The EU energy strategy 2020 published on 10th November
defines the energy priorities for the next ten years and sets the actions to be taken in order to tackle the challenges of saving energy, achieving a market with competitive prizes and secure supplies, boosting technological leadership, and effectively negotiate with our international partners.
Some priority areas for improving energy transport systems include a North Sea offshore electricity grid to link wind power installations in the regions and south-western electricity links between the North of Africa, Spain, France and Italy for solar power projects.
It is also referred that the implementation of smart grids could reduce the EU's annual primary energy consumption in 2020 by almost 9%. A decision on a specific strategy for smart grids is expected in the first half of 2011.
Carbon capture and storage should be treated with caution because the technology has not been proven.
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