http://www.energyefficiencynews.com <p>Businesses and research organisations in Germany are joining forces to trial 150 electric vehicles in the Rhine-Ruhr commuter belt.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/eu/i/2895/ 2010-03-15T00:00:00-00:00 Transport, road, electric vehicles, EU policy, Germany, Renault, RWE, Rhine Ruhr, E-Mobility in commuter traffic, <p>GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, the alliance formed between GE and Hitachi in 2007, has announced plans to pursue developments of new nuclear power in Poland and Italy.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/eu/i/2889/ 2010-03-12T00:00:00-00:00 Nuclear power, EU policy, Italy, Poland, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, <p>US division of MEMC Electronic Materials, SunEdison, today announced that is has got the go ahead to build Europe&rsquo;s largest photovoltaic solar power plant in northeastern Italy, near Rovigo.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/eu/i/2884/ 2010-03-11T00:00:00-00:00 Renewables, EU policy, Italy, SunEdison, MEMC Electronic Materials, solar photovoltaic power, Banco Santander, <p>A coalition of environmental groups yesterday filed a legal action against the European Commission over its failure to release documents concerning the impact of biofuel use.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/eu/i/2875/ 2010-03-09T00:00:00-00:00 EU policy, transport, road, fuels, biofuels, European Commission, indirect land-use change, ClientEarth, Transport & Environment, European Environmental Bureau, EEB, BirdLife International <p>The European Commission announced the selection of 43 major energy infrastructure projects that will receive &euro;2.3 billion, completing the &euro;4 billion Economic Recovery Package.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/eu/i/2868/ 2010-03-05T00:00:00-00:00 EU policy, UK policy, European Commission, EC, Economic Recovery Package, infrastructure and distribution, electricity network, interconnection, gas pipelines, renewables, European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, <p>UK marine energy company Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is set to receive &euro;2.2 million from the European Commission as part of a &euro;4.5 million wave energy project in Spain.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/eu/i/2863/ 2010-03-03T00:00:00-00:00 Renewables, marine energy, Ocean Power Technologies, OPT, EU policy, UK policy, WavePort project, PowerBuoy, <p>The European Commission last week adopted a report on sustainability requirements for using biomass and biogas and could consider mandatory standards in the future.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/eu/i/2854/ 2010-03-01T00:00:00-00:00 EU policy, renewables, biomass, biogas, regulations and standards, <p>Urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry could be used to generate up to 7% of Spain&rsquo;s electricity, say researchers.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/eu/i/2838/ 2010-02-24T00:00:00-00:00 Renewables, biomass, urban solid waste, agricultural slurry, incineration, University of Zaragoza, energy generation, EU policy, Spain, <p>The EU will meet or slightly exceed its 20% renewable energy target by 2020, according to an analysis by the European Wind Energy Association.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/eu/i/2827/ 2010-02-22T00:00:00-00:00 EU policy, renewables, 20:20:20 targets, European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, national targets, UK policy, <p>The Dutch city of Amsterdam&rsquo;s plans to have 10,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2015 got a boost yesterday with the announcement of &euro;3 million in subsidies to encourage businesses to make the switch.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/eu/i/2824/ 2010-02-19T00:00:00-00:00 Transport,. road, electric vehicles, subsidies, EU policy, Amsterdam, recharging point network, Coulomb Technologies, Nuon, TH!NK,