Juncker will be forced to reshuffle the deck after MEPs reject Slovenia’s Alenka Bratušek, while Spain’s controversial nominee Miguel Arias Cañete gets the nod

Billed as the hearing of the week, Spain’s Commissioner-to-be faced a cacophonous European Parliament. A strong hold on the energy and climate change brief saw him pick up some admirers, but it may not be enough

Subsidies for renewable energies should be progressively eliminated where they distort competition, Director-General Dominique Ristori tells Science|Business

The German government wants to see 1 million electric vehicles on the roads by 2020. But do investors see a smooth journey ahead?

Countries from around the North Sea have signed-up to improve cooperation in building a grid for renewable energy sources.

Cleantech is not on the downside of a bubble, says a new report by analysts Kachan & Co., and the sector is set to attract high levels of investment in 2011.