Posts Tagged ‘Central Europe’

US energy secretary says difficulties with Russia gas pipeline

November 13th, 2008

BAKU (AFP) – US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman on Thursday said there were difficulties with a Russian plan for a new gas pipeline to Europe and said Washington wanted to encourage diversity of supply.
Speaking ahead of an energy summit in Azerbaijan that will promote alternative energy supply routes from the Caspian region to Europe, Bodman [...]

Eastern Europe looks to nuclear revival to meet its power needs

October 30th, 2008

By Judy Dempsey
Published: October 29, 2008
BERLIN: From the Baltic to Bulgaria, governments in Eastern Europe are increasingly looking toward a revival of nuclear power generation to meet growing energy demand.
The renewed interest in nuclear energy in a region that has been under intense pressure from the European Union to close unsafe older-generation plants coincides with [...]

In Eastern Europe, a Nuclear Answer to Energy Dependence ENERGY

October 29th, 2008

From the Baltic to Bulgaria, governments in Eastern Europe are increasingly looking toward a revival of nuclear power generation to meet growing energy demand.
The renewed interest in nuclear energy in a region that has been under intense pressure from the European Union to close unsafe older- generation plants coincides with a lively debate in [...]