Energy

Energy could be
 * name of the DG responsible for the Energy policy of the EU
 * name of the EU policy

Read Also

 * http://europa.eu/pol/ener/ EU Energy policy
 * http://ec.europa.eu/energy/energy2020/index_en.htm - Energy H2020
 * http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/index_en.htm - Energy Efficiency


 * Renewable vs Nuclear http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/07/29/0249234/Nuclear-Energy-Now-More-Expensive-Than-Solar?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29 According to an article on the New York Times, a historical cross-over has occurred because of the declining costs of solar vs. the increasing costs of nuclear energy: solar, hardly the cheapest of renewable technologies, is now cheaper than nuclear, at around 16 cents per kilowatt hour. Furthermore, the NY Times reports that financial markets will not finance the construction of nuclear power plants unless the risk of default (which is historically as high as 50 percent for the nuclear industry) is externalized to someone else through federal loan guarantees or ratepayer funding. The bottom line seems to be that nuclear is simply not competitive, and the push from the US government to subsidize it seems to be forcing the wrong choice on the market
 * http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/08/12/0055225/Portugal-Gives-Itself-a-Clean-Energy-Makeover?from=rss It appears that some countries in oil-poor Europe are making a successful transition to renewable energy at a fast and steady pace. This article talks about the small country of Portugal on the West Coast of Europe, known for its white sand beaches, oranges, fish, and wines. Portugal has no oil, but lots of sun and wind. Five years ago, the government decided, against many dissenting voices, to invest massively in taking advantage of the country's natural resources in clean energy. The results are here. It used to be a heavy energy importer, but now it exports it.
 * http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/cartes/europeenergetique La Russie, fournisseur incontournable de l’Europe
 * Le nucléaire reçoit plus de subsides que le renouvelable... http://www.iewonline.be/spip.php?article5798 La répartition serait la suivante : Nucléaire : 35 milliards d'euros; Renouvelable : 30 milliards d'euros; Charbon : 26 milliards d'euros