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Yamal-Europe gas pipeline shows how EU competition rules backfire during a shortage

January 11, 2022 by Andrei Belyi

Europe’s gas deficit has concentrated minds on the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline which runs from Russia to Germany via Belarus and Poland, built in the 1990s. Andrei Belyi at the University of Eastern Finland explains how the rules for booking capacity worked well during times when gas was in plentiful supply, but now works against Europe’s gas security since the shortages emerged in September. The rules are designed to maximise competition between … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: competition, EU, gas, Gazprom, imports, LNG, markets, Norway, Russia, security, spot, Yamal

Using captured Methane to make all the world’s fishmeal: a profitable revenue stream?

December 15, 2021 by Rob Jordan

If the cost of capturing methane (or CO2, or anything) can be folded into the cost of making something that can be sold at a profit, methane capture will take off. Rob Jordan at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment explains how research there shows captured methane can be turned into fishmeal at the same price as commercial fishmeal. In some cases it can be done much more cheaply. Commercial fishmeal, used to feed farmed fish, is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon Capture, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: aquaculture, capture, emissions, fishing, fishmeal, gas, ghg, landfills, methane, oil, wastewater

How to incentivise “differentiated” low-methane-emissions Gas

December 7, 2021 by Nikos Tsafos

Cutting methane emissions from gas production is a major part of the world’s strategy to limit temperature rises. The IEA says we need a 77% drop in methane emissions by 2030. The question is how to target and enact globally the required incentives and regulations that favour “differentiated” low-methane-emissions gas. Regulating international trade sounds like a great starting point, as an importer like the EU can twist the arm of anyone who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: differentiated, emissions, gas, LNG, markets, methane, pipeline, policy, regulations, trade

Fulfilling the Global Methane Pledge: “polluter pays”, more electrification, less gas

November 11, 2021 by Bruce Robertson

At COP26 the U.S. and the EU led a global pledge to slash methane emission by 30% by 2030. Methane makes up at least one-quarter of all greenhouse gases, and is more than 80 times more damaging than CO2 over a 20-year period. Success in cutting these emissions would be a major step towards meeting our 1.5°C goals. But far from declining, 2020 saw methane emissions grow at the fastest rate in 40 years. The increased use of natural gas (mostly made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: australia, China, COP26, electrification, emissions, EU, gas, Greenhouse, India, leaks, methane, Russia, US

PET: a toolkit to make existing Coal plants more efficient

October 26, 2021 by Daisy Chi

Many nations are struggling to phase out coal. Some, like China, are heavily dependent on it, and have more plants in the pipeline to ensure energy security and keep prices low. In other words, a lot of coal will remain in operation for the medium term. Given that, it makes sense to make them more efficient while they are in use. Daisy Chi at ECECP looks at a new set of tools – the Plant Efficiency Toolbox (PET) - that can analyse and optimise a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Energy efficiency, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: AI, ash, boilers, China, coal, coolingtowers, efficiency, emissions, Indonesia, Slovenia, waste

Coal phase-out by 21 nations only accounts for 3.2% of global power. What about the others?

October 25, 2021 by Carlos Fernandez Alvarez

The 21 nations committed to coal phase-out only account for 3.2% of global electricity generation. Three - Belgium, Austria and Sweden – have already done so. The rest hope to by different dates, ranging to 2040. Asia is where the main problem is, and their transition challenges are well known: growing economies, and energy security. Carlos Fernández Alvarez at the IEA spells out their recommendations, and references case studies in Canada, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: ammonia, Asia, biomass, Canada, CarbonPrice, CCS, CCUS, coal, Germany, grids, innovation, investment, jobs, security, UK

China’s energy crisis: the problems with coal exit, emissions targets, and a command economy

October 18, 2021 by Jun Du

China is also suffering from an energy crisis. Major industries have had to restrict production, and reports abound of candle-lit dinners, traffic lights failing and people getting trapped in elevators. Its effect has also been global, with Apple, Tesla, Microsoft and Dell saying it’s hitting their supply chains. As Jun Du at Aston University explains, China’s drive to cut coal has collided with post-Covid resurgent demand and an unusually hot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: China, coal, COP26, Covid, electricity, emissions, power, prices, supply, SupplyChains

Don’t let high gas prices stop the EU ETS from doing its real job

October 7, 2021 by Milan Elkerbout

The EU ETS carbon price reached a high of over €60 per tonne in September. Some are arguing that its role in the current gas price crisis is a reason why it should be reined in. But Milan Elkerbout at CEPS Policy Insights explains that the EUA (European Union Allowance) has multiple purposes. It is an incentive to invest in low-carbon solutions such as renewables, efficiencies and new methods. The sooner we pass the cost hurdle of integrating … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies Tagged With: ETS, EU, EUA, EUETS, FitFor55, gas, GreenDeal, JustTransition, prices

Gas crunch: market and policy causes, and lessons learned

October 5, 2021 by Andrei Belyi

Andrei Belyi at the University of Eastern Finland says there are three main causes behind the huge rise in European gas prices. Everyone already understands that the reversal of the previous gas glut that gave us such low prices has been caused by a decline in European gas production, LNG imports and Russian gas deliveries. Added to that is the utilities’ reliance on spot contracts rather than termed contracts – great when prices were low – that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: CarbonPrice, deliveries, EU, Europe, gas, imports, LNG, NordStream2, prices, production, Russia, spot, Ukraine, utilities

Will Norway’s new government consider phasing out oil and gas?

September 28, 2021 by Silje Lundberg

A Labour-led left coalition won the Norwegian elections in September. The Socialist Left Party looks keen to limit new oil and gas exploration and production. The dominant Labour Party and the Center party, much less so. Still, it could be the moment when Norway starts to put the climate above its oil and gas policy, explains Silje Lundberg at Oil Change International. Until now – left or right - it’s definitely been the other way around. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: exploration, exports, gas, Norway, oil, production, transition

The U.S. now needs a Carbon Tax to transition from Gas to Renewables

September 24, 2021 by Nikos Tsafos

Gas emissions must be halved (and coal eliminated) by 2030 to meet President Biden’s goal of a carbon free power sector by 2035. The problem is that gas additions are half the price of new wind and solar installations. Though the clean energy champions are still getting cheaper, so are gas additions. Nikos Tsafos at the Center for Strategic and International Studies looks at the policy options over the next decade for the U.S. The stark fact is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Renewables Tagged With: Biden, carbontax, coal, gas, netzero, prices, renewables, solar, standards, US, wind

Germany 2021: coal generation is rising, but the switch to gas should continue

September 23, 2021 by Simon Göss

As news across Europe shows, a combination of factors is seeing coal powered electricity generation on the increase. Simon Göss at cr.hub, writing for Energy Brainpool, takes a close look at what’s going on in Germany. The post-pandemic demand bounce-back, low generation from wind due to calm weather, and record high gas prices have made coal more competitive. That’s even with rising prices for CO2 and record high prices for coal (caused by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: coal, electricity, gas, Germany, lignite, power, prices, wind

Decommissioning coal, oil, gas: how funds can buy and retire the assets

September 7, 2021 by Brad Handler and Morgan Bazilian

Companies that want to retire their CO2-emitting assets (coal, oil, gas) can struggle to afford the cost of the decommissioning process. Brad Handler and Morgan Bazilian at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, writing for the World Economic Forum, explain how the creation of a new financial instrument, the 'carbon retirement portfolio' (CRP), could be a solution. In essence, it’s simple. Investors create a fund that buys the asset and takes the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: assets, coal, CRP, decommissioning, emissions, gas, investors, oil, portfolio, risk

End Fossil Fuel subsidies by shifting them to poorer households

July 9, 2021 by Ludovic Subran and GĂĽnther Thallinger

In May, the environment ministers of the G7 agreed to end fossil fuel subsidies within this decade. Around $650 bn/year is spent worldwide on subsidising all energy sources, with the majority ($450bn) going to fossil fuels despite the climate crisis. But simply removing the subsidies has proven difficult. They keep energy costs low for consumers. It’s why public protest resisted the change in Ecuador and France in 2019. And developing nations … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: coal, costs, emissions, fossils, gas, inequality, oil, poverty, renewables, subsidies

Does new German target mean Coal gone by 2029, Renewables 65% by 2030?

May 25, 2021 by Michael Claußner, Carlos Perez Linkenheil and Simon Göss

The stiffer emissions targets introduced this month to Germany’s Climate Protection Law - CO2 emissions from the energy industry must fall to 108 Mt by 2030 instead of 175 – point to an even earlier coal phase-out date of 2029, with renewables generating 65% of electricity by 2030. The existing plan had meant coal must be gone by 2038. Michael ClauĂźner, Carlos Perez-Linkenheil and Simon Göss at Energy Brainpool explain why, using their modelling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Renewables Tagged With: agriculture, buildings, coal, DSM, electricity, emissions, gas, Germany, industry, lignite, renewables, SectorCoupling, solar, storage, transport, wind

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