EC proposes unbundling compromise on gas
The European Commission has unofficially proposed a compromise unbundling option for gas that would allow parent energy companies to keep their grid assets, according to a document
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EC slams Greece for Kyoto delay
The European Commission has sent Greece a formal letter of notice warning the country that it has failed to comply with EU regulations on the monitoring of
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EC slams nine member states for industrial permits failures
The European Commission said May 6 it was sending nine EU member states first written warnings for failing to issue new or updated permits for over 9,000
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EC urges EP to keep gas transparency rules
A senior European Commission official has urged the European Parliament's energy committee not to drop the transparency provisions in the Commission's draft EU gas laws proposed last
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EC's Piebalgs, Russian energy minister discuss power coupling
European energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Russian energy minister Victor Khristenko held talks on energy cooperation in Brussels May 4, the European Commission said.
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EDF only company to bid for British Energy ahead of deadline
French state-run energy major EDF Group was the only company to table a firm offer ahead of the preliminary May 16 deadline for UK nuclear generator British
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EIB offers €300 million loan for Italy-Sardinia subsea link
The European Investment Bank, financial arm of the EU, will loan €300 million ($467 million) to Italian power grid operator Terna for a new subsea high-voltage power
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EU CO2 policy harms gas plant investment: CEZ
The EU Commission's policy for the third phase of CO2 emissions trading offers little incentive to help combat climate change by investing in new gas-fired power stations,
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EU energy chief sees 7 Bcm/year gas imports from Iraq, Egypt
EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs expects to see the EU importing about 7 billion cubic meters/year of pipeline gas from Iraq and Egypt within a few years,
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EU energy council
June 6
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EU to chair intergovernmental meeting on Nabucco gas pipeline
The EU coordinator for the Nabucco gas pipeline project, Jozias van Aartsen, is to chair an intergovernmental conference in The Hague this summer to deal with all
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EU-Russian grid connection feasible – but only in long term
Interconnection of the European and Russian power grids is technically feasible, but only as a long-term prospect, according to the initial conclusions of a feasibility study, published
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Economy Ministry faces audit over grid maintenance
The head of Poland's Office of National Security (BBN) has advised the country's president Lech Kaczynski to authorize an audit of the economy ministry to ensure it
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Electricity directive
Electricity directive
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Enagas plans €4.5 billion investment
Spain's Enagas plans to invest €4.5 billion ($6.7 billion) over the 2008-12 period to meet projected demand growth, the Spanish natural gas grid owner said May 7.
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European gas price could hit 110 pence/therm at $200 oil: analyst
The European oil-indexed gas price could hit 110 pence/therm if oil settles around $200/barrel, according to an industry expert May 8.
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French presidency of the EU
Draft agenda (selected dates)
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GHGs rise 3% in 2007 to new high on Snohvit LNG
Norwegian greenhouse gas emissions increased almost 3% in 2007 to a new high on the back of the start-up of production at StatoilHydro's Snohvit LNG liquefaction plant.
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Gas directive
Gas directive
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Gazprom sells 21 Bcm of Nord Stream gas to EU
The planned Nord Stream gas pipeline will not be subject to any EU regulations on energy transportation, such as allowing third-party access to the pipeline. "Because it's
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German power supply gap fears next decade exaggerated
Fears that Germany will face a power supply gap once nuclear power plants begin to phase out early in the next decade are exaggerated, a study of
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Government rejects CRE criticism
The French government has overruled objections from the regulator that some of its new rules on network connections breach French or EC law. In conjunction with publication
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Households consume a third of Swiss electricity: study
The Swiss federal energy agency BFE May 6 involuntarily reignited a decade-old but still controversial debate about using electric power for heating.
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Hydro master plan targets 7 TWh extra output by 2020
A new "master plan" for developing Austria's hydro power potential, presented May 5 by Austria's electricity industry trade association (VEO) and backed by the government, has boosted
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Iberdrola lodges second EDF complaint with EC
Spanish utility Iberdrola has lodged a second complaint with the European Commission against French energy group EDF and French authorities over France's "nuclear supremacy," French media reported
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Industry mulls electronically traded uranium contract
An industry working group is considering launching a physically-delivered uranium contract using an existing exchange or electronic platform, the head of the group said May 6.
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Italy's Enel unbundles – but why?
When Italian power major Enel announced on April 23 that it plans to sell off its high-voltage grid this year and is considering offloading its gas distribution network, it seemed obvious to draw comparisons with a similar decision taken by the
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MEP proposes double ETS credits for carbon capture, storage
Power generators that install carbon capture and storage at fossil-fired power plants would be entitled to double credits under the European emissions trading scheme, under proposals put
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MEPs put power consumers first
The European Parliament's energy committee voted on May 6 to strengthen the consumer protection measures in the European Commission's draft third EU power market opening law proposed
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MEPs to fight for priority grid access for renewables
EU politicians plan to fight to ensure renewable power gets priority access to EU grids, a member of the European Parliament's energy committee, UK center-left MEP Eluned
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MPs block feed-in tariff
British Members of Parliament have voted against an Energy Bill amendment which would have introduced a feed-in tariff for small renewable generators in the UK. Thirty three
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Majorca gas link gets go-ahead
Spain's Industry Ministry has approved construction of a natural gas pipeline proposed by Endesa Gas Transportists that will feed a planned distribution system in and around the
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Merkel chides Swiss for Iran gas deal
German chancellor Angela Merkel has chided the Swiss government for backing state-owned utility EGL's signature of a contract with the National Iranian Gas Export Company on March
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Ministers support underground Franco-Spanish link
French environment minister Jean-Louis Borloo said on April 30 he and his Spanish counterpart have asked the French and Spanish power grid operators to study the possibility
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Mixed forecast for solar as legislative uncertainty looms
Spain is to become Europe's leading solar energy producer in 2012 according to the results of two recently published research reports. The sector is set to grow
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National Grid exec warns of regulatory threat to renewables
The rate of renewable energy project development in the UK may be held up by overly complex regulation, warns Nick Winser, National Grid Executive Director for Transmission.
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New rules tackle grid congestion
The Dutch government is planning a series of measures aimed to give the authorities more power to impose or accelerate investment in the country's electricity network.
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Norwegian state hits StatoilHydro with €1.28 billion lawsuit
The Norwegian government has filed a lawsuit against StatoilHydro seeking a total of more than $2 billion (€1.28 billion) in cash and assets it believes it is
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OMV loses case against MOL
A Hungarian court on May 13 rejected a suit by Austria's OMV alleging that the company's corporate structure violates Hungarian law. OMV said that it may appeal
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Ofgem warns incumbents must not block grid access reforms
The UK's incumbent power generators must not block reforms to grid access that would allow more renewable power onto the system, energy regulator Ofgem's managing director of
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Personal CO2 emissions limit 'ahead of its time'
The UK government will not introduce a system of carbon trading under which individual people would each be given their own CO2 emissions limit, it said May
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Platts Energy Forum
May 20, 2008
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Regulators, traders, TSOs to discuss cross-border capacity
Regulators, traders and transmission system operators are to meet June 6 to find ways to improve cross-border trading methodology which has been left untouched for seven years,
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Renewables law passes first hurdle
The three ministers involved in drafting amendments to Austria's renewable energy law handed their proposal to the council of ministers on May 7 for review before the
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Retail gas prices 'will not increase'
French consumer gas prices will not increase further, despite recommendations by French regulator CRE of a 1.5% rise from July 1, environment minister Jean Louis Borloo said
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Scotland to allow for common CCS framework
The Scottish Government said May 1 it had introduced a legal motion to allow for introduction of a common framework to govern carbon capture and storage across
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Shell cites costs in withdrawing from 1 GW London Array
Soaring costs for wind farm construction and a backlog in orders for wind-energy equipment contributed to Shell's decision to pull out of the proposed London Array offshore
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Slovenian presidency of the EU
Agenda (selected dates)
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Struggle to find power balance between agency, TSOs
The European Parliament's energy committee is still struggling to find the right balance between the powers of the proposed Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators and
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Swissgrid inundated with feed-in tariff requests
Swiss transmission system operator Swissgrid was overwhelmed by requests for feed in tariffs at the beginning of May, the TSO reported. More than 2,500 applicants applied by
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UK appoints contractors for Severn Barrage study
The UK government has appointed a consortium of contractors led by consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff to study the feasibility of a tidal power barrage across the River
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UK gas storage and LNG import capacity balloon as national gas fields decline
With North Sea gas output in decline and energy consumption continuing to increase, system operator National Grid predicts that by around 2015 the UK could be importing around 80% of the gas it uses. Alex Froley reports on the status of the UK g
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Unbundling for power wins out as MEPs reject 'third way', ISO
The European Parliament's energy committee rejected the so-called "third way" option for unbundling in the power sector in a tight vote on May 6. The vote was
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Utilities to pay back €1.07 billion for free EUAs
The management board at Spanish energy regulator Comision Nacional de la Energia ruled on April 24 that Spanish electricity utilities would be required to pay back a
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16th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
June 2-6, 2008
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All-Energy '08
May 21-22, 2008
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Benchmarked CO2 permits could cut prices 30%: study
An alternative method proposed by Europe's energy intensive industry for distributing carbon dioxide allowances in the post-2012 EU emissions trading scheme could save EU consumers up to
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Bilbao LNG import terminal cleared to expand
Spain's industry ministry has approved a project to increase hourly throughput capacity at the Bahia de Bizkaia Gas liquefied natural gas import terminal at Bilbao in the
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Biomass co-firing halves y-on-y
Biomass co-firing in Dutch power plants fell by nearly 50% in 2007 compared with 2006 as a result of subsidy cuts and growing concerns about the fuel's
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Bord Gais plans to spin off gas grid
Bord Gais, the state-owned Irish gas company, is to establish an independent subsidiary company with its own headquarters to be responsible for the operation of Irish gas
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CO2 prices rise as EC reveals 2007 verified emissions data
The European Commission's release of partial verified emissions data for 2007 on April 2 has fed a generally bullish mood in the EU emissions trading market, with analysts predicting that 2007 emissions will end up around 1% higher than in 2006.
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CO2 reductions to cost 535 million: report
Sweden faces a SKr5 billion (€535 million, $854 million) bill to reduce its emissions by 10% from 2005 levels by 2020 in sectors covered by the European
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CRE suggests measures to reduce peak power prices
French electricity regulator CRE April 23 proposed improvements in power market operations following an investigation into day-ahead price spikes on the Powernext exchange in October and November
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Coal production drops
Poland's largest hard coal companies said April 23 they produced 1.8 million metric tons less in this year's first quarter compared to the same period last year,
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Correction: (EUE 181/6)
The story entitled "European power industry forecasts single market by 2012" was printed in error.
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Court gives EDF till May 2 to clarify Iberdrola position
As EUE went to press a Bilbao court on April 28 gave Electricite de France a deadline of May 2 to provide clear information on its intentions
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Court rejects Electrabel's appeal against levy
The Belgian Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal by Suez subsidiary Electrabel against a €120 million ($188 million) levy it must pay for not using land designated
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Dutch investors plan 1.5 GW Belgian, German offshore wind
Evelop, a subsidiary of Dutch renewables group concern, plans to build with marine contractor Van Oord four offshore wind farms in Belgian and German seas in the
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EC consults on overcoming barriers to offshore wind
The European Commission is inviting comments from all interested parties on how to identify and overcome barriers to developing offshore wind in the EU, an EC spokesman
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EC invites ideas on saving energy in buildings for 2020 targets
The European Commission is inviting ideas on how to change the 2002 EU energy performance in buildings law in preparation for a formal proposal later this year,
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EC plans new oil stocks law
The European Commission hopes to propose a new EU law on oil stocks in the second half of 2008 after taking account of a public consultation launched
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EC resists calls to drop 'Gazprom clause' in third energy package
The European Commission has countered calls to drop the so-called "Gazprom clause" from its third package of internal gas and power market reforms in an informal discussion
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EC to update EU nuclear sector analysis by end-2008: official
The European Commission plans to update its January 2007 analysis of the EU's nuclear power sector by the end of the year, a senior EC official said
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EOS pushes on with gas plant plan despite CO2 rules
Swiss utility EOS is persisting with its application for a federal license for a planned gas-fired power plant at Chavalon, despite federal rules ordering gas fired power
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EU competitiveness council
May 29-30
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EU politicians wrong to focus on CCS: generator
Construction of modern coal-fired power plants with efficiency degrees of over 45% is systematically being prevented by European politics, the CEO of German utility Evonik Steag, Alfred
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EU-15 2006 emissions fall 0.9% y-o-y
Greenhouse gas emissions from the 15 pre-2004 European Union member states fell by 35.8 million mt of CO2 equivalent, or 0.9%, between 2005 and 2006, according to
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Economy ministry plans energy transparency initiative
The German economy ministry (BMWI) is planning to introduce an online energy transparency initiative in mid-May, a draft document showed April 22. According to the project called
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Electricity directive
Electricity directive
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Energy bill to enable roll out of smart meters to businesses
The UK government is taking powers in the Energy Bill to allow the rollout of smart metering to all domestic energy customers if it decides that there
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