Spanish presidency presses EU for fast support of electric vehicles
At a seminar at the EU Parliament on April 15, organised by Spanish MEP Teresa Riera Madurell, the Spanish Secretary General for Industry, Teresa Santero, presented her ..read on»

EU Commission will present Energy Action Plan this May.
The EU Commission  announced its plan to present the EU Energy Action Plan for 2010- 2014 this May as a follow-up to the 2007-2009 the approved  common European 20-20-20 energy policy and energy market policy in 2007 that resulted in the adoption of the energy and climate package. The Spanish EU presidency has presented a report on the priorities for the Action Plan taking the EU’s Second Strategic Energy Review as the basis.  While the 2007-2009 plan concentrated on sustainability and the internal market, the new roadmap would focus on security of supply issues and technology development, including a revision of the EU’s Energy Efficiency Action Plan. The new energy Commissioner, Guenther Oettinger, said he would present proposals at the beginning of next year.
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Spring seems to have arrived in Brussels, especially with regards to new actions on cleaning transport in the EU ..read on»

EU Intelligent Energy for Europe 2010 Call for proposals is out
Some € 56 million will be made available, supporting up to 75% of the eligible project costs.The programme will be funding capacity building; building and ..read on»

EHA presents its Energy Infrastructure 21 Paper at Electric Transport Event at EU Sustainable Energy Week March 23, 2010
The vice president of DWV, the German hydrogen and fuel cell association, Andreas Ziolek, and EHA's executive director Marieke Reijalt presented the third EHA/DWV strategy ..read on»

EHA organised Session on Electric Transport at EU Sustainable Energy Week March 23, 2010
Local initiatives to integrate electric transport applications in urban transport systems are accelerating throughout Europe ..read on»

EHA position paper on a EU Clean and Energy Efficient Vehicles Strategy.
The EHA presented its views on the need for a coordinated and accelerated approach to electric transport infrastructure build-up for both battery and fuel cell ..read on»

International Regulation on Electric and Hybride Car Safety adopted
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) adopted the first international regulation on safety of both fully electric and hybrid cars.  The regulation adopted ensures that cars with a high voltage electric power train, such as hybrid and fully electric vehicles, are as safe as conventional cars. Typically, electric vehicles operate at very high voltages, in the range of 500 Volts. Therefore it is essential to require protection against the risk of electric shocks. The revised UNECE Regulation 100 will ensure the safety of electric cars by setting out how users of cars shall be protected from the high voltage parts of cars. For example, it prescribes a test procedure that uses a standardized ‘test finger’ to check protection all over the car.
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New EU Climate Action Commissioner announces new EU Climate Strategy 2030
Commissioner Connie Hedegaard of Climate Action presented the new EU strategy to the EU Parliament on March 9 indicating that international negotiations must ensure that the ..read on»

EHA organises Session on Electric Transport at EU Sustainable Energy Week March 23, 2010
Local initiatives to integrate electric transport applications in urban transport systems are accelerating throughout Europe ..read on»

EU 2020 will look greener, smarter and more inclusive
The Europe 2020 Strategy, launched by the Commission on March 3 should steer Europe out of the crisis and prepare EU economy for the next ..read on»