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New Gas Market Directive Will Change Balance of Power Between EU and Member States

April 11, 2018 by Bent Ole Gram Mortensen Leave a Comment

New Gas Market Directive Will Change Balance of Power Between EU and Member States

The European Commission has proposed amendments to the Gas Market Directive essentially to acquire control over Nord Stream 2. But once they are approved, the EU will have much more authority over Member States’ overall security of energy supply than it has now, warns Bent Ole Gram Mortensen of the University of Southern Denmark. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Natural Gas, News, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: energy market, energy policy, eu, EU members, european union, gas market, international agreement, Market Directive, natural gas market

Europe’s Coming Gigafactory Boom

April 6, 2018 by Zak Derler

Europe’s Coming Gigafactory Boom

By 2020, at least seven new gigawatt-size battery factories are scheduled to start operating in Europe, writes Zak Derler of Climate Home News. European companies, such as car manufacturer Daimler, invest in their own regionally-based gigafactories to meet the battery demand for electric vehicles in the continent and the world. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Rare Earth Minerals, Renewables, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: battery storage, Energy Transition, eu, europe, european union, gigafactory, storage

Poland’s Love Affair With Coal: Can the EU Do Anything About It?

April 5, 2018 by Anna Mikulska

Poland’s Love Affair With Coal: Can the EU Do Anything About It?

The Polish government’s strong commitment to coal goes against EU policy direction and against market conditions, write Anna Mikulska of the Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies and Eryk Kosinski of Adam Mickiewicz University. But coal has a special place in the nation’s collective heart. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Coal, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: Coal Dependence, coal industry, Energy Transition, eu, europe, european union, poland

EU Leaders Order Long-Term Climate Strategy by Early 2019

March 27, 2018 by Megan Darby

EU Leaders Order Long-Term Climate Strategy by Early 2019

EU leaders have directed the European Commission to produce an update of its long-term climate strategy “by the first quarter of 2019”, writes Megan Darby, deputy editor of Climate Home News. Climate campaigners welcome the move, saying it sends an important political signal. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Sustainability, Utilities Tagged With: climate action, climate strategy, energy leadership, energy planning, environmentalism, eu, europe, european union

E.U. Electricity Distributors Should Not Be Allowed to Police Themselves

March 23, 2018 by Julie Finkler

E.U. Electricity Distributors Should Not Be Allowed to Police Themselves

The European Commission has proposed new European legislation that could put Europe’s distribution system operators in a powerful position to bend market rules to their own advantage, writes Julie Finkler of NGO ClientEarth. According to Finkler, this could seriously hamper other market players, like community energy initiatives, renewable energy producers and aggregators. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Smart Grid, Sustainability, Utilities Tagged With: electricity distributors, Energy Legislation, eu, europe, european commission, european union, independence, oversight, regulation

Financiers Tell EU to Get Radical on Financing Green Projects

March 5, 2018 by David Thorpe

Financiers Tell EU to Get Radical on Financing Green Projects

A high-level group on sustainable finance has advised European regulators to incentivise a more favourable treatment for energy saving loans and mortgages, which could unlock billions in lending for green building renovation programs and other green projects. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Building, Green Business, Green Jobs, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: eu, european union, green construction, green finance, green projects

A Step Backward: European Member States Threaten to Reverse Progress on Single Electricity Market

February 15, 2018 by Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)

A Step Backward: European Member States Threaten to Reverse Progress on Single Electricity Market

The European Council’s proposals on the internal energy market fundamentally weaken the framework that is needed to deliver an integrated market that will benefit European energy consumers, write Philip Baker and Christos Kolokathis from the global energy policy advisors Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Smart Grid, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: electricity market, energy market, european union, Member of European Parliament, Member States, single electricity market

The EU Wants to Fight Climate Change, So Why Is It Spending Billions On a Gas Pipeline?

February 15, 2018 by Aled Jones

The EU Wants to Fight Climate Change, So Why Is It Spending Billions On a Gas Pipeline?

By funding the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the European Investment Bank (EIB) is hardly signalling to the private sector that governments are committed to a green energy transition, writes Aled Jones, Professor and Director at the Global Sustainability Institute of  Anglia Ruskin University. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Natural Gas, News, Oil, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Transportation, Utilities Tagged With: climate change, Energy Transition, eu, europe, european union, fuel transportation, gas pipeline, Natural Gas supply, pipeline, Southern Gas Corridor, Trans Adriatic Pipeline

Killing Nuclear and Coal the European Way

January 24, 2018 by Andrew Campbell

Killing Nuclear and Coal the European Way

Governments should use markets and infrastructure to achieve their phase-out targets. I recently spent a week with executives from Electricite de France (EDF).  That meant I heard a lot about nuclear energy. In 2016, 78% of the company’s electricity generation was from nuclear. The company operates more nuclear reactors than any other by more than a factor of two. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Coal, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Nuclear Power, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: energy infrastructure, energy policy, Energy Transition, eu, europe, European Energy, european union, pipelines

Exclusive interview with EU Vice-President Maros Šefčovič: Energy Union “Deepest Transformation Energy Systems Since Industrial Revolution”

January 8, 2018 by Clare Taylor

Exclusive interview with EU Vice-President Maros Šefčovič: Energy Union “Deepest Transformation Energy Systems Since Industrial Revolution”

Before the next European elections in 2019, Maroš Šefčovič , the European Commission’s Vice-President for the Energy Union, wants to have a new legal framework in place which will “bring in the most comprehensive and deepest transformation of energy systems in Europe, since the [industrial revolution] one hundred and fifty years ago.” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: energy planning, energy system, energy transformation, Energy Transition, energy union, eu, european union, interview

Debate: What Impact Will Nord Stream 2 Have on European Energy Security?

December 21, 2017 by Energy Post

Debate: What Impact Will Nord Stream 2 Have on European Energy Security?

 Is Nord Stream 2 good or bad for Europe? Is the European Commission right to try to change the EU Gas Directive apparently to halt Nord Stream 2? On 28 November Energy Post held a conference in Brussels, sponsored by Nord Stream 2, and moderated by our EU correspondent Sonja van Renssen, where Gazprom’s pipeline project was debated. The video shows the highlights of the debate. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, Fuels, Natural Gas, News, Oil, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Storage, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: debate, eu, europe, european union, nord stream, Nord Stream 2, public debate, public discussion

The Gas Directive and Its Application to EU-Third Country Pipelines

November 16, 2017 by Szymon Zareba

The Gas Directive and Its Application to EU-Third Country Pipelines

The existing EU Gas Directive regulates issues pertaining to the transmission of gas from third countries to the Union, but is ambiguous. It can be interpreted in such a way that gas pipelines from these countries are not covered by EU energy regulations, leaving room for abuse. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Natural Gas, News, Politics & Legislation, Transportation, Utilities Tagged With: energy transportation, eu, european union, natural gas, nord stream, pipelines

The Case for Additional Actions in Sectors Covered by the EUETS is Now Even Stronger

November 15, 2017 by Adam Whitmore

The Case for Additional Actions in Sectors Covered by the EUETS is Now Even Stronger

Recently agreed reforms to the EUETS mean that excess allowances in the MSR (Market Stability Reserve) will be cancelled.  This further strengthens the case for actions such as phase-out of coal plant, increasing energy efficiency and deploying more renewables. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: environment, EUETS, european union, trading scheme

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