INTENSE aims at transferring intelligent energy saving measures for municipal housing from “old” EU Member States to “new” Member States and Accession countries in Central and Eastern Europe.

New energy standards for home boilers entering into force this month are expected to take offline the equivalent of 47 Fukushima-type nuclear power stations in Europe by 2020, according to official EU data compiled by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been financing Turkish banks that offer these loans to their clients since 2010. Overall, the bank has invested close to $3 billion in energy projects in the country, and the result has been $700 million in savings since the EBRD began the program.

Croatia is one of the recognized leaders in South-East Europe in the field of energy management, monitoring and assessment of the energy consumption, which are important aspects of the rational use of energy in buildings. That is why Croatia was chosen as the country for a study tour of officials and experts of Turkmenistan on energy conservation and management in buildings.

Understatement should not be on the agenda here: the Lefdal Mine Datacenter (LMD), a 120,000 square metre installation under construction near Måløy on Norway's west coast is going to be the European’s largest data centre, producing a capacity of 100 megawatts. According to its operators, their goal is to become Europe’s number one in terms of cost-efficiency, security, flexibility and sustainability.

Một nhóm các nhà khoa học tại Đại học Manchester (Anh) đã hợp tác với công ty European Thermodynamics nghiên cứu phát triển một loại vật liệu nhiệt – điện mới nhằm đáp ứng nhu cầu hiện thực hoá khả năng tận dụng nguồn nhiệt thải của ô-tô để sản xuất điện.

The European Commission has hired a consortium of external experts to identify energy saving effects caused by improved resource efficiency. The project recently started and is expected to be completed by May 2016.

The project is part of the local authority’s commitment to Bristol 2015 European Green Capital. The city has also installed a sculpture of two life size whales made from recycled bottles, marking the city’s green status.

Countries in the European Union have some bold energy targets for the year 2030, including a non-binding goal to source at least 27% of their final energy consumption from renewable sources.

The European Commission has published a package of reforms aimed at decarbonising the economy and giving consumers a “central role” in Europe’s energy transition.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is funding €325 million (£227.5m) to improve the electricity grid in Spain.

Sustainable Energy Days will be held in Moldova on June 15-21 within the European Union Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW).

The European Commission has approved plans to grant around €10 million (£8m) of public investment to the operator of a gasification plant in Finland.

Vietnam may increase the attractiveness of foreign investment by developing green energy sources. It is just so confirmed by many participants at the meeting on Europe - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement organized by the European Business Association in Vietnam.

Three energy efficiency and renewable energy projects from Spain, the UK and Austria have won the prestigious EU Sustainable Energy Europe Awards for their innovative, consumer-empowering ideas.

The European Union’s Horizon 2020 funded in May eight new energy-efficiency projects covering 26 countries.

A €75 million (£54m) loan has been agreed for the construction of a new large-scale bio-product mill in Finland. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Metsäliitto Co-operative are providing the funds for the mill, which will produce 1.3 million tonnes of pulp per year.

Almost 300 companies in Romania received funds worth EUR 112 million for energy efficiency in the last three years, through a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union financing program RoSEFF.

S&C Electric Europe has brought power to two primary schools in rural Zambia by combining solar with energy storage technology.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is investing €156 million (£112.32m) in a wind project in Germany.