Global Electricity Review 2025
<p>In a world of higher electricity demand growth, clean electricity is stepping up to the challenge. Spearheaded by exponential solar expansion, clean power is set to grow faster than demand, marking
European Union (EU)
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Common energy tax for EU countries
From January 1, 2004, European nations are likely to impose taxes for coal, natural gas and electricity. EU finance ministers recently reached a political agreement on a proposed directive to put in
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Revamp ordered
to make sure that industries receiving sops in
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First wind power plant
hungary has taken a significant step towards promoting renewable energy
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Dutch say niet
The Dutch government has called for renegotiation of the new European Union (eu) buildings energy efficiency rules. This challenges eu's legal procedures and undermines the implementation of one of
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Pact on synergy
EU Commission proposes to diversify energy supplies
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EU focuses on cutting costs rather than energy efficiency
We know that energy consumption in the European Union (eu) is rising everyday. Also, eu wastes at least 20 per cent of the energy it uses. The total energy production in Europe in 2004 was 2.4
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Japan, EU to push for launch of energy-saving forum at G-8
Japanese and European Union leaders on Wednesday agreed to push for the launch by the Group of Eight powers of a new energy-saving framework to curb global warming at July's G-8 summit in Japan, while sharing
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Renewables target remains, but with stiffer requirements for biofuels
When the European Parliament
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Germany Wants CO2 Relief For Energy Guzzling Firms
The German government wants extensive exemptions for energy intensive industrial sectors for their carbon emissions caps from 2013, Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief spokesman said on Friday.
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Global warming could lead to more arctic energy
The Arctic offers new energy and fishing resources as a result of global warming and new technology, the European Union said on Thursday. Melting ice also presented new navigation possibilities such as a short route to the Pacific Ocean, the EU executive said.