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Obama to offer $6 billion in Clean Energy Infrastructure

December 4, 2012

President Obama is offering a $6 billion investment in clean energy infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region under the US-Asia Pacific Comprehensive Partnership for a Sustainable Energy Future. The Partnership…

TEN T Call for proposals 2012 launched: deadline February 28, 2012

November 29, 2012

The 2012 Annual Call for Proposal of the EU Trans European Network for Transport was launched on 28 November 2012 with a deadline on February 28, 2012. The budget for…

EU Commission: Energy Market Integration needs coordinated national infrastructure investment action

November 16, 2012

According to an EU Communication assessing the state of play of the internal energy market, to be completed by 2014 Member States have been slow in adjustingtheir national legislation…

EC Cars 2020 Action Plan includes reference to hydrogen in EU infrastructure ambition

November 9, 2012

On November 8th, 2012, the European Commission (EC) issued the long awaited Cars 2020  Communication, adopting the CASR 2020 Action Plan to boost the competitiveness and…

Energy storage solutions key to establishing an effective energy system

November 7, 2012

On 6 November, the European Association for Storage and Energy (EASE) marked its first year anniversary with a reception in Brussels. EASE Secretary General Patrick Clerens…

Obamas Term 2 pledge to renewable energy

November 7, 2012

President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney securing 270 votes of the electoral. What will this mean for…

Rapporteurs welcome TEN T amendments that put Alternative Fuels Centre Stage

November 7, 2012

Yesterday, 6 November 2012, the Committee for Transport and Tourism (TRAN) gathered to consider some 1033 amendments that had been submitted regarding the Development of the…

695 companies and organisation sign EU CEF Declaration

November 5, 2012

In the next few weeks, Member States are expected to decide the EU’s budget for 2014-2020. To support European growth and competitiveness, a number of business…

Siemens joins Clean Energy Partnership

November 5, 2012

The German electronics group Siemens has announced that it is joining the Clean Energy Partnership, Europe’s largest demonstration project for hydrogen mobility.

How to Connect Europe in an Innovative Way.

October 4, 2012

After the summer break EU institutions swung back into high gears to finalize the EU reports on the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)