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8 November 2009
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EU-US summit yields energy cooperation  
EU-US summit yields energy cooperation
Hailed 'timely initiative': Piebalgs

The EU and US have held the first meeting of a new transatlantic Energy Council, after the US President Barack Obama and EU leaders had agreed to establish the new energy forum for cooperation during a summit on Tuesday.


Buzek calls for creation of EU Energy Community  [FR] [DE]

Speaking yesterday (4 November) at the opening ceremony of the College of Europe's Bruges campus, European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek identified the creation of a European Energy Community as the next big vision for Europe.


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Solar power 

The EU is an uncontested world leader in solar power, but the fledgling technology relies heavily on public support schemes to bring down costs. (read more)

Pipeline politics? Russia and the EU's battle for energy  [FR] [DE]

While Russian gas giant Gazprom is drawing up long-term plans to strengthen its grip on Europe with pipeline projects backed by the Kremlin, the EU's response strategies are only in the early stages of development. (read more)

Algae: The ultimate biofuel?  [FR] [DE]

With traditional biofuels under fire for driving up food prices and wreaking environmental havoc, industrialists are stepping up research into algae as a sustainable alternative - but many obstacles remain before algae oil finds its way into our cars and planes. (read more)

 
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Good and bad speculation 
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Financing energy initiatives in developing countries 
Arno Behrens, Research fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Gas Supply and EU–Russia Relations 
Evart Faber van der Meulen, EU Studies Coordinator, Leiden University
Solar energy from the Sahara: When will it be feasible? 
Eberhard Rhein, Lecturer, Mediterranean Academy for Diplomatic Studies
 
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