The Balearic islands give 2.2 million euro in grants for renewables
Grants are awarded indiscriminately for solar equipment, wind turbines, biogas or biomass thermal.
The financial vice president of the Balearic Government has released the new call for public aid to renewable energy development, with funds from...Read More
Europe agrees a single plug for electric vehicles
Electric cars will have a single type of the plug in Europe, regardless of country, supply brand or company, under an agreement announced by European car manufacturers. “This is a big step towards the introduction of rechargeable electric...Read More
Brussels proposes a 90% emission reduction for shipping
The European Commission proposed on Friday a rule to reduce the sulfur content of fuels used in shipping, which they estimate it will result in reduced emissions of sulfur dioxide up to 90% and of fine particles by up to 80%.
The costs of the...Read More
Italy sets aside the nuclear energy in favor of renewable energy
Renewable energy is receiving strong support in Europe. Italy follows the same steps taken by Germany to reject nuclear energy after the disaster in Fukushima, which was one of the highlights of the Berlusconi government, a prime minister whose...Read More