Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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Series Title | Press Release |
Series Details | IP/05/1447 (21.11.05) |
Publication Date | 21/11/2005 |
Content Type | News |
The European Commission announced that the EU was to invest €440 million of research money in advancing renewable energy technologies between 2002 and 2006. The objective was that by 2010 at least 12% of the EU’s overall energy consumption should come from renewable sources for both environmental and supply security reasons. Preview of a major conference on renewable energies, starting in Brussels on 21 November 2005, which was to bring together a wide range of organisations involved in research into renewable energy sources, to discuss how better to work together to develop this important sector. |
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Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/1447&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
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Subject Categories | Energy |
Countries / Regions | Europe |