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«State and prospects of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative implementation in Ukraine» conference presentations
Dear participants of the conference and guests of Q-club, find attached program and presentations of the conference «State and prospects of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative implementation in Ukraine» which was held on 23...
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Will Kuala Lumpur Become the ‘Houston of Asia’?
Helped along by a stable, transparent, pro-business government, Malaysia has been quietly building itself into an oil and gas hub, and the world’s oil and gas companies — who increasingly see this country as...
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Berlusconi and the South Stream
Former Italian PM and his political allies argue that Putin is the best ally of Europe in order to oppose a Muslim invasion of EU member states. By switching the focus of international...
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Prodan says European Commission trying to find compromise in trilateral gas talks
Brussels — Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan held bilateral talks with EU Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger in Brussels on Oct. 2. «Today there is a question of coordination...
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Russia’s Gazprom says no change in gas flows to Slovakia
Slovakia's gas importer Slovensky plynarensky priemysel (SPP) has earlier claimed that Russian gas supplies decreased 50% as of October 1. MOSCOW, October 2. /TASS/. Russian gas deliveries to Slovakia have been stable over...
Report On “Via accountability to responsibility” round table based on 6 months’ work on the project. Kyiv, July 4, 2014
On July 4, 2014 in the premises of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine non-governmental organizations Kyiv International Energy Club “Q-club” and NOMOS Center conducted a round table to sum up 6 months’ work...
GTS and UGS data online
Starting from 2014, UKRTRANSGAS PJSC is reporting daily on current volume of natural gas transportation through the gas transportation system (GTS) of Ukraine. Such reporting has become a next step towards fulfillment of...
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30.09.2014Ukrainian crisis 'could hasten EU energy union'
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30.09.2014
EU's policy framework for climate and energy discussed in Brussels
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30.09.2014
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12.05.2014Via accountability to responsibility — report
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27.03.2014
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19.03.2014
Fukushima wind farm now fully operational
It is something to smile about in Fukushima, more than two and a half years after the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Authorities have inaugurated the initial phase of construction of a major...
A European shale gas revolution?
What can Europe learn from the so-called US shale gas revolution? That was the topic of debate at a Comment Visions forum in Brussels, which was organised by Royal Dutch Shell and Euronews...
Turning waste into gas
Turning waste into energy is nothing new. The problem is the process leaves behind a heavy carbon footprint. But a UK company claims to have developed a new technique that turns household rubbish...
Green walls to fight pollution
They are not only nice to look at, but plants could also help clean up the polluted air in our cities. In Lyon, one of France’s largest and most polluted cities, tests have...
100% electric Model S gets rave reviews
Tesla’s Model S is 100% electric. A real rocket ship, with 416 horsepower, it was born in the mountains near the Silicon Valley. Already a celebrity in California, it is being described as...
Clip-on wind turbine aims to supplement solar panels
Crowdfunding has come to the small wind generation field with an Indiegogo campaign intended for an interesting target niche: a small wind generator designed to be clipped onto solar panels. According to its...
EU strikes solar deal with China on tariffs
The EU has struck a deal with China that will set a minimum price for Chinese solar panels sold in Europe. Officials say it will be 56 euro cents per watt of solar...
Ionic Liquid breakthrough in thermal electrical energy
Harvesting waste heat from power stations and even vehicle exhaust pipes could soon provide a valuable supply of electricity. A small team of Monash University researchers working under the Australian Research Council (ARC)...
Innovative and eco-friendly: the office of the future
Called NuOffice and built in Germany, it is considered to be one of the most sustainable office buildings in the world. It uses energy-efficient heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting and aims to minimise...
Students in the Netherlands unveil a solar-powered family car
A group of 22 students in the Netherlands unveiled their big project: an energy-positive family car that comfortably seats four passengers. Will we ever be able to live in a world powered by...
Recycling tyres: road to success
Eco-innovation is a real opportunity for entrepreneurs. Eco-businesses employ a total of 3.4 million people across Europe. This week, Business Planet takes a trip to Croatia for a closer look at a very...
EU mulls underground storage for CO2 emissions
The EU is investigating how storing polluting greenhouse gas underground could help slash CO2 emissions. Carbon Capture and Storage traps and separates carbon dioxide from industry sources before it is compressed and injected...
Green Concrete under construction
It is all around us. But most of the time, you can’t see it. And there is a good reason why scientists are currently focusing their research efforts on it. “Concrete is one...
Sea fuel
It’s a bright sunny day off the south-west coast of Ireland. A team of local marine researchers have taken their boat out to check on their seaweed farm. The algae they planted just...
Biofuel-ling change with tobacco
Scientists are touting tobacco as the risk-free biofuel capable of weaning us off fossil fuels. In a bid to improve fuel production and reduce its cost, experiments are already underway to genetically modify...
Biotechnology to fight air pollution
Using biotechnology to fight pollution is the challenge for a European Union research project. Under the spotlight – a specific kind of moss. At the University of Freiburg in Germany, a team of...
Heats, shoots, and leaves – Electricity from living plants
Plants could soon provide our electricity. In a small way they already are doing in research laboratories and greenhouses at project Plant-e, a university and commercially-sponsored research group at Wageningen University in the...
EU eases oil export embargo on Syria
The EU has decided to ease its embargo on Syrian crude oil to help the country’s opposition movement. It means that European firms will be allowed to import crude and petroleum products from...
Down to earth energy
Right under our feet there is a source of clean and efficient energy. La Fabrica del Sol in Barcelona is living proof. An old Catalan building dating back to the beginning of the...
EWICON bladeless wind turbine generates electricity using charged water droplets
Wind energy may be one of the more sustainable sources of power available, but the spinning blades of conventional wind turbines require regular maintenance and have attracted criticism from bird lovers. That might...
EU eyes bolder energy policy
The EU wants a radically more ambitious energy policy to meet fresh CO2 emissions targets for 2030. The European Commission is looking to set a new greenhouse gas target for 2030, saying that...
Unconventional gas: review of European neighbor — Mykhailo Gonchar
Mykhaylo Gonchar – Director of Energy Programs of Nomos Centre, president of Centre for global studies “Strategy XXI” had given a speech on “Unconventional gas: review of European neighbors” during the open discussion...
Bohdan Hawrylyshyn — Energy is an essential element for all countries of the world, and especially for Ukraine
Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, Honorary President of the Kiev International Energy Club “Q-Club”, eminent economist, member of the Club of Rome, founder of the Economic Forum in Davos, president of the International Institute of Management...
Painting for change
Scientists in the UK have been developing specially ‘conductive’ paints to be printed onto building materials, where they can then generate their own electricity from the sunlight they absorb. If the project proves...
Mopping up oil spills
In Slovenia scientists are testing a new material which is thought to be able to absorb more than 99% of oil spilled on the water. The material they are testing, inside booms, is...
MEPs urge EU nations to boost CO2 trading market
MEPs on Tuesday called on EU member states to stem the collapse of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System. The European Parliament’s environment committee voted by 38-25 in favour of an amendment to the...
Biggest climate change rally in US history
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered on the National Mall in Washington to call on the US President to honour his inaugural pledge to tackle climate change. More specifically, they want Barack Obama...
North Korea confirms third nuclear missile test
North Korea has confirmed that it has successfully conducted a third nuclear test in defiance of international warnings. Pyongyang says it used a miniaturised device that had a greater explosive force than previous...
Gazprom to cut prices for Europe
Russia’s Gazprom is planning 3.5 billion euros worth of price cuts for its European customers this year The world’s top gas producer is responding to falling demand due to Europe’s economic slump, energy...
Slowing Russian growth sets up interest rate fight
Russia’s economy grew at the slowest pace in at least three years in 2012. High oil prices meant there was no budget deficit for the world’s biggest energy exporter, but the Kremlin now...
Ukraine and Russia’s gas wrangle ignites again
Ukraine’s state gas company Naftogaz says it cannot pay a $7 billion (5.2 billion euro) bill it has received from Russian gas giant Gazprom. The matter is now likely to end up in...
Sun-powered boat to research Gulf Stream
In La Ciotat in the south of France, a very special boat is undergoing maintenance in a shipyard. Pascal Goulpié welcomed euronews aboard the PlanetSolar, the only vessel that has sailed around the...
Micro-algae is new energy source
In the Ennesys Lab in Nanterre, France, researchers are working on a project to produce energy from waste water by cultivating micro-algae in order to heat water and provide heating. Waste water contains...
Algeria: gas supplies not seen at major risk
Algeria is the third largest supplier of natural gas to Europe after Russia and Norway, so the attack has sparked some uncertainty over energy supplies. However analysts were not too concerned pointing out...
Vitoria-Gasteiz is Spain’s green pioneer
In the north of Spain, there is a wetland that might seem like many others. Except these lakes that are dominated by bizarre structures have been created from scratch just two kilometres from...
Total energy independence in the Alps
French engineer and inventor Fabrice André is whizzing up the Alpine road to his refuge on his latest invention: a tricycle that can climb upwards at more than 50 kilometres an hour and...
Plug your energy leaks
Like water from a faulty tap, power leaks from all electronic devices – whether in use or not. The fact is a portion of our energy bill goes down the drain because the...
European nuclear power plants undergo stress tests
Could European nuclear power plants withstand an extreme natural disaster or would they be as susceptible as Japan’s Fukushima, which suffered a meltdown of three of its reactors after an earthquake and tsunami...
The Crystal eco-building dazzles Londoners
An eco-friendly building christened “The Crystal”, built near London’s Olympic Park has been crowned one of the most advanced environmentally friendly buildings in the world. Commissioned by electronics giant Siemans, it aims to...
