Organisation: Renewable Energy Directive

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news

LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Volunteer lifeboat crew rescue female off West Cork coast; Death of one-year-old in car incident

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business

EU’s biofuels U-turn is final nail in coffin of Irish sugar

farming

Pressure on to harness solar energy by 2020

business

Sales of electric vehicles up 46%

farming

Bid to impose 5% limit on biofuels made from arable crops rejected

farming

EU action puts doubts over biodiesel sector

Food production under pressure from EU biofuels usage targets

EUROPEAN food production could come under severe pressure as member states strive to meet the EU’s 2020 biofuels usage targets, according to a new environmental report.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2010

Biofuel producers claim green fuel usage scheme puts jobs at risk

BIOFUEL producers want the Government to protect jobs by prioritising home-produced fuels over exports under its new green fuel usage scheme.

Thu, 17 Jun, 2010

EU on track to meet renewable energy target

Figures released today show that the EU is on track to exceed its target of 20% renewable energy consumption by 2020.

Thu, 11 Mar, 2010