Thursday, December 31, 2020

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Government Europa brings you the latest Energy & Environment News from across the field of European Government Policy.

InnoEnergy and WindEurope ‘hackathon’ to develop wind energy technologies

InnoEnergy and WindEurope ‘hackathon’ to develop wind energy technologies

Innovation company InnoEnergy and industry organisation WindEurope will partner to sponsor a joint ‘hackathon’, which will develop wind energy technologies for the future. The second...
Flexible energy system testing platform to be built in Finland

Flexible energy system testing platform to be built in Finland

A consortium of 11 companies and three research organisations has received a grant of €5m from Business Finland to develop a flexible energy system...
Stadium energy storage uses second-life and new electric vehicle batteries

Stadium energy storage uses second-life and new electric vehicle batteries

Europe’s largest energy storage system which uses second-life and new electric vehicle batteries has launched at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The...
£23m awarded for first Passivhaus all-through school in Wales

£23m awarded for first Passivhaus all-through school in Wales

UK architecture practice Architype has won a £23m (€26m) contract to create the first Passivhaus all-through school in Machynlleth, Wales. The company will create the...
Resource Recovery from Waste programme could deliver UK circular economy

Resource Recovery from Waste programme could deliver UK circular economy

A new, independent report on the University of Leeds’ Resource Recovery from Waste programme has proposed new ways to deliver a circular economy for...
UK announces £44.5m to combat worldwide illegal wildlife trade

UK announces £44.5m to combat worldwide illegal wildlife trade

The UK has announced a new strategy which will provide an additional £44.5m to combat the global illegal wildlife trade over the next six...
Destabilising our diesel fleet to prevent air pollution

Destabilising our diesel fleet to prevent air pollution

Andrzej Jagusiewicz, president of the European Federation of Clean Air and Environmental Protection, explores how air pollution is affecting the lives of Europeans and...
UK energy efficient social housing project hailed by designers

UK energy efficient social housing project hailed by designers

An energy efficient social housing project currently under construction in Norwich, UK, has been hailed by designers for its application of the Passivhaus standard. The...
An electric future: the role of collaboration in the decarbonisation of heat

An electric future: the role of collaboration in the decarbonisation of heat

To electrify Europe, stakeholders are collaborating across industries to create a whole new world of smart cities. However, turning analogue metropolises into clean, energy-efficient...
EU authorities reach new deal on governance of the Energy Union

EU authorities reach new deal on governance of the Energy Union

Negotiators from the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of the EU have reached an ambitious agreement on the governance of the Energy Union. The...

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