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27.05.2011 12:07Eurotunnel to Carry Electricity from France to UK
Electricity will flow between Britain and France alongside Eurostar trains, after the operator of the Channel Tunnel unveiled a EUR 250m plan to run a cable under the sea, The Telegraph reported. Eurotunnel has proposed an interconnector26.05.2011 12:04World’s Second Largest Gas Field Found in Turkmenistan
A gas field in Turkmenistan has been crowned the second largest deposit ever discovered, potentially transforming the desert nation into a Caspian Qatar, The Guardian announced. A new report from Gaffney Cline, the British oil field auditing company,26.05.2011 11:41EC Opens Investigations Into State Aid To Romanian Air Transport Sector
The European Commission has opened two in-depth investigations under EU state aid rules into a Romanian support scheme for investments in regional airports and to ascertain whether certain rebates and discounts granted by the Timisoara airport to25.05.2011 16:35Oetinger Sees Solar Power Imported from Sahara in Five Years
Europe will import its first solar-generated electricity from North Africa within the next five years, European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said in an interview on Sunday, as quoted by Balkans.com. The European Union is backing25.05.2011 15:24EU Nuclear Stress Tests Start on 1 June
From 1 June 2011 onwards, all 143 nuclear power plants in the EU will be re-assessed using EU wide criteria, from the EC announced today. These are comprehensive tests as the Commission has called for which embrace both natural and man made hazards25.05.2011 14:26The Czech Republic Will Not Close Its Airspace
The crisis group in the Czech transport ministry decided not to close the air space of the country at this point, because the volcanic ash concentration is expected to stay low, BNR reported. Flights from Prague to Berlin, Hamburg and Hanover were25.05.2011 11:10EU Green Week 2011
As of May 24 Green Week 2011 launches a call for citizens to “use less and live better”,from the EC announced. During the conference’s four days, over 3500 participants will look for ways to use the planet’s resources more20.05.2011 14:40Bulgarian Energy Minister: Nuclear Tests Should Include EU Neighbours
The stress-tests of nuclear power plants that should prove their security level should be neutral towards the technology used in the NPPs and should be applied to EU neighbouring countries as well, said the Bulgarian Minister of economy, energy19.05.2011 19:11Lufthansa Cargo Finalize Order for Five Boeing 777 Freighters
Lufthansa Cargo have finalized an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters. The order is valued at $1.35 billion, based on Boeing list prices. The airplanes will help Lufthansa Cargo in its initiative to modernize and expand its fleet. Lufthansa Cargo19.05.2011 16:57The EC Wants Higher Security on Trans-European Roads
The European Commission requested that Belgium, Bulgaria, Ireland, Greece, France, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia ratify the relevant procedures in order to ameliorate the safety of trans-European roads in compliance18.05.2011 14:31Czech Republic Solar Plants Produce More Power Than Expected
Solar power plants installed in the Czech Republic last year produced more electricity than expected because of sunny weather in March and April, Lidove Noviny reported, citing the country’s energy regulator. Some plants said18.05.2011 10:45EU ETS emissions increased in 2010
Emissions of greenhouse gases from businesses participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) increased by over 3% last year, according to the information provided by Member State registries, from the EC announced. Climate
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