E.ON details planned grid, power plant capacity sales
German power giant E.ON issued further details of its planned power network and generation capacity sales on May 14, following approval by the company's supervisory board the
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EC 'must ask' who should profit from EU ETS CO2 credits
The European Commission's work on the detailed rules for auctioning or giving out free CO2 allowances under the post-2012 EU emissions trading scheme is about who should
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EC hopes power unbundling compromise will follow gas
The European Commission is focusing on finding a compromise on ownership unbundling in the gas sector first because of the particular technical problems involved, its energy spokesman
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EC sends Spain final warning over Endesa takeover conditions
The European Commission May 15 sent Spain a final warning to drop the illegal conditions imposed by Spanish energy regulator CNE in July 2007 on Enel and
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EC urges EU politicians to back limited use of CDM credits in ETS
Allowing high levels of Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation credits to be used in the post-2012 EU Emissions Trading Scheme would undermine the EU's climate objectives,
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EP backs EC plans to support fuel cells, hydrogen technologies
MEPs May 20 voted 591-13 to approve plans to pool EU research effort and funding in an attempt to accelerate development of fuel cells and hydrogen fuel
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EU CO2 emissions up 0.68% in 2007: official data
Carbon dioxide emissions in 24 member states of the European Union rose 0.68% compared with 2006 to 2.050 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2007 when
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EU energy council
June 6
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Electrabel wants probe of CO2-windfall allegation
Belgian utilities Electrabel and SPE made windfall profits of €1.2 billion ($1.9 billion) by charging business customers for CO2 certificates that the companies received for free. over
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Electricity directive
Electricity directive
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Enagas Castellon pipeline gets OK
The Spanish government has given natural gas grid owner Enagas permission to build a €5.8 million ($9.14 million) underground pipeline in Castellon, the official journal of the
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Eurelectric Annual Convention and Conference 2008
June 16-17, 2008
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Europe's green dream: EP readies for renewables vote
As the European Parliament's rapporteur on the European Commission's proposed directive to promote the use of renewable energy sources, Luxembourg Green MEP Claude Turmes is gearing up for the EP energy committee's first major debate on the docu
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European Parliament meetings
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Extend nuclear lives, keep exit strategy: president
Germany should extend the lifespan of its nuclear power plants in order to avoid supply gaps but overall should continue to follow a nuclear exit strategy, German
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French presidency of the EU
Draft agenda (selected dates)
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GDF faces EC competition probe
French energy utility Gaz de France faces a formal investigation by the European Union's competition watchdog for suspected abuse of its dominant market position to limit imports
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Gas directive
Gas directive
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Gas, power TSO's to tackle the impact of gas plant surge
France's gas grid operator GRTgaz has formed a work group with power grid operator RTE to tackle the impact on the gas and power networks of the
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Gas, power markets still dominated by Suez group: CREG
Belgium's gas and power markets continued to be dominated by Suez companies Electrabel and Distrigas in 2007, the first year in which all markets were fully open
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German, Polish TSOs hold first TENs stakeholder meeting
Polish and German electricity transmission system operators, PSE-Operator and Vattenfall Europe Transmission, May 14 signed a bilateral "Emergency Agreement" to foster grid security at cross border lines,
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Germany accounts for over 20% of global wind capacity: IWR
Germany produces over 20% of global wind power, accounting for 22,200 MW of the world's total 94,000 MW of capacity, the international economic forum for regenerative energy,
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Global energy mix to become more reliant on coal: IEA
Coal's importance in the world energy mix is set to increase in the future, according to the chief economist of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol.
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High Court clears the way for 350 MW Welsh biomass plant
The UK High Court May 22 cleared the way for a 350 MW biomass plant at Port Talbot, Wales, which opponents say will damage air quality. The
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High oil price highlights 'low cost of nuclear'
The EU has to find a way to "translate the cost advantages of nuclear" into lower electricity prices to end users, Dominique Ristori, deputy director general of
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Industry urges government to pass grid works acceleration law
German industry lobby group Bundesverband der Deutschen Industry has urged the government to ratify an acceleration law at the end of May that will speed up grid
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Italy to revive nuclear power
Italy plans to break a 22-year moratorium on new nuclear plants, Economic Development Minister Claudio Scajola said May 22.
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July
3-5 Informal environment, energy ministerial meeting
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June
2 Eurogroup (Luxembourg)
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Leaked report says French GDF-Suez merger 'doomed to failure'
A leaked independent report commissioned by the work council at French gas major GDF said the merger with utility Suez is "doomed to failure," French press reported
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Local utility sale hangs in balance
A peoples' referendum on June 1 on the planned sale of the small Swiss city of Windisch's energy utility to a local competitor is expected to have
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MEPs back gas unbundling compromise
Members of the European Parliament's energy committee rejected the so-called "third way" unbundling option for gas in a very tight vote in Strasbourg May 19 – but
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MEPs beef up EU energy regulatory agency
Members of the European Parliament's energy committee beefed up the role of the European Commission's proposed Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators in votes on May
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May
29-30 Competitiveness Council
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Ministry announces four-year energy efficiency budget
The German economy ministry is to invest €430 million ($676 million) over the next four years to support private energy efficiency development projects, the ministry's secretary of
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Ministry plans changes to environment levies
The Estonian environment ministry is setting up four working groups looking at mineral resources, water, waste or air to develop an environmental fee concept that will form
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Moody's warns of coming credit impact of EU climate policy
Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service warned on May 21 that the European Union's climate policies could significantly impact the profits and credit ratings of power generators
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Norway cuts carbon capture and storage funding for 2008
The Norwegian government is cutting NOK 378.5 million (€47.6 million, $74.6 million) from this year's budget for developing carbon capture and storage technology, it said in releasing
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November
3 Eurogroup
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Nuclear plant closure agreement 'must be renegotiated': PM
Slovakia's agreement to close the Bohunice-1/2 nuclear power plant must be renegotiated, Prime Minister Robert Fico said May 22, saying a previous government's 1999 commitment to close
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Nuclear stakeholders call for EU safety directive
The EC should work toward a binding nuclear safety directive on a step-wise basis, the EU's high-level nuclear stakeholders' group, the European Nuclear Energy Forum, has recommended.
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OMV challenges MOL AGM
Austria's OMV filed a lawsuit against Hungary's MOL May 19, OMV spokesman Thomas Huemer said. OMV, MOL's largest shareholder with a 20.2% stake, is challenging all the
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October
6 Eurogroup (Luxembourg)
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Oil, gas price link 'irrational'
UK energy minister Malcolm Wicks has called the link between oil and gas prices "irrational" in comments to Parliament, according to Hansard debate records published May 23.
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Quality control still 'a challenge' at Finnish EPR: inspectorate
Subcontractor management and design documentation problems that affected the quality of work last year on TVO's 1,600-MW Olkiluoto-3 nuclear power plant in Finland remain "points of concern,
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Regulator recruits householders to form advisory panel
British energy regulator Ofgem is recruiting householders to form an advisory panel for its work, it said in a statement May 14. The move comes as households
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Renewables investment survives credit crunch: Ernst and Young
Investors need to believe enough is being done to improve the European market for renewable energy to encourage them to invest and support projects there – but
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Renewables investors put off by post-2010 doubt: regulator
Potential investors in Belgian renewable energy capacity are being put off by policy uncertainty post-2010, Flemish energy regulator VREG said in its annual market report May 14.
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Scotland plans new renewable heat, climate change policy
The Scottish government plans to release a plan this year to promote renewable heat in the country, Scottish Minister for Enterprise Jim Mather said May 21 at
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September
12-13 Informal Eurogroup, Ecofin meeting
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Shell wants decommissioning help
The UK government should provide more support for decommissioning offshore oil and gas facilities, a senior manager at Shell said May 21.
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Shell, ERG win key approval for Sicily LNG import terminal
Shell and Italy's ERG have received a key local authorization to build their planned joint Ionio LNG import terminal in Sicily, ERG's power and gas division head
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Slovenian presidency of the EU
Agenda (selected dates)
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Spain to double interconnector capacity with France, Portugal
Spain will double interconnection capacity with France and Portugal before 2016, the president of grid operator Red Electrica de Espana Luis Atienza Serna said in Madrid, May
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Staff blamed for radioactive leak
Spain's first-known release of radioactive contamination from a nuclear power plant would likely never have happened if plant staff at the Asco-1 reactor near Tarragona, in Catalonia,
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Suez ends takeover talks with BE
French utility Suez said May 23 it had ended talks with British Energy over a possible takeover of the leading UK nuclear generator.
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TenneT sets out grid vision
Dutch power grid operator TenneT May 16 set out its vision for the coming decades with a call for high-voltage grid investments to safeguard security of supply.
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Turkey, Austria pledge to pursue Nabucco boosts project
Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler and Austrian Economic Affairs Minister Martin Bartenstein have pledged to push ahead with the proposed Nabucco pipeline project linking their two countries,
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UK suppliers unlikely to be in first phase of nuclear build: O'Neill
The construction of the UK's new fleet of nuclear plants will most likely come from outside the UK supply chain initially, Nuclear Industry Association chairman Lord (Martin)
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US ratifies international nuclear liability treaty
The US government ratified the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, or CSC, on May 21, the Department of Energy said.
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Underground cable 'poor alternative' to overhead line
Underground cable is not a reliable alternative to overhead line for 380 kV transmission – at least not for replacing and upgrading present 110 kV/220 kV capacity
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Vattenfall Europe to test 500 MW CCS coal plant by 2015
German utility Vattenfall Europe plans to test carbon sequestration technologies on one of its six Jaenschwalde-based 500 MW lignite power blocks by 2015, the company said May
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Wind development stalls
Swiss wind energy projects are mired in political difficulties, hampered by planning procedures, doubt over their economic viability and resistance from a broad coalition of anti-wind power
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Wingas, regulator in 'constructive' Nord Stream exemption talks
German-Russian gas marketer Wingas has had "very constructive discussions" with the German energy regulator Bundesnetzagentur regarding the onshore sections of the 57 billion cubic meters/year Nord Stream
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World's first commercial tidal turbine installed in N. Ireland
The world's first commercial-scale tidal stream turbine has been installed in Northern Ireland, Bristol-based tidal power developer Marine Current Turbines said May 20. The installation of the
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16th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
June 2-6, 2008
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40% of Northern Ireland households in fuel poverty
Northern Ireland energy regulator Iain Osborne said May 8 that soaring energy bills could mean some 40% of Northern Ireland households are stuck in fuel poverty.
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All-Energy '08
May 21-22, 2008
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Analysts urge Turkey to make a decision on Nabucco
Turkey must negotiate carefully its ambition to become an East-West energy hub, participants in Istanbul Forum 2008 said: Either accept European policies on the planned Nabucco pipeline
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Asco nuclear leak posed no risk: EC
A team of experts sent by the European Commission to visit the Asco nuclear power plant in Tarragona, northeast Spain on April 29 found there was no
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Basel restarts geothermal probe
The governing council of the city of Basel has earmarked SFr1 million (€0.62 million, $0.96 million) for a thorough risk assessment of its deep-heat geothermal power project.
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Belgian, German power grid operators ink cooperation deal
Belgian transmission system operator Elia and German Vattenfall Europe Transmission signed a co-operation agreement May 9 to exchange expertise, protect security of supply and foster renewable energy.
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CP Energia plans share issue for pipeline infrastructure
Polish independent gas distributor, CP Energia, plans to issue 3.95 million shares in the third quarter of 2008 to raise Zloty 30 million (€8.83 million, $13.6 million)
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Consumer groups back EC plans for citizen's energy forum
Energy consumer stakeholders from across the EU have backed European Commission plans for a Citizens' Energy Forum, the EC said May 6. The forum is intended to
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Court orders Electrabel to pay tax on unused plant permits
Electrabel has lost a case in Belgium's highest court to have struck down a law taxing unused sites with plant construction permits under which it has already
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Creg set for authority boost
Belgian regulator, Creg, has welcomed proposals to give it the power to monitor prices. In its annual report, published this month, Creg says these will ensure full
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Decommissioning terms 'illegal'
Slovak utility Slovenske Elektrarne and its majority owner Enel have received state aid to complete Mochovce-3 and -4, which is illegal under EU state aid rules, according
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Dutch-Norwegian 700 MW NorNed power cable enters operation
The NorNed 700 MW subsea power cable linking Norway and the Netherlands went into full operation May 6. The first day-ahead capacity auction over the 580 km
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EC 2009 energy budget €2.3 billion
The European Commission has allocated up to €2.3 billion ($3.56 billion) to supporting the EU's energy objectives in its 2009 preliminary draft budget presented on May 6.
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EC official sees E.ON capacity sale completed in 2009
The generating capacity German utility E.ON has offered to sell in response to EU Commission concerns that it has abused its market position could be in the
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