Category: Sectors

Sep 29

Renewables records in the European Union

About two-thirds of all the solar panels installed around the world in 2011 found homes in Europe, reports the European Union Joint Research Center. Collectively, European countries installed 18.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar in 2011 – an investment of $84 billion – bringing the region’s capacity to 52 GW. Germany accounts for 30 GW of that. …

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Sep 28

Peak Cheap Oil: Cantarell hits record low

Cantarell’s production has slid 74 percent since 2006 to 449,000 barrels a day last year, dragging down the country’s daily output. Cantarell’s output fell 14 percent from April 2011 to 400,000 barrels a day, the lowest since at least 1990, when the Energy Ministry started to publish Pemex’s production. Petroleos Mexicanos, the world’s third-largest oil …

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Sep 28

Quinto Conto Energia

Il DM 5 luglio 2012, pubblicato sulla Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 159 del 10 luglio 2012, cosiddetto Quinto Conto Energia, ridefinisce le modalità di incentivazione per la produzione di energia elettrica da fonte fotovoltaica. Le modalità di incentivazione previste dal Quinto Conto Energia si applicano a partire dal 27 agosto 2012 e cessano decorsi 30 giorni …

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Sep 27

Commission proposals for the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020

The European Commission proposes the overall amount for the next seven years: €1,025 billion in commitments (1.05% of the EU GNI) and €972.2 billion (1% of EU GNI) in payments. Horizon 2020’s budget is confirmed at €85 million, and new aid regimes are introduced, like the paneuropean program for infrastructure, transport, energy and ICT ‘Connecting …

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Sep 24

Fondo di Garanzia per le PMI: domande a valere sul Fondo di ingegneria finanziaria della Regione Marche

E’ stata emanata la circolare MedioCredito Centrale n. 627 del 21 settembre 2012 (Presentazione delle domande a valere sul Fondo di Ingegneria Finanziaria -Misure a sostegno del rafforzamento dei Confidi di II livello tramite controgaranzia- della Regione Marche), con la quale il gestore, con riferimento agli interventi del Fondo di Ingegneria Finanziaria e, in particolare, …

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Sep 23

The potential of small farming

To ensure food security for all, we will have to increase not just food production, but also availability, especially for those living in developing countries. That means breaking down barriers and inequalities, building capacity, and disseminating knowledge. The International Fund for Agricultural Development sees enormous potential in Africa’s agricultural sector, which experienced 4.8% growth in …

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Sep 21

EU Commission to limit food-based biofuels

In a major policy shift, the European Commission has said it wants to cap food-based biofuels to five percent. The new limit was announced during informal talks in Cyprus on Monday between EU energy ministers, Euronews reports. Previously, the EU required bio-fuels to rise to 10% of transport fuels by 2020, and bio-fuels made from …

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