Wed, 29 Jun 2011: Bids received for nuclear project…
Jun 29, 2011 Baltics
By utilizing ‘passive safety,’ the AP-1000 relies only on natural forces such as gravity and thermal convection to ensure the reactor is always in a safe condition. That means the plan...Tags: Emergency Event, Energy Dependence, European Union, Ge Nuclear Energy, Gravity, Hitachi, Japan, Lithuania, Natural Forces, Natural Gas, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Project, Passive Safety, Reactor, Rsquo, Russia, Sole Supplier, Thermal Convection
Thu, 4 Mar 2010: Energy dependence on Russia to increase…
Mar 4, 2010 Baltics
This will be the country’s largest and most significant investment project, said to provide substantial investment in the economy and to provide at least 500 new jobs in the construction ind...Tags: Biomass, Construction Industry, Economy, Energy Dependence, Energy Independence, Finance Ministry, International Competitiveness, Investment Project, Latvia, Natural Gas Consumption, New Jobs, Reconstruction, Russia, Self Sufficiency, Substantial Investment
Wed, 9 Apr 2008: Vilnius, Brussels see Ignalina in different perspectives…
Apr 9, 2008 Lithuania
The country's emergency negotiator will attempt to prove that Lithuania will undergo a sharp rise in inflation and become vulnerable to supply disruptions as a result of its post-2009 energy depe...Tags: Brussels, Different Perspectives, Disruptions, Economic Situation, Electricity Grid, Energy Dependence, Energy Supply, Inflation, Lithuania, Negotiator, Poland, Postponement, Reactor, Sharp, Sweden, Two And A Half Years
Wed, 7 Feb 2007: Piebalgs tries to assuage ‘energy dependence fears’…
Feb 7, 2007 Baltics
Piebalgs, in turn, has found himself in the eye of a storm. However, the commissioner refuses to dramatize the situation. Russia, he said, is a reliable energy partner, and will remain so. Russi...Tags: Atomic Power Plant, Baltics, Cold Water, Deliveries, Energy Dependence, Energy Infrastructure, Energy Partner, Energy Prices, Energy Products, Energy Resources, Europe, Eye Of A Storm, Latvia, Lithuania, Natural Gas, Reason, Reliable Energy, Russia
Wed, 24 May 2006: Lithuania suffers ‘Russian energy bug’…
May 24, 2006 Lithuania
If the gas prices as set out in the draft are eventually approved, this may boost our inflation index by approximately 0.8 percentage points, which could be one of the key reasons for the European...Tags: Criterion, Energy Dependence, Energy System, European Commission, European Union, European Union Members, Finance Minister, Gas Prices, Inflation Index, Key Reasons, Lithuania, National Energy, News Radio, Percentage Points, Radijas, Radio Station, Russian Energy, Sole Source, Source Of Energy, Sustainability