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Newsletter #1 June 2003
Welcome,
With this newsletter E.V.A., the Austrian Energy Agency, starts a
new service which will provide energy related news with a focus on
energy efficiency and renewable energy in Central and Eastern
Europe (CEE).
* Energy policy news
* Energy funds
* Project news
* New publications
* Events
* Linktips
I hope you will like our free service and give it a try. Later this
summer the new enerCEE web site will go on line with energy profiles
of several CEE countries. Within a few months we will continue to
publish further country profiles and general information about energy
in CEE.
enerCEE is a service sponsored by the Austrian Federal Ministry for
Environmental Affairs published by E.V.A., the Austrian Energy Agency.
We hope you enjoy reading and we would like to invite you to send us
your news!
Michael Stenitzer | Johannes Schmidl | Alois Geisslhofer
for the enerCEE-team
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Newsflash
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* Intelligent Energy For Europe
* Ukrainian-Austrian Bioenergy Seminar
* "Renewable Energy Agency" (REA) founded in Ukraine
* Link Tip: Municipal Network for Energy Efficiency
* Developing energy co-operation with neighbouring Countries
* EU offers financial incentive to shut down Armenian NPP
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Intelligent Energy For Europe
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/res/intelligent_energy/index_en.htm
The "Intelligent Energy for Europe" programme of actions in the area
of energy proposed by the Commission as the successor of the Energy
Framework Programme (1998 - 2002) has received the agreement of the
Parliament and of the Council. It strengthens and redirects action
in the field of energy in line with new European political
priorities.
"Intelligent Energy for Europe" supports actions in the fields of:
* ALTENER: new and renewable energy sources and diversification
of energy production
* SAVE: improvement of energy efficiency and the rational use of
energy
* STEER: energy aspects of transport
* COOPENER: promotion of renewable energy sources and energy
efficiency at international level, particularly in the developing
countries.
Actions that can benefit from EU financial assistance must aim at
stimulating the European market, and, among other things
* increase energy efficiency by around 1% per year
* increase the use of renewable energy in consumption from 6% to 12%
by 2010
* increase to 22.1% by 2010 the percentage of electricity produced
from renewable sources
* increase the production of electricity produced from cogeneration
by 2010
* develop the potential of renewable sources of energy
* promote Kyoto mechanisms
A first call for proposals is expected for autumn 2003. Calls will be
open to all Member States as well as to the candidate countries and
the EFTA/EEA countries in accordance with the rules and procedures
agreed with those countries.
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Seminar on bioenergy from wood-waste, landfill gas and biogas
21 - 22 May 2003, Kiev, Ukraine
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On May 21st, 2003, a one-day Ukrainian-Austrian seminar covering
the topic "utilisation of bioenergy" took place with a high-level
participation from Austria and the Ukraine. The goal of this
seminar was to identify joint Ukrainian-Austrian bioenergy projects,
which shall finally be realised in the framework of the Ukrainian-
Austrian Energy Partnership Program.
The seminar was targeted at participants from Austria who are
interested in bioenergy-projects in Ukraine and potential project
partners, plant operators, financing and supporting institutions,
investors, and representatives from politics and from the
administration in Ukraine.
At least four projects are now going to be prepared for implemen-
tation as an outcome of this workshop, some more are in the pipeline.
Proceedings will be available soon at
http://www.eva.ac.at/service/veranst/ukraine_bioenergy.htm
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"Renewable Energy Agency" (REA) founded in Ukraine
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A new NGO, "Renewable Energy Agency" (REA), was founded in Ukraine
early this year. It combines the resources of two organizations, the
NGO "Future Age Energy" and the Science and Technical Center
"Biomass". The new structure aims to promote renewable energy
sources as alternatives to fossil fuel.
[Source: Sustainable Energy News No. 40]
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Developing energy co-operation with neighbouring countries
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/ten-e/doc/com_2003_0262_en.pdf
New European Communication on the development of energy
policy for the enlarged European Union, its neighbours
and partner countries
This Communication sets guidelines to face up to the challenges
of growing external energy dependence between the European Union
and neighbouring countries. It also examines the need to address
infrastructure issues on a regional level, to diversify sources of
energy, at both geographical and technological level, and to
broaden the basis for energy trade in Europe and its adjoining
continents.
The objectives of the policy set out in this Communication are to:
* enhance the security of energy supplies of the European continent,
* strengthen the Internal Energy Market of the enlarged European
Union,
* support the modernisation of energy systems in our partner
countries,
* and facilitate the realisation of major new energy infrastructure
projects.
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EU offers financial incentive to shut down Armenian nuclear-power plant
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Visiting EU official Hugues Mingarelli told Armenian officials in
Yerevan on 4 June that the EU believes the Medzamor nuclear-power
plant should be closed down as soon as possible and is ready to
provide a grant of 100 million euros ($117 million) to expedite the
shutdown, AFP and ITAR-TASS reported. Medzamor currently generates
some 40 percent of Armenia's energy. Mingarelli suggested that
importing gas from Iran could compensate for the closure of Medzamor,
but admitted that no agreement has yet been reached on EU funding to
build a pipeline to transport that gas. The European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development helped finance reactivating Medzamor
in 1995 on condition that the plant would be closed again by 2004.
In December 1998, Armenian officials confirmed their readiness to
comply with that deadline, but have argued more recently that
Medzamor cannot be shut down until an alternative source of energy
is available.
[Source & Copyright (c) 2003. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave.,
N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org ]
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Link Tip: Municipal Network for Energy Efficiency
http://www.munee.org/
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Through its Municipal Networks for Energy Efficiency (MUNEE) program,
USAID and UNECE are seeking a relatively low-cost way to disseminate
positive energy efficiency experiences in the countries of Central
and Eastern Europe, Russia and the former Soviet Union.
At their web site you can find examples of good practice, background
information, news from the region an much more.
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Energy Events +++ Energy Events +++ Energy Events ++
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European Emissions Trading 2003
June 25 - 26, 2003, Brussels, Belgium
http://www.iqpc-oil.com/iowa-robot/genevent.html?topic=168&event=3331
Developing comprehensive strategies to successfully prepare for the
impact of a European emissions trading scheme on commercial activities
INTERREG IIIC - Promoting regional development in the
New Member States and neighbouring Third Countries
30 June 2003, Gyoer, Hungary
http://www.interreg3c.net/1544.html
This one-day seminar will inform about the EU's INTERREG IIIC programme
and related project and funding opportunities for regional and local
authorities, regional development agencies and other actors active in
territorial development. The seminar will also present the state of
affairs with regard to preparing the accession and neighbouring
countries for participation in this programme.
Entry to new Energy Markets Conference
September 11-12 2003, Vienna, Austria
http://www.energy.easteurolink.co.uk/
The Conference offers a platform for attendees to benefit from
premier networking opportunity with regional governments and policy
makers, international investors, market-shapers and corporate
decision makers, and to discuss the latest developments and
investment opportunities, energy market liberalisation and
privatisation in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Macedonia and
Romania
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