Tag Archives: OETTINGER

Commissioner Oettinger welcomes faster decisions on infrastructure

Brussels, 30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy said: “This is really a breakthrough and will give a big push to much needed infrastructure: Rather than waiting up to 12 years or longer for a permit, developers of crucial … Read the full press release

Internal energy market: Commission refers Poland and Finland to Court for failing to fully transpose EU rules

Brussels, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Internal energy market: Commission refers Poland and Finland to Court for failing to fully transpose EU rules The European Commission is referring Poland and Finland to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to fully … Read the full press release

It’s time to complete the internal energy market

Brussels, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — An efficient, interconnected and transparent European internal energy market will offer citizens and businesses secure and sustainable energy supplies at lowest possible cost. With today’s Communication on how to make the internal energy market work the Commission calls … Read the full press release

New Commission proposal to minimise the climate impacts of biofuel production

Brussels, 22-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the Commission published a proposal to limit global land conversion for biofuel production, and raise the climate benefits of biofuels used in the EU. The use of food-based biofuels to meet the 10% renewable energy target … Read the full press release

Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC)

Brussels, 22-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — What are biofuels? Biofuels are liquid or gaseous transport fuels made from biomass. The most important biofuels today are bioethanol (made from sugar and cereal crops) used to replace petrol, and biodiesel (made mainly from vegetable oils) used to replace diesel. There are two distinctive categories of … Read the full press release