EUFORES URGES FURTHER RESEARCH INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Europe Energy, December, 2000

Eufores, the European forum for renewable energy, is urging the European Commission to explore further the use of alternatives to oil-based products. Europe's dependence on petroleum has become particularly visible recently, with several European countries being brought to a standstill following protests over fuel prices.

In response to this, the Commission recently announced that its joint research project with German car manufacturer, Volkswagen, should produce a vehicle capable of travelling 100 km on one litre of fuel by 2004 (see Europe Energy No 567). But Eryl McNally, MEP and President of Eufores, has called for even more re-search into areas such as bio-diesels and fuel cells which could alleviate fuel dependence. "We have become, as everyone knows, far...

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