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Solar energy partnership – European Union and Desertec

EU welcomes Desertec and Medgrid cooperation on solar energy in North Africa and the Middle East ENPI  info centre 24-11-2011 EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger today welcomed the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Desertec Industry Initiative (Dii) and Medgrid, establishing closer cooperation between the two private industry initiatives, which are key to the promotion of a renewable energy partnership between the EU and countries in the Southern Mediterranean.

 According to a press release from the European Commission, areas of cooperation will include exchange of information, update on progress, joint evaluation of potential synergies, and joint efforts on the EU and Middle East and North Africa level to obtain a more favourable regulatory framework for renewable energy markets.
Speaking today, in the margins of the Energy Council, Energy Commissioner Oettinger stated that: “By joining efforts and coordinating their approaches, the two initiatives take a truly European dimension. There is now a concrete perspective of solar and wind energy being produced for the joint benefit of European and Northern African and Middle Eastern citizens, as well for the benefit of both markets.”…..

November 25, 2011 - Posted by | business and costs, EUROPE

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