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Date Information Weblink 22/12/08 European Commission Grants EU Exception for East West Interconnectors http://www.imerapower.com/page0/files/c688d81670e4197ed2a3cb4058a1bae5-0.php Desertec achieves "foundation" status. Desertec - the group responsible for pressing for concentrated solar power generation in North Africa and the Mediterranean Area has acheived Foundation status in Gernany. - click here for link http://www.desertec.org/en/concept/studies/ 29/01/09 Omera Announces pan European Electricity Grid project http://www.imerapower.com/page0/files/c688d81670e4197ed2a3cb4058a1bae5-0.php 17/02/09 France announces strategy project to on deployment of infrastructure for charing electric and hybrid vehicles http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/article.php3?id_article=4335 23 February 2009 Conclusion that risks of Global warming have been underestimated. Re-Investigation of five reasons for concern that pressed original conclusions of the Third assessment Report by the Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change in 2001.
14 May 2009 The Australian Government has announced in its recent budget a AUD$1.6 Billion investment in Solar technologies,
including a "Solar Flagships program" which will "aim to create an additional 1,000 MW of solar generation capacity. This ambitious target is three times the size of the largest solar energy project currently operating anywhere in the world. Solar Flagships will seek to develop up to four individual generation plants on the national grid. These may demonstrate both solar thermal and solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies, and have electricity generation capacity equal to or greater than a current coal-fired power station."
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"The Government will establish Renewables Australia to promote the development, commercialisation and deployment of renewable technologies."
More controversially, there is also a planned AUD$2 Billion investment in Carbon Capture and Storage.
http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/pubs/budmr20090512i.pdf 19/6/09 UK National Grid issues consultation document on grid future in UK- one month to respond http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Electricity/Operating+in+2020 08/12/09 NINE EU ministers pledge to create offshore power grid for wind turbines http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2871 7/1/10 Massive world bank investmen (via Clean Technology Fund) t in Solar in Middle and Near East in the pipeline http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2714216/