By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Thu, 2009-12-10 13:14
Electric Vehicles may be going mainstream very soon! Whether it is only trendy to have one or not, governments and industry across the world are getting to grips with it! All it takes is to have the vehicles in the market, because the grounds for buying one are there. The reduction in emissions and energy savings convince many customers but to countervail the price premium, Government across Europe (and the World) are bringing up a number of incentives. ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, has published an overview of tax incentives for buying electric vehicles across.
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By HDK / Published on Mon, 2009-06-08 07:26
All the stages of the energy policy cycle (debate, design, implementation and monitoring) involve a broad range of institutions. Increasingly, energy efficiency has regained a high priority in EU energy policies, notably underlined by the EC Green Paper on energy efficiency (2006) and in the following Energy Efficiency Action Plan. The objectives of this paper will be to analyse the role and effectiveness of the energy efficiency industry and services representation in the energy policy cycle; and identify options for a most effective representation.
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By Hans Nilsson / Published on Mon, 2008-01-14 08:00
Investment in renewable fuels is booming. Last year, solar and wind are reported to have broken through the 100 BUSD wall and reached 117 BUSD, a growth over 3 years that averages more than 40% per year. Reportedly, there is no slow-down in sight - on the contrary! Growth 2007 was 20 BUSD above predicted values.
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By Hans Nilsson / Published on Mon, 2008-01-07 08:00
The road to sustainability is not straight. It may even hold diversions and impasses that we have to travel and travel back. This is annoying in itself and even more so when we have to do it at some speed. In the debate some of the dilemmas have been highlighted, dilemmas where our hearts and emotions may say one thing but where our brains and acts may say another. Do we have to choose between Food or Biofuel, Local Production or Global Trade, Consume or Save?
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