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Tackling climate change in Poland: 40% fewer emissions, $26 billion annual savings by 2050

April 5, 2018 by Jeffrey Rissman and Robbie Orvis Leave a Comment

Tackling climate change in Poland: 40% fewer emissions, $26 billion annual savings by 2050

Poland must choose whether it wants to continue pouring money into an unprofitable and polluting industry, shift to (mostly Russian) natural gas or embrace clean technology that improves energy security and saves money and lives, write Jeffrey Rissman and Robbie Orvis of Energy Innovation. This US-based think tank partnered with the Polish National Energy Conservation Agency (KAPE) and European Climate Foundation (ECF) to develop a tool to help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Renewables Tagged With: climate change, coal power, electricity market, energy transition, EU energy policy, European gas market, renewables

How energy storage is starting to rewire the electricity industry

April 4, 2018 by Eric Hittinger and Eric Williams 4 Comments

How energy storage is starting to rewire the electricity industry

A world of low-cost batteries will transform the way the electricity and automotive industries operate and how homeowners, businesses and utilities produce and use power, write Eric Hittinger and Eric Williams of the University of Rochester. What is more, their research shows that storage is "future-proof" - it works no matter how the energy system evolves. Article courtesy The Conversation. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Markets, Oil, Gas & Coal, Renewables, Transport and energy Tagged With: electric cars, electricity market, energy storage, energy transition, grid, infrastructure, natural gas, renewables, solar power, sustainable mobility, US energy policy, wind power

Shell’s new SKY scenario shows how to meet the goals of the Paris agreement

April 3, 2018 by David Hone 2 Comments

Shell’s new SKY scenario shows how to meet the goals of the Paris agreement

Shell has launched a new scenario that illustrates a "technically possible but challenging pathway" for society to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The Sky outlook sees a rapid energy transition taking place over 50 years reaching net-zero emissions in the energy system by 2070. Courtesy David Hone’s Shell Climate Change blog.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, Energy Outlooks, News, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies, Renewables Tagged With: carbon bubble, CCS, clean coal, climate change, coal power, electricity market, energy efficiency, energy storage, energy transition, energy2030, geopolitics, Paris Agreement, renewables

Japan’s new energy strategy should boost both renewables and nuclear power

March 29, 2018 by David Livingston 2 Comments

Japan’s new energy strategy should boost both renewables and nuclear power

Japan needs both renewables and nuclear energy in its energy mix to reduce dependence on imports and lower greenhouse gas emissions, writes David Livingston of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center. According to Livingston, it is in the interest of the international community that the country's new energy strategy, which is expected in the middle of this year, should boost their share in the energy mix.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, Nuclear, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies, Renewables Tagged With: climate change, coal power, electricity market, energy security, energy transition, energy2030, Japan, LNG, nuclear energy, oil, renewables, solar power, wind power

Shaking up the German energy market: the Eon and RWE deal

March 27, 2018 by Marius Buchmann Leave a Comment

Shaking up the German energy market: the Eon and RWE deal

The recent deal between German utilities RWE and Eon will lead to a concentration of power in the different segments of the energy market, writes Marius Buchmann of Jacobs University in Bremen. According to Buchmann, the big question is whether the new companies will become innovation engines or will impose new market entry barriers.  Article courtesy of Buchmann’s blog Enerquire. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies, Renewables Tagged With: climate change, coal power, diversification, electricity market, Energiewende, energy trade, energy transition, EU energy policy, financing, grid, renewables

EU leaders order long-term climate strategy by early 2019

March 26, 2018 by Megan Darby 2 Comments

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. Article courtesy Climate Home News. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, EU Policy, News, Renewables Tagged With: climate change, electricity market, energy transition, energy2030, EU energy policy

Southeast Europe needs more nuclear power to head off energy crisis

March 26, 2018 by Tim Yeo 6 Comments

Southeast Europe needs more nuclear power to head off energy crisis

Southeast Europe is headed for an energy crisis. The region has an energy infrastructure that is unreliable, inefficient, and unsustainable, while at the same time it is faced with the need to reduce dependence on external sources and conform to EU climate and air quality regulations. The best way out, argues Tim Yeo, Chairman of the New Nuclear Watch Institute, is to invest in new nuclear capacity. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy, Nuclear Tagged With: coal power, electricity market, energy transition, energy union, EU energy policy, European gas market, nuclear energy, renewables

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