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The European Commission has approved a €112m loan to Elering, Estonia's electricity transmission network operator.

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The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) published its "Global Wind Report" for the year 2014.

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According to the International Energy Agency, last year global emissions were unchanged. This happened for the first time during a period of economic…

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In 2013 Latvia's share of renewable energy in final energy consumption amounted to 37.1%.

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Latvia is one of the countries where renewables account for about one third of final enery consumption.

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In order to increase energy independence Latvia has to increase energy efficiency and renewable energ production.

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The European Commission has awarded €1bn to 19 innovative renewable energy projects and one carbon capture and storage (CCS) project under the NER 300…

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The Latvian Cabinet of Ministers has approved the introduction of a new "Subsidized Energy Tax" that will be paid by companies receiving a financial…

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