CYE2012: Gold for Switzerland | Silver for Austria | Bronze for Germany
The three smiling faces for the CYE2012 are known! Congratulations Stefan Wyss (CH), Clemens Kerschbaumer (A) and Markus Müller (D) for you perseverance and outstanding performance!
CYE2012 - 5 countries are programming within ETS4
Time is getting tighter and 5 out of 9 candidates are programming right now on ETS4! Within half an hour the competition will come to its end and experts will have the time to measure and check all installations done. Tension is high!
FINAL VOTE ON THE RECAST OF THE WEEE DIRECTIVE
On the 19th of January 2012, a European Parliament plenary vote has finally brought to an end an epic 3-year parliamentary debate on the update to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation.
Products and scope
Amongst other electro technical and electrical equipment, the WEEE Directive now also applies to photovoltaic (PV) panels, which represents an important challenge for PV panel producers in Europe. While the EU legislators have included in the Directive reference to already existing schemes, such as PV CYCLE, which can continue operating under the framework of the WEEE legislation, it will now be crucial for the PV industry to avoid an excessive variety of implementing measures at national level. ...
DIFFICULT ENERGY EFFICIENCY DIRECTIVE PUSHED BACK BY MEMBER STATES TO 2012
Targets proposed in the EU’s draft energy efficiency directive (EED) are being contested by Member states, with Britain and the Netherlands pushing for some provisions to be deleted entirely, AIE has learned at the informative session on the EED at the European Parliament on 17 November last.
INTEGRATING E-VEHICLES INTO MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE
As you know, hybrid and electric vehicles have a high potential to help meeting EU policy targets and enable individual mobility. The AIE’s General Secretary, Evelyne Schellekens attended a Showcase Event in Brussels on 22nd November 2011 organised by Orgalime (the European Engineering Industries Association) which illustrated and emphasized the important role of the electrical industry when “Integrating e-vehicles into modern infrastructure”.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE PREPARATION OF A COMMUNICATION ON CONSTRUCTION
Objective of the consultation: The Commission intends to adopt a Communication on the sustainable competitiveness of the construction sector and its enterprises. This Communication will highlight recent market, regulatory and policy developments having an impact on the competitiveness of the construction enterprises ...
PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY RECENTLY RELEASED
On the 22nd of June, the Commission has issued the legislative proposal for a Directive on energy efficiency which transforms into binding measures many of the key actions proposed in the previously published Energy Efficiency Plan of March 2011.
It builds upon the existing Directives for Cogeneration and Energy Services and merges them into one comprehensive legal instrument addressing energy efficiency in energy supply and in final energy consumption.
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→ 13-18.04.12 | CYE2012 Basel | www.aie-cye.eu
→ 15-19.04.12 | LIGHT+BUILDING | Frankfurt
→ 16.04.12 | ZVEH Reception @ LIGHT+BUILDING | Frankfurt
→ 26.04.12 | AIE GS | Brussels
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