Europe Switches on to Sustainable Energy During Special Week

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Europe Switches on to Sustainable Energy

During Special Week

PR Newswire

BRUSSELS, June 12, 2012

BRUSSELS

,

June 12, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

From 18 to 22 June, sustainable energy will be in the

spotlight across close to 40 countries. More than 30,000

participants will discuss energy efficiency and

renewable energy in all their forms during the 2012

edition of EU Sustainable Energy Week. Today, a new

video showing how small changes can make a big

difference to our energy future is launched to start the

Week.

To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56547-european-commission

Green video

The video is a trailer for the more than 600 events being held across the

European Union and beyond - with everyone from industry, schools and local

authorities to cities, transport companies and universities taking part.

Sustainable energy conference

The Week is an initiative of the European Commission's Energy Directorate-

General, which hosts a high-level policy conference in

Brussels

from 19 to 21

June. The varied programme includes sessions on all aspects of sustainable

energy. This year, there is a particularly strong focus on investment, financing

and business opportunities, with involvement from the European Investment

Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World

Bank's International Finance Corporation, among others.

Awards

The winners of the prestigious Sustainable Energy Europe Awards will be

announced on 19 June in a ceremony hosted by European Commissioner for

Energy, Günther H. Oettinger. The annual awards recognise outstanding

renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in

Europe

, that demonstrate

high impact and replication potential. This year, 262 projects from 14 EU

Member States participated, alongside a number of pan-European

partnerships. 25 have been shortlisted in five categories: Communicating,

Consuming, Learning, Living and Travelling.

Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign

The EU Sustainable Energy Week is the key annual event of the Sustainable

Energy Europe Campaign, which showcases activities dedicated to energy

efficiency and renewable energy solutions. The event is organised by the

Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) on behalf of the

European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy.

For a full list of events in

Brussels

and across

Europe

and the latest news about

the Week, visit the EU Sustainable Energy Week's site (http://www.eusew.eu)

and connect on social media (http://www.facebook.com/euenergyweek and

http://www.twitter.com/euenergyweek).

For more information and media assistance, please contact

[e-mail]

Video Material

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For more information on the video: Fiona Chevalier,

[phone],

[e-mail]

Video:

http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56547-european-commission