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EUFORES: Home
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EUFORES is a non-profit organization founded 1995 amongst others by Parliamentarians. EUFORES aimes at promoting the further deployment of renewable energies and energy efficiency measures within Europe. It is a European parliamentary network with Members from the European Parliament as well as from the national EU Member States Parliaments. EUFORES is financed by sponsorships, grants and members' contributions.
Since its foundation, EUFORES has developed a comprehensive institutional network at EU and national level, and become one of the driving forces in the renewable energy sector. Through close contacts with Members of the European Parliament and national Parliaments as well as key players in the private sector, EUFORES stimulates the exchange of information in a structured way.
Through its cooperation in various projects and studies, EUFORES has gained widest experience in dissemination of information. It advises on policy, disseminates up to date information to its members and follows and promotes beneficial legislation (i.e. by various projects) in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
As part of its efforts, it organises regularly Inter-Parliamentary Meetings on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, the seventh of which was held in Berlin in October 2007, an additional one was held during the Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels (IPM@EUSEW2008) in January 2008.
The next - IPM8 - will be held in the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on 7th November 2008.
Benefits of EUFORES:
* EUFORES promotes legislation for the benefit of renewable energy and energy efficiency
* Network and Access to the wide range of contacts
* Database of nearly 10,000 Key-players involved in the renewables sector
* Strong links to EU and national institutions
* Dissemination of information about developments in EU legislation and conferences and events
* Organising of the Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
* legal advise to the Members
* political consulting
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The Masdar Initiative
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In April 2006, Abu Dhabi took a bold and historic decision to embrace renewable and sustainable energy technologies.
As the first major hydrocarbon-producing nation to take such a step, it has established its leadership position by launching the Masdar Initiative, a global cooperative platform for open engagement in the search for solutions to some of mankind's most pressing issues: energy security, climate change and truly sustainable human development.
Abu Dhabi is leveraging its substantial resources and expertise in global energy markets into the technologies of the future. One key objective of Masdar is to position Abu Dhabi as a world-class research and development hub for new energy technologies, while ensuring that Abu Dhabi maintains a strong position in world energy markets.
A related objective is to drive the commercialization and adoption of these and other technologies in sustainable energy, carbon management and water utilization. In doing so, Masdar will play a decisive role in Abu Dhabi's transition from technology consumer to technology producer. The goal is the establishment of an entirely-new economic sector in Abu Dhabi around these new industries, which will assist economic diversification and the development of knowledge-based industries.
The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC) is the government-owned organization mandated to develop and execute Masdar. ADFEC will also ensure that Masdar further enhances Abu Dhabi's existing record of environmental stewardship and its contribution to the global community.
The following pages highlight the key components of this exciting new initiative and describe how they integrate into a powerful and comprehensive platform for global collaboration.
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