http://setis.ec.europa.eu daily 1 2010-05-05T09:46:39Z http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/interview-with-giles-dickson-vice-president-environmental-policies-global-advocacy-at-alstom In this interview Giles Dickson talks to SETIS about industry financing of SET-Plan activities. No publisher SETIS Cogeneration of heat Solar photovoltaic Solar heating and cooling Hydropower Nuclear fission power Bioenergy Zero emission fossil Hydrogen and fuel cells Cement energy efficiency Geothermal power Biofuels Wind Smart grids 2012-02-22T15:33:08Z NewsInterview http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/new-eurobserv2019er-publication-released-2018the-state-of-renewable-energies-in-europe2019 The annual EurObserv’ER report ‘The State of Renewable Energies in Europe’ has been released, which gives background information on renewable energy realisations and renewable energy shares in Europe. It also presents estimates for renewable energy related employment and turnover in EU Member States. No publisher SETIS Solar photovoltaic Solar heating and cooling Bioenergy Ocean wave power Geothermal power Biofuels Wind 2012-02-15T15:47:50Z NewsArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/european-parliament-backs-low-carbon-roadmap Last week a European Parliament committee approved an EU Roadmap to a low-carbon economy, which seeks to go beyond current carbon dioxide reduction targets. No publisher SETIS Concentrated solar power Nuclear fusion power Solar photovoltaic Solar heating and cooling Hydropower Nuclear fission power Bioenergy Hydrogen and fuel cells Ocean wave power Geothermal power Biofuels Wind Smart grids 2012-02-10T15:26:35Z NewsArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/2011-capacities-map-of-the-set-plan-now-available The third edition of the Capacities Map, i.e. the 2011 Update, addresses the research and development (R&D) investments in three selected low-carbon energy technologies within SET-Plan, i.e. wind, PV and CSP. This update covers the period 2008-09, the period with the latest available detailed data. No publisher SETIS Concentrated solar power Solar photovoltaic Wind 2012-02-10T16:31:31Z NewsArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/energy-roadmap-2050-empowering-europe This event, bringing together high-level energy experts and key policymakers, will take stock of the European Commission's proposal and identify the challenges ahead for the electricity sector, investigate how they will affect the ability of electricity companies to raise the investments necessary to underpin such massive changes and identify the market arrangements needed to make the shift possible in the most cost-efficient way. No publisher SETIS 2012-02-02T12:17:52Z EventArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/4th-general-assembly-of-the-smart-grids-european-technology-platform The 4th General Assembly of the European Technology Platform on Smart Grids, organised with the support of the ERANET-SmartGrids project, is the premier forum for actively ensuring a low-carbon future and creating an open, free energy market for Europe’s electrical power sector and its customers. No publisher SETIS Smart grids 2012-02-02T11:01:06Z EventArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/final-atest-workshop The ATEsT project aims to address the methodologies and modelling toolbox required to support the decision-making of the SET-Plan in the priority area of transition planning of the deployment of low carbon technologies and their supporting infrastructures. As the project reaches its end, the final workshop presents the outcome of this exercise and the identified main gaps and recommendations for future development of tools and models. The outcome of the work done can be found on the project website (www.atest-project.eu). No publisher SETIS 2012-02-01T11:28:04Z EventAbstract http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/european-bioenergy-conference-2012 The AEBIOM European Bioenergy Conference is one of the leading bioenergy conferences in Europe. The annual conference has grown ever since its first edition in 2010 and has quickly become Europe's major occasion for exchange and interaction between industry and policy. No publisher SETIS Bioenergy Biofuels 2012-01-30T08:18:27Z EventArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/water-powers-life-hidroenergia-2012-in-wroc142aw Hidroenergia is traditionally regarded as the key event of the Small Hydropower (SHP) sector during which new political, financial and technical sector developments are debated and assessed. No publisher SETIS Hydropower 2012-01-30T08:17:02Z EventArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/new-biomap-tool-available-in-setis-toolkit A new biofuels mapping tool, BIOMAP, was released on 18 January. The tool maps biofuels projects of all sizes, provides details of the projects, industrial involvement, relationship to R&D programmes, policy drivers, associated product standards, and more. No publisher SETIS Biofuels 2012-01-19T11:49:09Z NewsArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/ewea-2012-annual-event-copenhagen Each year, the EWEA Annual Event brings together companies and individuals to play an active role in shaping the future of the wind industry - and enabling the innovation that is crucial for building a better future for wind energy. No publisher SETIS Wind 2012-01-11T13:52:53Z EventArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/record-60-percent-surge-in-solar-pv-generation-in-germany According to new figures from the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar), Germany saw solar output rise a record 60 percent in 2011 to more than 18 billion kilowatt hours of electricity. No publisher SETIS Solar photovoltaic 2012-01-11T13:38:15Z NewsArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/materials-roadmap-enabling-low-carbon-energy-technologies-published Materials are at the core of industrial innovation and enable it. The materials presented in this new Roadmap complement and expand the technology roadmaps developed in the context of the SET-Plan as the basis for its implementation. It puts forward key materials research and innovation activities to advance energy technologies for the next 10 years. No publisher SETIS Advanced fossil fuel production Concentrated solar power Cogeneration of heat Electricity storage in the power sector Solar photovoltaic Nuclear fission power Bioenergy Zero emission fossil Geothermal power Biofuels Wind 2012-01-03T13:51:14Z NewsArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/geotherm-2012-expo-and-congress-in-offenburg Join the European Geothermal Energy Council by attending the 2012 edition of the GeoTHERM expo and congress in Offenburg on the 1st and 2nd March 2012. No publisher SETIS 2012-01-03T11:26:48Z EventArticle http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/eu-energy-roadmap-2050-low-carbon-investments-key-to-restoring-european-prosperity Large investments in new energy generation can create new industrial growth and employment in Europe while radically reducing carbon dioxide emissions. This is the message of the Energy Roadmap 2050, a key strategic document tabled by the European Commission. No publisher SETIS 2012-01-03T10:57:12Z NewsArticle