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16 October 2008
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EU ‘wrong’ to prioritise energy diversification  

High-level European and Russian officials locked horns over how the EU should deal with the looming global energy crunch at a debate in Brussels yesterday (14 October), with Russian Deputy Head of Mission to the EU Alexander Krestyanov spurning allegations that his country used energy as a political weapon.


Industry slams EU hydrogen initiative  

The European Commission yesterday (14 October) launched a long-term public-private research partnership aimed at accelerating the commercialisation of eco-friendly hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. But industry leaders immediately slammed the initiative's lack of ambition.


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High oil prices: The EU's response 

As record-high fuel prices sparked protests across Europe in Spring 2008, the EU is preparing both long and short-term policy responses, including tax breaks for energy savings and increased transparency of oil inventories. (read more)

Microgeneration: Power to the people?  [FR]

Households and neighbourhoods feeding small-scale electricity and heat into a decentralised European energy grid: this is the vision developed by proponents of microgeneration. (read more)

Liberalisation of the EU gas sector  [FR] [DE]

As the EU embarks on a third wave of energy liberalisation, some voices are warning that the gas sector must be treated with extra caution as the current proposals are causing tensions with Europe's largest supplier, Russia. (read more)

 
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