the state of Texas.
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:03:00 GMT

DISD board gives green light to energy study
At a special meeting of the Dublin ISD board of trustees on Tuesday night, the future of energy consumption within the district was discussed. Ron Hensley, with Texas Energy Outfitters, presented some options to the board regarding green energy and ways it could be used within the district.
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:34:52 GMT

EurActiv.com - Securing water resources EU - European Information on Sustainable Dev.
Dr. Mark Smith (et al.) , IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Protecting water resources should rank among the top priorities of a global deal to mitigate climate change as it will "secure the basis for food, energy, health and economic development, thereby ensuring a nation's ability to thrive," write Dr. Mark Smith, head of the Water Programme IUCN (International Union for ...
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:56:07 GMT

EU asks its member states to use ICT to improve energy efficiency
The European Commission on Thursday asked European Union (EU) member states and industry to use information and communications technologies (ICT) to improve energy efficiency. ICT technologies are expected to reduce total carbon emissions in the EU by up to 15 percent by 2020, said the commission, the executive body of the EU. ICT-enabled systems can reduce energy consumption of buildings in the ...
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:52:19 GMT

EU Taxes U.S. Biodiesel Makers Such as ADM, Cargill
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union imposed tariffs on U.S. biodiesel to help EU producers counter American subsidies and price undercutting, threatening to raise trans- Atlantic trade tensions.
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:43:38 GMT

Sweden sets climate goals example for EU
The new climate and clean energy package proposed by Sweden should serve as an example for all EU countries ahead of crucial global warming negotiations, WWF says. If followed by other industrialised nations the deal could lead towards a low carbon future and help combat climate change.
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:06:08 GMT

GRAY: EU has the means to check Gazprom
It should now be a clear consequence of the latest Gazprom/Ukraine/European Union gas crisis that the EU must take at least two steps to protect itself from future Gazprom blackmail and the adverse impact that could have in U.S.-EU relations and energy security. Ignoring Gazprom's gas dominance is all the more puzzling given the EU's continued attacks on Microsoft, whose Windows operating system ...
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:38:39 GMT

EU sweetens energy plan for France, Italy
(BRUSSELS ) - The European Commission on Thursday proposed extra funding for France and Italy in a controversial multi-billion-euro energy project package, which Germany slammed as "a jumble of national wish lists."
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:48:49 GMT

EU raids offices of French energy company EDF
EU antitrust inspectors raided the offices of Electricite de France this week as part of a competition probe that could potentially lead to hefty fines, the European Commission said Wednesday.
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:38:43 GMT

EDF Raided in EU Probe Over French Cheap Energy Plan
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Electricite de France SA , Europes biggest power producer, was raided yesterday by antitrust officials as part of a European Union probe into Frances low- price electricity plan.
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:15:29 GMT

PRNewswire Green Expectations: Consumers Still Want to Buy Green - But Expect Evidence of Action
12 Mar 2009 10:46 GMT
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Endeavour Announces Record Financial and Operational Results for 2008
12 Mar 2009 06:00 GMT
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Platts Survey: February OPEC Oil Output Fell to 28.07 Mil. Barrels Per Day
11 Mar 2009 23:14 GMT
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KEMA Achieves 48% Profit Growth in 2008
11 Mar 2009 12:34 GMT
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Addax Petroleum Secures Fifth Generation Drillship to Commence Deepwater Exploration in 2009
11 Mar 2009 11:27 GMT
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Demand for Reliable Electricity Supply in Africa Forces Spending from Governments and the Private Sector, Finds Frost & Sullivan
11 Mar 2009 08:00 GMT
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GRUPO IBEREOLICA and INVERAVANTE Sign an Agreement to Jointly Start Construction of Two 50MW CSP Solar Thermal Powerplants in Andalucia and Extremadura (Spain)
09 Mar 2009 19:23 GMT
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Frost & Sullivan's Web Conference on Power Generation Investment Market: Expected a New Boom Cycle in a Few Years Time
10 Mar 2009 08:30 GMT
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Addax Petroleum Presents at the FirstEnergy / SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale Canadian Energy Conference
06 Mar 2009 10:11 GMT
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EDP Energias do Brasil Records Net Income of R$ 119.0 Million in 4Q08, 51% Higher Than 4Q07
05 Mar 2009 15:11 GMT
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