Washington Delegation Press Room

• Basic Websites
• EU-US Energy Council
• EU Energy Policy Major Initiatives
• EU-Russia
• Hydrogen/Fuel Cells
• ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor)
• Nuclear Energy
• US Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

• EU Energy Commissioner Oettinger Announces Initiatives at Clean Energy Ministerial (7/20/10) 
• EU Regarding US Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill:
  • EU Energy Commissioner Oettinger: Oil Exploration & Extraction - Risks, Liability & Regulation; EU Maritime Affairs Commissioner Damanaki on US Oil Spill Dimension (7/7/10)
  • US Accepts More EU Support for Gulf of Mexico Oil Cleanup; Q&A (7/1/10)
  • Oil Platforms: EU Convenes 2nd Industry Safety Talks (6/22/10)
  • EU Offers US Oil Containment Equipment, at US Request (6/11/10)
  • EU Energy Commissioner Oettinger Assesses EU Oil Platform Safety (5/11/10)
• EU Biofuels Certification System; Q&A; Background (6/10/10)
• EU Renewable Energy Forecasts on Track for 20% Target; Text (3/11/10)
• EU Economic Recovery: EUR 2.3 Billion (of EUR 4 Billion) to Pipeline & Electricity Projects; Q&A (3/4/10)
• EU-Iraq Strategic Energy Partnership Memorandum of Understanding Signed (1/19/10) 
• EU-US Energy Council:
  • EU-US Energy Council Boosts Transatlantic Cooperation (SEE PHOTO BELOW); Q&A (11/4/09)
  • EU-US Energy Council Creation: EU-US Summit (11/3/09)

EU-US Energy Council, 1st Meeting, November 4, 2009

• Covenant of Mayors
• EUR 1.5 Billion for Offshore Wind Projects for Economic Recovery; Details; Projects; Background (12/9/09)
• EU Signs onto International Renewable Energy Agency (11/23/09)
• International Energy Agency (IEA) 2009 World Energy Outlooki Confirms EU on Right Track (11/13/09)
• European Parliamentarians & US Congress Members Meet on Climate Change & Energy; Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue (TLD); EU & US Reinforce Electronic Displays' Energy Star Efficiency Standards; Energy Star Website (10/29/09)
• EU Focus: The EU and Energy Security: Reliable Energy Supply in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy (en español), November 2009
• EUR 50 Billion More in Low Carbon Technologies Investment; Monitor EU Clean Technologies Progress; SETIS - Information System of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan); Q&A; More Q&A (10/7/09)
• EU Requires Member States to Hold Petroleum/Oil Stocks to Prevent Winter Energy Crisis (9/14/09)
• EU Phasing out Incandescent Lightbulbs (9/1/09)
• Statement by Ambassador John Bruton on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and HR 3183 (7/21/09)
• New EU Gas Supply Security Rules; Details (7/16/09)
• New EU Energy Market-Strengthening Rules; EU Carbon Capture & Geological Storage (CCS) Project in China; Q&A (6/25/09)
• EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue; Background (6/23/09)
• Energy Star: EU-US Office Equipment Energy Standards (6/18/09)
• EU 20% Renewables Target May Employ 2.8 Million; Study (6/2/09)
• EU at G8 Energy Summit (5/25/09)
• “Black Liquor” (Pulp Byproduct) Joint Brazil, Canada, Chile & EU Action (5/21/09)
• EU Phasing Out Incandescent Lightbulb; FAQs; Eco-Design (3/18/09)
• EU Energy & Broadband Infrastructure Investment (1/28/09)
• EU Gas Coordination Group at Work (1/19/09)
• EU Oil Demand Must Decrease by 50%+ by 2050 (1/9/09)
• Hydrogen/Fuel Cells:
  • EUR 1 Billion for Fuel Cells & Hydrogen; Details (10/14/08)
  • EU Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) (5/30/08); JTI FAQs; More FAQs
  • EU: Hydrogen to Reduce Road Transport Oil Consumption 40% by 2050; HyWays Project website (2/25/08)
  • EU Promotes Hydrogen Technology; Details; Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) (10/10/07)
  • EU/US Hydrogen Engines Research; EU/US Hydrogen Cooperation (2/27/07)
• Major EU Energy Initiatives:
  • EU Energy Security, Solidarity, Efficiency; Website; European Commission President Barroso (11/13/08)
  • EU Sustainable Cities: Covenant of Mayors (1/29/08)
  • EU Climate Change/Energy Package; Details; Website; European Commission President Barroso; EU Environment Commissioner Dimas; EU Competition Commissioner Kroes; National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAP) 1st Assessment; Emissions Trading System (ETS) Revision Q&A; Carbon Dioxide Geological Storage Q&A; Effort-Sharing Q&A; EU Environment State-Aid Guidelines FAQs (1/23/08)
  • European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan); Q&A; Towards a Low Carbon Future; More (11/22/07)
  • The EU Electricity & Gas Markets: Third Legislative Package; Energizing Europe; More; European Commission President Barroso (9/19/07); And European Energy Community (9/28/07); More from Barroso (10/1/07)
  • EU Appoints Key Projects Coordinators; Details (9/12/07)
  • EU Energy Consumer Rights Charter; More; Q&A; Details (7/5/07)
  • Energy Policy Action Plan (3/9/07)
  • Sustainable Energy Week; Details; Renewable Energies Barometer (1/25/07)
  • EU Comprehensive Energy & Climate Package to Cut Emissions (1/10/07); Car CO2 Emissions Revised Plan; Q&A (2/7/07); Speech (1/25/07); Details; Website; Limiting Global Climate Change; Q&A; 21^st Century EU Energy Policy; Energy Efficiency: 20% Savings by 2020; Energy Technology; Renewable Energy Roadmap; Nuclear Power Safety & Security; Low CO₂ Fossil Fuel Future; Biofuels; EU Electricity & Gas Networks Improvement; 2010 Renewable Electricity Target (1/10/07); European Parliament (1/11/07)
  • Global Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Fund
  • Energy Community Meeting Pushes Energy Market Development; Energy Community Treaty; Moldova, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine Energy Community Observers; EU Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies & Clean Development Mechanism Projects Equitable Distribution (11/17/06); Energy Community Treaty; Council Decision 2006/500 (Official Journal L 198, July 20, 2006)
  • 20% Savings by 2020: EU Action Plan on Energy Efficiency; Details; Methods; Website; Children's Program (10/19/06)
• EU-Russia:
  • EU-Russia Broad Nuclear Partnership Agreement Negotiations OK'd (12/22/09)
  • EU-Russia Early Warning Mechanism to Avert Energy Crisis (11/16/09)
  • Gas Coordination Group Studies Security of Winter Gas Supplies (6/18/09)
  • EU-Russia Energy Dialogue Overview (3/19/09)
• ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor)
  • EU Commission Welcomes Outcome of ITER Council (6/18/09)
  • TER Agreement Enters into Force (10/24/07)
  • ITER in Barcelona (6/28/07)
  • Nuclear Energy
  • LAUNCH OF AMBITIOUS INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENT REACTOR (ITER) PROJECT (11/21/06)
  • ITER Fusion Energy Project International Agreement Approved (9/25/06)
  • EU ITER Contribution (8/22/06)
  • EU/US Sign Nuclear Fusion Reactor Pact; Q&A (5/24/06)
  • ITER EU Website
  • ITER Project Website
  • European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy
• Nuclear Energy:
  • EU-Russia Broad Nuclear Partnership Agreement Negotiations OK'd (12/22/09)
  • EU Nuclear Safety Binding Framework (6/25/09)
  • EU Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear (CBRN) Security; Details (6/24/09)
  • Energy Directorate General
  • Research Directorate General:
    • Fission & Radiation
    • Fusion
  • External Relations Directorate General: Non-Proliferation
  • ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor)
  • Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community - Consolidated Version (3/30/10)

Basic Websites:

• EU Major Energy Policy Initiatives
• EU External Energy Policy 
• Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community - Consolidated Version
• Covenant of Mayors
• Energy & Climate Change Press Pack
• EU Energy Directorate General
• EU Eco-Design 
• EU Focus: Climate Change and Energy: 20 20 20 by 2020
• EU Gas Market
• EU Energy Activities
• EU Energy Legislative Summaries
• EU Energy Legislation
• EU Energy International Cooperation
• Energy Community Treaty; Website; Map: