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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) energy

Desertec able to provide more green electricity than expected

Brussels, 25/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - The Desertec solar electricity generation project in North Africa and the Sahara should be able meet not just 15% but 20% of the EU's electricity requirements by 2050.

This information was announced by the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) consortium in a project report to 2050, submitted to the department of the Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger on 21 June. Another report, containing recommendations on regulatory issues, is expected on January...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Stopping the Greek problem from being able to overturn the results of the European Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) SPAIN: Size of bank bailout remains to be seen
(AE) GREECE: Fact-finders delayed
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Country-by-country recommendations
(AE) ECOFIN: Energy tax idea watered down
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) COMPETITION:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) REGIONS: Rio+20, regions' declaration to compensate for failure
(AE) REGIONS: Local authorities better at tackling corruption
(AE) COHESION: Council to decide on thematic concentration on Tuesday
(AE) TRANSPORT: Marco Polo, €64.6 million for maritime, river and rail
(AE) TRANSPORT: Rail concerned by European draft budget
(AE) TRANSPORT: EU soon to become “aviation-disabled” due to its airports?
(AE) TRANSPORT: EIB loan for Y Vasca high-speed railway line
(AE) HEALTH: Council wants to rename health programme
(AE) HEALTH: Council says more cooperation needed on cross-border threats
(AE) HEALTH: Council wants to curb antimicrobial resistance
(AE) ENERGY: Renewables reached 12.4% of mix in 2010
(AE) ENERGY: Desertec able to provide more green electricity than expected
(AE) JHA: Malmström opens migration policy centre
(AE) TELECOMS: New roaming rates come into force on 1 July
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Farm support three times higher in US than in EU
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Council and Parliament seal deal on quality package
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Agricultural contractors disappointed by CAP reform
(AE) FISHERIES: New approach to technical measures
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SYRIA: EU further tightens up its sanctions against regime
(AE) IRAN: EU to set sanctions in place and is prepared to tighten them up
(AE) EGYPT: EU congratulates Egypt's new President
(AE) PARAGUAY: President Lugo ousted, European reactions
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: EU's strategic framework and action plan
(AE) NEIGHBOURHOOD:
(AE) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Much ado about (virtually) nothing
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Andris Piebalgs welcomes ONE Data 2012 report
(AE) PAKISTAN: EU sets out expectations on security and democracy
(AE) TRADE: EU and Gulf States close in on agreement
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) TRANSPARENCY: Hundreds of organisations boycott register
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) CJEU: Free movement of goods may be restricted by copyright protection
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