PROMOTED CONTENT - Huawei is building the worldâs leading wireless power IOT in cooperation with the State Grid of China. Huaweiâs eLTE-DSA technology ensures low latency, low power consumption, easy evolution and anti-interference, writes Wei Ke_Tai of the Huawei Enterprise Wireless Marketing Support Department. … [Read more...]
Nuclear activist Shellenberger learns to love the bomb
For decades, the nuclear energy industry denied any connection between nuclear power and nuclear weapons. In recent years, however, writes Jim Green, nuclear campaigner with Friends of the Earth Australia, the industry has turned around and started openly acknowledging that there is a connection, hoping that this will secure political support. Prominent nuclear activist Michael Shellenberger has even gone a step further, notes Green: he welcomes … [Read more...]
What role for gas in Europeâs 2050 energy system?
The European Commission sees natural gas play a critical role in the energy transition to 2035, but beyond that its views on the role of gas are much less clear. Simon Blakey, analyst at IHS Markit, does not believe that renewables can be ramped up quickly enough to replace coal generation. Jonathan Gaventa of think tank E3G argues gas has no place in the energy mix by then, unless it is decarbonized. Energy Post editor Jason Deign spoke to both … [Read more...]
Poland, Europe and the coal conundrum
In December, Poland will be hosting the next UN Climate Change conference in Katowice. The choice of Katowice was made to showcase the successful modernization of this old coal region, but it will also highlight the  difficulties shared by coal-dependent countries around the world, writes Anna Mikulska of the Kleinmann Center for Energy Policy. Like other countries, such as India and China, Poland is taking steps to reduce coal use, notes … [Read more...]
Hydrogen is heading up the European policy agenda
Hydrogenâs momentum is building, as European ministers consider approving a new âHydrogen Initiativeâ this week that aims to âmaximise the great potential of sustainable hydrogen technology.â With funding from the EUâs Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, a consortium of industrial heavyweights in the H2FUTURE project is already ramping up production of hydrogen from renewable sources. But, as the International Renewable Energy Agency notes … [Read more...]
Smart cities: not enough projects make the grade
Despite the hype about smart cities, and the availability of EU funding, there are very few projects out there that qualify for funding, according to Lada Strelnikova, lead fund manager at the European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF). An exception: Belgian bank Belfius has, with the support of the European Investment Bank (EIB), provided âŹ1 billion to smart city projects involving more than 100 municipalities in Belgium. According to Joost Declerck … [Read more...]
Why we need a blackout
The risk of a cyber-attack that will take down the power system is seriously underestimated, writes financial energy specialist Gerard Reid. To prevent future disaster, we need to build a completely new power system. Reliability is not anymore about the âaverage minutes of downtime per yearâ. Courtesy Energy and Carbon blog. … [Read more...]
How attractive are renewables for oil companies?
At the recent ONS (Offshore Northern Seas) conference in Stavanger, the largest annual gathering of the oil and gas industry in Europe, debate on the energy transition took centre stage. Some major oil companies are expanding into renewables, but there was a lot of skepticism among the attendants about this strategy, writes independent energy analyst Jilles van den Beukel, who attended the event. He also noted that in project financing there is a … [Read more...]
How the micro-grid solar solution can realize electrification in remote regions
Promoted content - Micro-grids (solar PV and storage) are ideal to achieve rapid electrification in remote areas, but their implementation still faces many obstacles, writes Long Sheng of Huawei. The Chinese company has supported the Ministry of Energy in Cameroon to build a successful micro-grid solution. … [Read more...]
Polandâs PGE should accelerate its coal diversification plans
Polandâs biggest utility, PGE, should accelerate plans to diversify away from coal, as surging carbon prices underscore risks gathering around its present PLN 21 billion ($5.6 billion) coal power investment programme, write Gerard Wynn of IEEFA (Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis) and Paolo Coghe of the Paris-based independent consultancy Acousmatics. Courtesy Energy and Carbon Blog. … [Read more...]
An evening with ecomodernist Michael Shellenberger (or: a defence of nuclear power you have not heard before)
Pro-nuclear activist Michael Shellenberger, founder of the California-based global citizens movement Environmental Progress (ânot paid by the nuclear industryâ) was in Amsterdam recently, where he gave a very personal âEcomodernistâ defense of why nuclear power is good and how it should be supported. âIt is about protecting the natural environment by concentrating human activity.â This article was first published on Energy Post Weekly. … [Read more...]
Interview Ditlev Engel, CEO DNV GL Energy: âWe have to rethink the mechanisms of the electricity marketâ
DNV GLâs new 2018 Energy Transition Outlook projects a massive investment shift from fossil fuels to renewables and grids â and this is based mainly on cost considerations. Yet, Â notes Ditlev Engel, CEO of DNV GL Energy, in an interview with Energy Post, this wonât be enough to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. He says policymakers will have to take additional actions. âDoing just a little more wonât be enough.â (See here for main … [Read more...]
European utilities have increased their activity in energy cloud platforms
The energy industry is experiencing a profound transformation as the sector moves towards a more intelligent, more distributed, and cleaner use of electricity, referred to as the Energy Cloud. According to digital innovation expert Alex Metz of Navigant, European utilities are increasingly recognising the value of integrated distributed energy resources (DER) and the potential of the Energy Cloud. In this article he looks at the activities of … [Read more...]
Replacing copper with negawattsâhow the UKâs RIIO-2 could revolutionise network regulation
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...]
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