Industry welcomes move to stop retrospective changes to support schemes, but calls on Commissioner to also slash fossil fuel subsidies
Günther Oettinger has unveiled a list of 250 energy infrastructure projects to benefit from fresh funding, but is it enough to drive investment?
Businesses welcome move to provide greater certainty post 2020 but green groups warn proposals are "deeply disappointing"
New Commission policy papers also propose 30 per cent of energy comes from renewable sources to offer certainty for investors
Over 70 companies sign letter to EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger claiming retroactive cuts are damaging investor confidence
EU Council approves Energy Efficiency Directive paving the way for it to be signed into law next month
EirGrid Interconnector will transmit green electricity between the two countries and opens up prospect of European 'supergrid'
Draft proposals in October will cap biofuels derived from wheat or rapeseed at five per cent of transport fuel
Measures agreed fall short of agreed 20 per cent drop in energy consumption
Commissioner says new targets for renewable energy, emissions reductions and energy efficiency may be needed to sustain green growth