Pátek, 29. března 2024

The newsletter of the European Environmental Press

The newsletter of the European Environmental Press


Car manufacturers agree common standards European car manufacturers have agreed a set of recommendations to standardise electric vehicle charging across the territory, which will mean only one plug will be used regardless of the make of car, electricity provider or country.
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European wind markets growing: new report European markets showed stronger growth in 2011 than in the previous year with Germany and Spain are Europe´s leaders in wind power capacity, according to the World Wind Energy´s half yearly report for 2011.
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European 'supergrid' link would benefit UK, report finds The UK would benefit from connecting to a European "supergrid", a report from the country´s Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has concluded.
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Errors found in EU's biofuel carbon accounting The EEA Scientific Committee on Greenhouse Gas Accounting in Relation to Bioenergy has called for the EU to reconsider the way it works out the carbon footprint of biofuels, after its analysis found that the double-counting of carbon savings has been taking place.
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UK to host CCS research project The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), a UK-based company formed of global industries and the UK Government, has launched a project to research carbon capture and storage technology (CCS).
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European waste management sector worth Euro 55bn The European industrial waste management services sector is worth $75bn (EUR55bn), according to a new study by Frost & Sulliva.
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Biofuels market is growing, says new study Global spending on biofuels in 2011 increased to $46.63bn (EUR32bn) and is likely to provide substantial opportunities for potential investors, according to a new report from business information provider Visiongain.
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German energy sector receives cash boost German banking group KfW has announced that it will provide EUR100bn for investments in the energy sector in Germany over the next five years.
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US scientists improve battery storage capacity Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy´s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have designed a lithium-ion battery that can store more energy than conventional designs.
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Looking into the future of offshore wind technology
The UK´s Carbon Trust has published a list of 13 shortlisted projects that could reduce the costs of transferring personnel and equipment from vessels to wind turbines for carrying out operations and maintenance activities in the offshore wind sector.

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Industrial processes performance at the heart of Pollutec Horizons 2011 The optimization of industrial processes is a key part of any move to green growth and offers considerable potential in the area of prevention in particular.
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