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Electricity | Utility Week
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is establishing a disputes panel to rule on whether feed-in tariff systems can limit their subsidies to electricity produced by locally-made technology - or whether such conditions break global commerce rules. ..
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Europe | Utility Week
The European Commission must strengthen its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), says the bloc's European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). ..
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Electricity | Utility Week
Funding renewable energy projects is becoming more challenging because of increasing financial, regulatory and operational risks. But it is not too late for government, the insurance sector and banks to help, says Siân Crampsie..
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Electricity | Utility Week
Utilities will soon be asked by Brussels to apply for funding from the European Union 2012 trans-European energy network (TENs) spending programme that funds new electricity and gas infrastructure linking different countries. A formal call for proposals will be issued by the end of February...
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Electricity | Utility Week
Switzerland's plans to abandon nuclear energy in the wake of the Fukushima accident are not yet set in stone - and depend on the results of debates, consultations and a referendum. Siân Crampsie says it's not game over yet..
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UK | Utility Week
THE European Commission has drafted a plan ensuring cash-strapped international nuclear fusion project ITER would have funding of Euro EUR2.573 billion from 2014 to 2018...
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Electricity | Utility Week
Iberdrola said today that it has submitted bids as part of a consortium hoping to build a 500MW offshore wind farm off the coast of Brittany and a 480MW scheme in the Loire Atlantique...
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Electricity | Utility Week
Denmark will take over the presidency of the European Union for six months in January and has signalled that it plans to pursue its national championing of renewables and energy investment at a European level. David Hayhurst reports..
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Electricity | Utility Week
The development of smart networks will be a priority for research budgets worth billions of Euros proposed by the European Commission that can be tapped by innovative utilities seeking to boost their research and development spending. ..
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Electricity | Utility Week
A €631.1 million spending programme designed to improve nuclear power plant safety worldwide has been proposed by the European Commission...
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