From April 11 to April 15, the European Union Sustainable Energy Week will be held all over Europe. At the same time, in Brussels, the European Regions Energy Day, co-organized by the Assembly of European Regions & GE Energy, will take a look at energy investment from a European and regional angle. One week before, [...]

Established in Rio in 1992 by the UN conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED), the World Water Day (WWD), which happens every March 22nd, aims to encourage countries around the world to meet the many challenges of water. Each year a specific aspect of water is highlighted. The theme for the 2011, the 19th [...]

GE announced today that its Energy business has entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 90% of Converteam, a leading provider of electrification and automation equipment and systems, from a controlling shareholder group that includes management, Barclays Private Equity, and LBO France, for approximately $3.2 billion. The transaction, endorsed by Converteam’s management team and employee [...]

European Union energy ministers met in Brussels at a special energy summit but failed to reach a consensus on how and when to carry out stress tests on nuclear-power stations. Differences in country’s opinions meant that it was impossible to impose binding, EU-mandated tests, said Rainer Bruederle, German Economy Minister. The EU “should avoid any [...]

The scheme, as announced by Minister for Climate and Energy, Paul Magnette, would allow everyone to use a fund which would provide loans at 0% interest for energy-saving investments “Today, the government is already providing $ 200 million in tax incentives and rewards in different sectors” said Mr. Magnette. Magnette said that some 250 million [...]

The Spanish Environment Committee of the Senate will debate this Monday, March 21, on a motion by the People’s Party Senator for the Canary Islands, Loly Luzardo, which urges the Government, in conjunction with the Executive of the Canaries, the Cabildo insular and the Municipality of Teguise, to support a pioneering sustainable project on the [...]

According to Eurostat data, one in four Europeans still live in predominantly rural areas. These cover more than half of the European Union’s territory – and are the recipient of huge financial support from EU institutions in the form of CAP subsidies and cohesion grants. When it comes to energy, however, policy is predominantly determined [...]

The first project of its kind in the world, GE has completed a major upgrade of a Frame 6B gas turbine in just seven short weeks at an industrial recycling mill in El Burgo de Ebro (Sargossa), Spain. Replacing the key components of the turbine with new, advanced design parts in a single unit has [...]

Britain may scale back its nuclear ambitions as Japan copes with a radioactive disaster following the March 11 earthquake, the energy minister said today. Chris Huhne, British Energy Secretary, said the troubles with Japan’s nuclear power sector have cast a “shadow” over the nuclear power industry. Huhne also said he wasn’t ruling out nuclear power [...]

ScottishPower Renewables has been given government approval to build a 10 megawatt tidal stream project between the Hebridean islands of Islay and Jura off the coast of Scotland. It will be the world’s first major tidal power station and it is going to be installed in a deep, but sheltered channel between the two Scottish [...]