Ofgemâs recent framework decision on improving its performance-based regulation scheme, RIIO, indicates that it may be ready to take a much-needed step toward levelling the playing field between supply-side and customer-side resources. However, it is not yet clear what the details will look like. According to Jan Rosenow of the Regulatory Assistance Project, a global group of regulatory experts, Ofgem should put a network regulation scheme in … [Read more...]
Exclusive – top energy influencer Jan Vrins, Navigant:Â âEurope not looking enough behind-the-meterâ
Europe is focused too much on expanding renewable energy generation, and is threatening to miss out on the huge opportunities in the energy market that are emerging behind-the-meter, says top influencer Jan Vrins, Managing Director at the U.S.-based global consultancy Navigant, in an exclusive interview with Energy Post. According to Vrins, who is leading a practice of 600 energy experts, North America is forging ahead of Europe. âWe are seeing a … [Read more...]
Oil vs electricity: which will prevail?
Oil faces three challenges that together may be insurmountable, writes energy expert Fereidoon Sioshansi. Electricity's fortunes on the other hand are on the rise. Courtesy EEinformer. … [Read more...]
Estonia needs a plan â and support â to get rid of its dirty oil shale
The need for a transition to sustainable energy is widely felt in Estonia, but after twenty years of talking, Estoniaâs dirty oil shale industry is still carrying on. In fact, thanks to lower taxes, a boom in oil shale mining is expected. Estonian Green Movement, a member of Bankwatch, recently presented the national parliament with a proposal for a strategic oil shale exit plan. According to Teet Randma, national campaigner for Bankwatch in … [Read more...]
New trend: storage-as-a-service
New business models are emerging to aggregate and manage behind-the-meter investments, writes energy expert Fereidoon Sioshansi. One example: storage-as-a-service. In Vermont in the U.S. Green Mountain Power offers its customers a Tesla Powerwall battery for $15 a month. Courtesy EEinformer. … [Read more...]
How to make the smart city a reality: forget technology, focus on the people
European public funding has kicked off the first generation of âsmart cityâ projects, a recent concept in sustainable urban development aimed at integrated planning for energy, mobility and ICT. But successful smart city development does not come easily: above all, it requires engagement from citizens, say several experts Energy Post spoke with. âForget technology. The smart city is about identifying solutions that are part of everyday lifeâ. … [Read more...]
Tipping point: new wind and solar competitive with existing coal and gas
âŹ20/ton carbon prices in combination with high coal and gas prices have created a new tipping point in Europe, writes Dave Jones of UK-based think tank Sandbag. For the first time, new onshore wind and solar can compete with existing coal and gas plants. … [Read more...]
Is coal power âdispatchableâ?
As the clash over climate and energy policy in Australia reaches fever pitch â with the new ultra-conservative Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, appointing a fierce anti-renewable campaigner, Angus Taylor, as new energy minister â researcher Mark Diesendorf zooms in one point of contention: do coal power stations provide the reliability that its supporters claim they do? Article courtesy of Reneweconomy.com. … [Read more...]
Stop worrying about how much energy bitcoin uses
Bitcoin mining is criticized because it uses a lot of energy. But according to Katrina Kelly-Pitou of the University of Pittsburgh, this should be put in context. Many new technologies use large amounts of energy. The important point is how carbon-intensive its energy use is. That depends on where the mining takes place. Courtesy The Conversation. … [Read more...]
Why are German coal workers so powerful, when there are so few?
With Germany slipping from its position as a climate leader, an industry with just 20,000 jobs is dictating policy to the federal government. How is this possible, asks Felix Heilmann. Courtesy Climate Home News. … [Read more...]
How power companies can increase revenues by building FTTx networks
PROMOTED CONTENT Utility companies can use their power networks to facilitate the construction of FTTx optical fiber networks. In this way they can gain additional revenue. Chen Guan-Hong of Huawei Technologies explains the various options that are available. … [Read more...]
US nuclear power is on the verge of collapse â and there are no solutions on the horizon
Nuclear power appears on the verge of collapse in the US. This has profound environmental implications, writes Ahmed Abdulla of the University of California, San Diego. Yet, he adds, there are no simple solutions â and no signs that the trend can be reversed. Courtesy The Conversation. … [Read more...]
Li-ionâs end of life is not the dead end you think
Considerably more batteries are being recycled than most studies show, reveals a new report. Not in the EU or US, however, but in Asia â China in particular. What is more, the market for lithium-ion recycling is likely to grow rapidly. This wil change the face of the entire battery industry and even the energy industry. Jason Deign of Energy Storage Report has the story. Article courtesy of Energy Storage Report. … [Read more...]
The US natural gas industry is leaking way more methane than previously thought
How big is the methane problem? A five-year research effort shows itâs much bigger than has been assumed so far, write Anthony J Marchese and Dan Zimmerle of Colorado State Universtiy. They add that if the problem is not tackled, the climate benefits of gas will largely evaporate. Technology is not the bottleneck, though â the government will have to adopt the right regulations. Courtesy The Conversation. … [Read more...]
Why US shale will crash and UK will fail: a history of shale oil & gas production in pictures & charts
With fracking about to recommence in the UK after 8 years, social entrepreneur and writer Jeremy Leggett reviews the short but troubled history of fracking in the U.S. In a devastating slide presentation, he pictures the shale gas industry as a dirty, multi-hundred-billion-dollar doomed-to-burst debt bubble. And he predicts a similar fiasco in the UK. Courtesy Future Today. … [Read more...]
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