Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action, is seeking to slow down the rate of carbon trading in light of the recent thefts that forced the suspension of the market. The Commissioner has ordered a study into how delays can be introduced in carbon spot trading. It is estimated that carbon allowances worth almost €30m [...]

Morocco was invited as a guest of honour to the ‘Renewable Energy Exhibition’ in Lyon, the global leader in Energy conventions that gathers hundreds of professionals from the sectors of energy and construction worldwide. A large delegation has travelled to Lyon for the event, including senior officials from the Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and [...]

The Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas (Autorità per l’energia elettrica e il gas), in a report to the Parliament and Government is pointing out that strong rules and anti -speculation measures are needed to effectively promote renewable energy and achieve the European goals without putting a strain on the bills. By the regulator, the Measure drafted by the Government  have positive and acceptable aspects, but some remedial actions are [...]

On Monday, January 24th the Moroccan Energy federation celebrated its 10th anniversary with the publication of its founder’s new book “10 years of reflecting on energy choices”. The book is organised chronologically from 2011 to 2010, which allows readers to follow the evolution of energy policies in Morocco in the last decade. The country saw [...]

The European North is one of the areas that will undergo significant changes due to climate change in the coming decades. Important business branches as fishing industry, forestry, energy production, tourism and reindeer herding are amongst those that will be affected first and most of climate change. There is an urgent need to ensure that [...]

The report of the National Energy Ombudsman (Denis Merville) concerning the procedures for billing and claims processing for energy providers was transmitted yesterday to the Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy, Eric Besson. This report includes more than thirty recommendations in order to improve consumer information and the processing of their claims. Eric [...]

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, has launched a new financing facility to support Turkey’s investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to increase energy savings and decrease carbon emissions. The new Mid-size Sustainable Energy Financing Facility, or MidSEFF, will help Turkey reduce its dependence on fossil fuels by financing private [...]

The Working Group for Energy Balances (AGEB) announced that Germany’s energy consumption increased by 4 percent in 2010 compared with 2009. However, it is still below the level of the year before the economic crisis of 2008. The share of renewable energies in total consumption rises from 9.1 percent to 9.4 percent and the contribution [...]

The CNE criticizes the proposed tariffs because it raises the price of the kilowatt but does not reduce the companies’deficit, estimated at 14 billion. According to the Commission, the freezing of the regulated part of the bill will raise the deficit in 2011 up to 5.048 million, 3,000 million above the limit set by law. [...]

The return of Baden-Württemberg into the EnBW power group accelerated the changes in the German energy industry. All signs point to further nationalization. The management of EnBW has now lost its foreign investors since the federal state government of Stuttgart decided to buy the 45 % stake from the French company, EDF. According to the [...]