Romania is benefited of a significant solar energy potential which for the moment is not used at their potential. Due to its solar potential the thermal solar systems for hot water production could be used between April and October, as well as all year long in addition with a heating...
French energy policy has been relatively consistent in recent decades, with the main objectives including: securing energy supply, achieving international competitiveness, and protecting the environment. The focus on energy security has led France to become one of the world's top producers and consumers of nuclear power. However, the French government...
The most common application of solar power systems is to produce domestic hot water, both for hotel services and in homes, hospitals, nursing homes, campsites, sports facilities, etc. Despite their enormous potential and the many projects demonstrating their feasibility, systems specifically for heating swimming pools are not yet in widespread...
Turkey, being a Mediterranean country, is known for its plenty of sunshine and the availability of solar energy is more than 2,500 sunshine hours per year and in some regions this figure reaches to 3,000 hours per annum. In 2001, the total demand for energy was approximately 77 million tonnes...
The aim of this paper is to contribute to the analysis of the market potential for wider application of solar thermal technologies in Bulgaria and to disclose the opportunities for further development and implementation of solar thermal technologies. For development of the utilization of solar energy potential, mainly for thermal...
One of the most important measures that need to be put into practice is promotion aimed at local government. The objective is for solar thermal systems to be installed in buildings owned or managed by local authorities to showcase and demonstrate solar energy to possible users in the area. Another...
This paper focuses on the information about the energy consumption by Cyprus' for the generation of electricity. Cyprus' energy consumption is mainly oil-based and since it has no domestic production of oil, Cyprus is an oil importer. Practically, the whole amount of electricity is generated by imported oil, and the...
Proposal to Allow Terrestrial Fixed Service in the Band Shown to Be 'Ill-Conceived, Technically Flawed and Glaringly Unjustified' WASHINGTON -- The global satellite communications sector has opposed a proposal made at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission FCC to allow terrestrial fixed services to operate in the 14.0-14.5 GHz...
Alcatel has been selected by the European Commission to lead a 34-member consortium responsible for the European Union research and development project, Liaison, which is part of the 6th R & D Framework Program. The project aims to provide police forces, fire-fighters, municipalities, utilities and many...
European cable giant UGC Europe has been given green light by the European Commission EC to buy Noos, France's largest cable operator. UGC is buying the operation from utility group Suez for 660m [euro]. In return Suez will get a 20 per cent stake in UGC's French...
If The Europeans Can Do it, The U.S. Ought To Be Able To Do It Better Responding to the pro-competition elements of the 1996 Telecom Act, the FCC has begun focusing on the issue of opening up the $6 billion retail directory assistance DA market to competition. Sources...
The European Commission is investigating possible illegal state aid to Italian telecom operator Wind. The probe is reported to be at a preliminary stage. In addition to providing a fixed-line business, Wind is the third-largest mobile operator in Italy. ...
Price flexibility is crucial to development of cable as a broadband platform, and legislation must be harmonised across Europe to allow tariff changes, European Cable Communications Association ECCA says. Speaking at annual ECCA European Broadband Conference, association's president said cable price rises of 30 per cent...
On the surface, Spanish and Italian advisers enjoyed contrasting fortunes in 2001. In the absence of any significant telecoms or banking deals, Spain suffered along with the rest of Europe from the M&A downturn. Meanwhile, Italy boasted two of the Continent's most ...
A joint telecoms venture between Italy's Wind and Greece's Public Power Corporation PPC will be able to provide fixed and wireless telephony services in October 2002. "The goal is to have 18 percent of the corporate market as clients and 15 percent of...
THE European Commission yesterday said it had restarted its review of the planned merger of Vivendi, Canal Plus and Seagram, after the companies submitted extra information. The Commission has until 2 October to rule on whether to approve the merger or send it for a longer four-month inquiry. The French...
The European Commission's Information Society Directorate-General has recently published a call for tenders for carrying out the intermediate evaluation of the TEN-Telecom action (see URL: http://www2.echo.lu/tentelecom/). The specific issues to be evaluated are the relevance of the action's objectives, priorities and implementing measures; its effectiveness...
While German telecom regulators have granted Mannesmann [MNNSY] an extra week to prepare a defense against Vodafone AirTouch's [VOD] $148 billion hostile takeover bid, the proposed acquisition of a second German mobile provider, E-Plus, is being considered by the European Commission. The commission,is conducting a routine inquiry into...
The European Commission will soon publish a call for tenders for the services related to evaluation of its TEN-Telecom action. The call will cover the intermediate evaluation of the TEN-Telecom action. The specific issues to be evaluated include the relevance of the action's objectives, priorities and...
The EC's long-awaited communication on public procurement directives has met with widespread approval from purchasing practitioners Telecoms companies operating in a competitive market are to be freed from European purchasing rules under a raft of proposals from the European Commission. The EC's "communication" on...
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