http://www.euractiv.comLatests DocumentsUNEenSat, 17 May 2008 17:35:27 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/russia-economic-rebirth/article-172431?Ref=RSS Russian economic recovery is all the more remarkable given the doom and gloom surrounding the 1990s, but this resurgence needs to be upheld by further reforms, argues Lúcio Vinhas de Souza in a CEPS paperback published in May.Fri, 16 May 2008 11:00:00 GMTtcm:29-172431-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/industry-deal-key-eu-climate-efforts-commission/article-172432?Ref=RSS With global negotiations for an international agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol "hardly progressing", the EU is keen to assuage industry concerns about rising emissions costs and prevent plant delocalisation, the Commission said on 15 May.Fri, 16 May 2008 10:45:00 GMTtcm:29-172432-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/epia-solar-technology-prices-getting-better-better/article-172416?Ref=RSS With prices for solar panels expected to drop as fossil fuel prices soar, Europe's photovoltaic (PV) industry is poised to benefit from strong growth in the coming years, explains Ernesto Macias Galán, vice president of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). He spoke with EurActiv in an interview.Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-172416-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/interview-solar-rise-despite-enemies/article-172419?Ref=RSS Technology breakthroughs and falling solar panel prices point to a bright future for Europe's photovoltaic (PV) sector. But the industry still faces a number of obstacles, including public misconceptions and hesitant investors, says Ernesto Macias Galán, vice president of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA).Fri, 16 May 2008 06:55:00 GMTtcm:29-172419-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/nanotech-solar-panels-efficient/article-172379?Ref=RSS Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have demonstrated that nanoparticles can increase the efficiency with which sunlight can be converted into electricity in thin-film photovoltaics, opening new prospects for solar electricity.Thu, 15 May 2008 10:50:00 GMTtcm:29-172379-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/turmes-seeks-revamped-renewables-trading-rejects-biofuels-target/article-172326?Ref=RSS The Commission's use of an existing mechanism for trading renewable energy based on guarantee of origin certificates is inappropriate for the purposes of promoting renewables use in the EU, according to MEP Claude Turmes. He spoke with EurActiv in an interview.Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:00 GMTtcm:29-172326-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/interview-mep-seeks-revamped-eu-renewables-law/article-172316?Ref=RSS The EU's biofuel targets should be scrapped and the renewables trading mechanism as proposed by the Commission should be redesigned to avoid fraud and legal complications, says Green MEP Claude Turmes, who spoke with EurActiv in an interview.Tue, 13 May 2008 10:55:00 GMTtcm:29-172316-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/europe-energy-revolution-shape/article-172272?Ref=RSS As the EU's energy liberalisation drive heats up, European consumers may be wondering when and in what shape the EU's new energy policy will begin to transform the way energy is produced and consumed, and if the change will mean lower prices or higher industry profits.Fri, 9 May 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-172272-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/eu-seeks-protection-energy-consumers/article-172218?Ref=RSS Amid concerns over rising energy prices, the Commission is preparing a new online information pool on the rights of energy consumers, while MEPs in the Parliament's Industry Committee have voted for stronger consumer protection measures in the EU's energy market liberalisation drive. Thu, 8 May 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-172218-16