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Solar PV windows on highly glazed skyscrapers can cut energy by 40%+

November 30, 2022 by Wayne Hicks

Around a third of the world’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions come from buildings. Highly glazed skyscrapers and buildings may look beautiful and let in plenty of light, but waste a lot of energy due to the extra cooling needed in summer and heating in winter. Modern skyscrapers can have window-to-wall ratios of 70%+. But modern thermally efficient photovoltaic windows not only provide insulation but turn the absorbed light into power. Wayne … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Energy Tagged With: buildings, efficiency, emissions, generation, innovation, insulation, PV, rooftop, skyscrapers, windows

Russia-Ukraine: Critical Infrastructure Protection from sabotage is an unprecedented challenge the EU must face now

November 29, 2022 by Frank Umbach

### REGISTER NOW ### for our vitally important 2-panel event “The Energy Crisis and Russian Aggression Against Ukraine - Key Challenges for the Central European Energy Sector”, on Thursday December 8, 13:00 – 17:00 CET (Address: Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels). High-profile confirmed speakers include Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, EC; Leszek JesieĹ„, Chairman of the Board, CEEP; Jerzy Buzek, MEP and former president of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: cables, critical, Energy, EU, Europe, infrastructure, Nordstream, pipelines, Russia, sabotage, security, Ukraine, US

European green steel makers are securing funding – and big customers – for production plants

November 28, 2022 by Soroush Basirat

European steel makers are leading the way in building the first green steel production plants. The big step forward is the securing of finance from a range of private and public banks and credit guarantors, says Soroush Basirat at IEEFA. Swedish start-up H2 Green Steel and industry leaders Thyssenkrupp and Salzgitter are now set to spend billions, while pre-sales to and commitments from BMW, Miele, Mercedes and Ford are helping to create the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry Tagged With: banks, BMW, credit, EU, Europe, finance, Ford, green, H2GreenSteel, hydrogen, industry, Mercedes, Miele, Saltzgitter, steel, Thyssenkrupp

Small Modular Reactor cost overruns: the same old problems haunt new nuclear in Utah

November 25, 2022 by David Schlissel

Much hope is being placed on Small Modular Reactors (SMR) making new nuclear plants competitive. But David Schlissel at IEEFA summarises their research into the publications, updates and statements coming from the stakeholders involved with the SMR by UAMPS (Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems) and NuScale Power Corporation that shows that costs are going out of control, a persistent problem in the nuclear industry. The original target power … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: construction, costs, delays, electricity, Fluor, grids, Nuclear, NuScale, power, SMR, UAMPS, Utah

What does the “global carbon budget” mean? Have we got 9 years left?

November 24, 2022 by Piers Forster, Debbie Rosen, Robin Lamboll and Joeri Rogelj

Piers Forster and Debbie Rosen at the University of Leeds and Robin Lamboll and Joeri Rogelj at Imperial College London, writing for Carbon Brief, look at the carbon budget estimates of the Global Carbon Project and the IPCC, the methodology and the inevitable uncertainties. They compare it to their own latest report from the CONSTRAIN research project. Where the GCP and the IPCC estimate nine years left of carbon emissions at current emission … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: aerosols, CDR, emissions, GCP, IPCC, methane, methodology, policies, pollution, science, uncertainty

Can Enhanced Geothermal Systems be used as grid-scale batteries? Anywhere!

November 23, 2022 by Stefan Ellerbeck

The US Department of Energy aims to cut the cost of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) by 90% by 2035. Standard geothermal power comes from tapping existing hydrothermal reservoirs. But most places don’t have hot water reservoirs underground. EGS pumps water down to reach hot rocks, heating the water to achieve the same purpose. Everywhere has hot rocks underground. Here, Stefan Ellerbeck, writing for the World Economic Forum, describes research … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Storage Tagged With: batteries, costs, EGS, geothermal, grids, solar, storage, US, water, wind

How governments are defusing political opposition to the energy transition

November 22, 2022 by Jared Finnegan

What’s holding up the energy transition? Not the hardware, says the energy sector: proven clean energy solutions abound and any bottlenecks are continually being addressed by innovation. Not the money, says the finance sector: there is more than enough investment queueing up for realistic returns. It’s the politics: the voters and the businesses that rationally oppose what could cost them too much. So the main obstacle is the ability of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: business, elections, EU, France, Germany, markets, Politics, subsidies, tax, transition, US, voters, welfare

IEA says peak coal is a few years away, but China’s demand for energy suggests not

November 21, 2022 by Lucas Davis

Lucas Davis at the Haas School of Business questions the IEA’s optimism revealed in its latest World Energy Outlook 2022 that predicted coal will peak in the next few years. In 2021, global coal consumption increased 5% and global electricity generation from coal reached an all-time high. China is the main driver - last year over half of all coal-fired electricity generation came from China - and its energy demand keeps rising. Between 2000 and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: China, coal, demand, electricity, emissions, EVs, generation, IEA, peak

EU electricity market reform: completing, not dismantling, the integration is the answer

November 18, 2022 by Leonardo Meeus

Leonardo Meeus at the Florence School of Regulation explains why electricity market reform in the EU must be about completing the process of integration, not unwinding it. He breaks down his argument into five categories – Electricity Markets, Contracts for Difference (CfD) and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), Capacity Remuneration Mechanisms (CRM), Energy Communities, and Demand-side Flexibility – and with each he defines their purpose, looks at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Markets Tagged With: CFD, communities, consumers, CRM, demand, electricity, EU, flexibility, gas, incentives, markets, policies, ppa, prices, reform, renewables, Russia, Ukraine

What is the potential for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea?

November 17, 2022 by Simon Göss

What is the potential for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea? Simon Göss summarises the panel discussion that brought together Marcin Nowacki (President of the European Enterprise Alliance), Dariusz LociĹ„ski (President of the Management Board, PGE Baltica), Pierre Tardieu (Chief Policy Officer at Wind Europe), Ricardo Williams (Policy Officer for Infrastructure and Regional Cooperation at DG ENER, EC) and Pernille Weiss (MEP and ITRE committee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: Baltic, EU, harbours, infrastructure, integration, interconnections, offshore, permitting, ports, regulations, security, SupplyChains, wind

Lithium-ion batteries: new “gooey electrode” manufacturing process can cut costs by up to 40%

November 16, 2022 by Zach Winn

MIT spinout 24M Technologies has created a new way of producing lithium-ion batteries that can cut manufacturing costs by up to 40%, explains Zach Winn at MIT. Significantly, the new process can be applied to different lithium-ion battery chemistries, so today’s and tomorrow’s solutions should be able to use the technology. The “SemiSolid” design uses “gooey electrodes”, reducing the need for over 80% of the materials in traditional batteries, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Storage

Corporate greenwashing: will court cases and new rules close the gap between promises and reality?

November 15, 2022 by Isabel Sutton

Activists are taking firms to court over deceiving consumers with questionable climate pledges. Isabel Sutton at Clean Energy Wire summarises the issues. Greenwashing, and therefore misdirecting consumer behaviour, is clearly a barrier to achieving climate goals. The latest IPCC report says consumer behaviour and changes to our lifestyles can result in a 40%–70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  But unregulated advertising can say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: advertising, Beiersdorf, BP, consumers, emissions, EU, Exxon, greenwashing, KLM, litigation, netzero, Nivea, offsetting, Shell, TotalEnergies

How European nations are using tax to promote zero-emissions cars

November 14, 2022 by Griffin Carpenter

Taxation is an effective way to steer people towards zero-emission cars. But there is wide variation between European countries in how this is done, and therefore the results. Griffin Carpenter at Transport & Environment (T&E) summarises their report “The good tax guide: A comparison of car taxation in Europe” that covers seven forms of car taxation across 31 European countries in detail. The ultimate goal should be to create a clear … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: Belgium, BEVs, cars, emissions, EU, Europe, EVs, France, road, subsidies, Sweden, tax, transport, UK

Measuring the effect of radical protests on the public and the national agenda

November 11, 2022 by Colin Davis

Climate protest happen all over the world now. In some places they hit the news headlines hard because roads are blocked and cultural artefacts are vandalised by small numbers of protestors. These radical protestors are facing the “activist’s dilemma”: even though many of the public object to their methods, will the publicity help their cause? Colin Davis at the University of Bristol offers research that tries to measure the phenomenon. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: activists, buildings, Climate, ExtinctionRebellion, InsulateBritain, insulation, JustStopOil, media, oil, protests, publicity, radical

European gas prices have fallen sharply since August. What happens next?

November 10, 2022 by Simon Göss

Prices on the European gas market have fallen sharply since August 2022 and Europe’s gas storage facilities are almost full. That’s good news, but the problems aren’t over. Simon Göss at cr.hub, writing for Energy Brainpool, explains why by looking at the data. He runs through the main factors driving the changes, primarily strong LNG imports, Norway’s increased production, mild weather, and lower gas consumption (particularly in industry). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: consumption, demand, EU, Europe, gas, Germany, imports, industry, LNG, Norway, prices, storage, weather, winter

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