Europe
These are the events, partnerships, and activities that EERE has been recently involved with in Europe. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
Denmark
In June 2007, the Danish Risø National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on collaboration in wind energy research and a broad range of as yet unnamed areas in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The United States hopes to replicate Denmark's already-high wind energy market penetration and success in grid integration. See the full text of the MOU (PDF 2.6 MB).
Coverage:
- U.S., Danish Laboratories to Cooperate on Wind Energy Research (NREL, June 27, 2007)
Portugal
On May 27, 2008, Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and Portuguese Economy Minister Manuel Pinho signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that establishes a framework for collaboration on the policy, scientific, and technical aspects of wave energy generation. The MOU outlines specific areas of cooperation in wave energy technologies, including the exchange of technical personnel; evaluations of demonstration projects; and environmental testing and modeling. DOE also invited representatives of the Portuguese government to visit DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory to explore further opportunities for cooperation in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. See the full text of the MOU (PDF 25 KB).
Coverage:
- Secretary of Energy Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen U.S.-Portugal Cooperation in Renewable Energy Technologies (DOE, May 27, 2008)
Spain
In October 2007, the DOE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Housing of the Kingdom of Spain on collaboration in organizing a Solar Decathlon in Europe. The "Solar Decathlon Europe" event is expected to take place in 2010. See the Solar Decathlon page for more information about the competition. See the full text of the MOU (PDF 29 KB).
Coverage:
- DOE and Spain to Bring the Solar Decathlon to Europe (EERE Network News, October 27, 2007)
- US and Spain to Develop Solar Decathlon Europe (DOE, October 18, 2007)
Sweden
In June 2007, the governments of Sweden and the United States signed an Implementing Arrangement on "Cooperation on Research and Development, New Technologies, New Products, New Services, and Enhanced Resource Base for Renewable Energy." A bilateral U.S.-Sweden working group has been established to guide implementation of this arrangement. DOE, the Swedish government and Volvo/Mack Truck are cooperating on a bilateral agreement to develop trucks that can run efficiently on biofuels as well as conventional fuels. The agreement encompasses engine, hybrid system and overall powertrain system development. See the full text of the agreement (PDF 147 KB).
Coverage:
- DOE and Sweden Sign MOU to Advance Market Integration of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (EERE Home Page News, July 7, 2008)
- DOE to Work with Mack Trucks on Advanced Commercial Vehicles (EERE Network News, June 28, 2007)
- U.S. Expands Energy Cooperation with Sweden (DOE, June 28, 2007)
