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21.11.2011 16:07A New LEED Credit for Bird-Friendly Buildings
Buildings that save on energy also can kill lots of birds. As many as 1 billion birds die every year from collisions with buildings in the United States. So birds and birders alike may be happy to know that LEED, the U.S. Green Building Council program,18.11.2011 16:26Israel Turns to Gasoil after Bombings Cut Off Gas
Pipeline bombings by Islamist groups have cut off Israeli gas supplies from Egypt, forcing the Jewish state to seek up to one million tonnes of gasoil on the international market to secure its national energy needs for 2012. Flows were disrupted17.11.2011 12:16Santiago Bernabeu to Become one of the Most Tech-Enhanced Stadiums
Cisco and Real Madrid C.F. today announced that the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium will continue to be a model for leading technology innovation bycombining the Club's sports entertainment vision and state-of-the-art Cisco Connected Sports Solutions17.11.2011 11:52Electrabel Prepares for the End of Nuclear Power Production
The Belgian energy company Electrabel, which is a subsidiary of the French power company GDF Suez, has announced that it will put in place a task force to prepare for the end of electricity production at the Doel 1, Doel 2 and Tihange 1 nuclear reactors16.11.2011 12:53Russia May Contest EU Energy Rules in WTO
Russia, on the brink of joining the World Trade Organization, is considering mounting a challenge against EU energy regulations that would limit gas export monopoly Gazprom's control over its European pipeline assets, a government source said on16.11.2011 12:07GDF Suez Says to Review Belgium Nuclear Strategy
French utility GDF Suez on Tuesday said it will reassess its entire nuclear strategy in Belgium between now and mid-2012 after Belgian parties seeking to form a government agreed to raise a tax imposed on the nuclear power industry, Reuters reported. Belgium16.11.2011 11:55Turkey May Cut Power to Syria
Turkey kept up pressure on its one-time ally Syria Tuesday, warning President Bashar al-Assad his government was on a "knife-edge" and saying it may review its supplies of electricity to Damascus if it does not change course. Syria15.11.2011 14:49Berlin Joins other German Cities in Imposing Hotel Tax
German cities are seeking to recover the funds they lost when the federal government more than halved the value-added tax the hotel sector is required to impose. They are now reaching for a local tax on overnight stays to make up for the lost income,15.11.2011 12:39CEER Won the Energy Transparency Award 2011
The Winner of the 2011 Energy Transparency Award has been announced at the ETA Ceremony on November 9th in Brussels. The event was organized by the Florence School of Regulation for the second time. "The Selection Committee decided14.11.2011 16:34Europe to Propose Carbon-Linked State-Aid Rules Early Next Year
European Union regulators want to propose early next year rules on financial aid after 2012 for companies that would be inclined to relocate manufacturing to regions that aren’t subject to emission restrictions. The measure is needed14.11.2011 13:15Gazprom Buys German Energy Retailer Envacom
Gazprom said on Monday it had acquired Envacom, a German energy and telecommunications firm, giving the Russian gas export monopoly a foothold in the power market of Europe's largest economy. Gazprom bought 100 percent of Envacom, which14.11.2011 12:49French Gas And Power Sector to Strike on Nov. 17
French gas and power workers will stage a strike on November 17 which may involve electricity capacity cuts to demand higher wages, a CGT union spokesman told Reuters on Monday. "The union is calling for a strike between 0200 GMT and
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