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EU election risk: policymakers should go for real decarbonisation now while efficiency savings can help
Clean air transport: batteries or biojet or both – but let’s get on with it
Airline emissions: pressure is on to reduce, not offset
Green Oil: second wave of investment in low-carbon assets is substantial but hardly tidal
Wind build-out: convergence of process and permitting rules needed to promote certainty for investors
Sails make a comeback as shipping heads for complete decarbonisation by 2035
Can nuclear compete for a bigger role in the transition?
Corporate PPAs: renewables-rush as governments step back
South East and Eastern Europe PART II: EU can help bring far-ranging benefits of a meaningful energy transition
Electric buses: China leads through policy ambition but Europe could overtake
Special report: South East and Eastern Europe PART I – Subsidised fossil-fuel power blocking the way for renewables
Germany: wind installation growth beset by legal challenges
Heat pumps vs boilers: renewables vs efficiency?
Lithuania shows way to integrated EU energy future
With elections in May, the balance of opinion in Parliament is a climate policy risk factor on the minds of many in Brussels. The national draft 10-year energy plans, just in to the Commission, project widespread growth in costlier renewables. But populists who see climate as a globalist rather than nationalist-first agenda may prove hard to bring on side with an expensive and disruptive transition. The public will be influenced by climate … [Read more...]
Access to the grid-balancing market is competitive and carefully regulated. Green electricity from distributed and behind-the-meter renewable assets is already being traded on wholesale and balancing markets. The assets come in all shapes and sizes: roof-top solar, farmyard biofuel installations, EV and home battery systems, community energy projects, wind installations and heat pumps to name but a few. When they are pooled, by aggregators, they … [Read more...]
In his last article for Energy Post, Mike Scott looked at how airlines are under increasing pressure to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions rather than offsetting them as they do now. How can it be done? There is no one-size-fits-all solution for the varied size of aircraft and flight distances but that should be no excuse. Battery innovation offers solutions for some cases whilst biojet (aviation biofuel) can fill many of the remaining gaps. … [Read more...]
Oil and gas, shipping, utilities, automotive – the list of sectors that investors have turned their spotlight on to examine their impacts on climate change is growing all the time. The latest to come under pressure is aviation. The airline sector currently accounts for 2% of global CO2 emissions and 12% of transport-related CO2 emissions and its share of total emissions is growing fast. In addition, aviation has climate impacts beyond CO2 … [Read more...]
Oil majors are under significant pressure from investors to develop climate-friendly business areas but less than 1.5% of their combined investment budgets is expected to go into low-carbon assets globally this year. However, 70% of that is set to come from European oil companies who are reacting positively to market signals by participating in coordinated industry schemes designed to help meet Paris targets. Here is an overview of some of the … [Read more...]
Two weeks ago, Energy Post reported on permitting and legal barriers to the development of onshore wind capacity in Germany. In this follow-up analysis, Mike Scott identifies similar obstacles in key regions as well as some clear success stories. To complete the picture, he spoke with WindEurope and Vattenvall to get their views on the way forward for the industry and investors across the EU. … [Read more...]
Last year’s ITF report asserts that an almost complete decarbonisation of shipping could be achieved by 2035 using currently known technologies. Whilst LNG is gaining momentum, hydrogen, ammonia and biofuels could be more sustainable means of delivering much of the required reductions, complemented by a mix of electronic propulsion and wind assistance. The message, according to independent journalist Eric Marx, is “Hold on. There’s a decade of … [Read more...]
With plans to phase out coal-fired generators in most of Europe, nuclear is trying to compete with gas to become the most viable baseload power source to accompany renewables on the path to net-zero emissions. Both technologies have their advantages. Gas is competitively priced while nuclear generates power with almost no emissions. Right now, gas's cost advantage is evidently great enough to tip the balance. If nuclear advocates are to … [Read more...]
Costs of developing clean energy capacity are falling and the industry is moving from being supported mainly by state subsidies to a more commercial footing where projects are supported by corporate backing, with EU, national or regional targets providing a foundation for the market. The US sportswear giant Nike has signed its first power purchase agreement (PPA) for renewable power in Europe, committing to buy 40MW of wind power from a 111MW … [Read more...]
In Part 1 of this special report, Komila Nabiyeva demonstrated how investment conditions in South East and Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia make it almost impossible to justify development of renewables infrastructure on any great scale. That being the case, she calls on the EU to play a greater role. Their initiatives are already making a difference. This is encouraging because it shows that with more EU engagement, a more … [Read more...]
News comes of another renewables record for China. Shenzhen based manufacturer BYD has launched the world’s largest pure electric double decker bus fleet, to be delivered to the city of Xi’an. To illustrate China’s drive to dominate this market, they have already won the international tender to deliver 37 of a total of 68 new electric double decker buses to London, where the red double decker is an icon. That’s more than the remaining 31 that … [Read more...]
Right on the border with Western Europe, countries in South East and Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia have enormous potential for renewable energy, but it remains largely untapped. A stark contrast to the situation a few kilometres further North and West. The region’s fossil-fuel and nuclear subsidies are among the highest in the world. The subsidies and accompanying low electricity prices translate to an unrealistic cost of … [Read more...]
According to the German wind industry, new installations have ground to a halt due to a combination of red-tape holding up licences and because “almost every authorisation is sued”. A joint statement by the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) and VDMA Power Systems (the trade association for power systems) has called on the government to streamline licensing procedures and eliminate administrative barriers to new turbines, otherwise the … [Read more...]
Heating and Cooling (H&C) is responsible for 50% of energy use in the EU and is still heavily dependent on fossil fuels. The opportunity to change your installed system won’t come up more than a couple of times before 2050 so the choice we make now has a large, lasting effect on the breakdown of the entire energy mix. H&C is the term used for the vast amounts of energy used to regulate the temperatures of the buildings we live and work … [Read more...]
As Lithuania and the Baltic Nations turn away from nuclear power and towards increased solar and wind energy production, one city is shifting towards a new energy future. Elektrenai, or Electricity City, once powered an entire nation. Its three, soaring red-and-white smokestacks were its pride and joy, and heralded in popular songs and propaganda films. The city around the power plant was built to house the workers who ensured enough oil and … [Read more...]
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