The collapse of a Dutch âclean coalâ power project has ended near-term prospects for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in European power generation. That leaves proponents of the technology having to turn instead to smaller, industrial applications, writes energy analyst and consultant Gerard Wynn. But while CCS may make sense on a more limited scale, big problems remain there too, he adds. This article was first published on the blog of the … [Read more...]
Interview bio-energy expert AndrĂ© Faaij: âSo much nonsense has been told – high time for the real storyâ
âAn enormous amount of nonsenseâ has been told about bio-energy, says AndrĂ© Faaij, scientific director of Energy Academy Europe and professor Energy Systems Analysis at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. According to Faaij, it is high time for the real â scientifically validated â story. âThe bio-based economy is indispensable for our climate policy and can mean huge progress for agriculture and nature in developing countriesâ. … [Read more...]
Interview David Hone, Chief Climate Change Advisor Shell: âNet zero emissions are achievable. The timing is challengingâ
EU climate and energy policy is âreasonably effectiveâ, but it could achieve more for the climate if it focused purely on reducing CO2-emissions, says David Hone, Chief Climate Change Advisor at Shell, in an interview with Energy Post. âThere are too many goals and too many targets.â Hone also argues that first generation biofuels are needed to make advanced biofuels work and that a ânew approachâ towards CCS is urgently needed. Globally, Hone … [Read more...]
Remi Eriksen, CEO DNV GL: Gas and renewables can be best of ‘frenemies’
Gas could be the ideal partner for renewable energy generation in a future sustainable energy mix, writes Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO of DNV GL, one of the largest risk management providers in the world with operations in more than 100 countries. However, for this to happen, the oil and gas industry must help policymakers and the public become aware of all the benefits of gas, notes Eriksen, not just the economic ones. Also, the … [Read more...]
Will clean coal be allowed to develop in Europe?
EU and national energy policies are strongly focused on promoting the use of renewable energy. However, EU policymakers should not overlook progress being made in traditional energy sources, especially in coal power plants, writes Pieter Cleppe, head of the Brussels office of think tank Open Europe. According to Cleppe, a significant expansion of âclean coalâ â which involves both carbon capture and storage (CCS) and supercritical power plants â … [Read more...]
Why the International Energy Agency still gets it wrong on fossil fuels
The IEA (International Energy Agency) has produced a remarkable and alarming report, together with IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency), warning that âunprecedentedâ and âunparalleledâ efforts are necessary âimmediatelyâ and âacross all countriesâ to stave off climate disaster. Yet it still sees a significant role for fossil fuels in 2050. How is this possible? Greg Muttitt, Senior Advisor at NGO Oil Change International, argues that the … [Read more...]
Carbon capture and use â how climate friendly is it?
The energy industry is increasingly interested in carbon capture and use (CCU) as an alternative to carbon capture and storage (CCS), writes David Hone, Chief Climate Change Advisor at Royal Dutch Shell. But according to Hone, these are two quite different processes, and work still needs to be done to establish the climate credentials of CCU. … [Read more...]
Exclusive – Klaus ShĂ€fer, CEO Uniper: âSecurity of supply is too important to leave to the marketâ
The market on its own cannot be relied upon to deliver secure electricity and gas supplies, says Klaus SchĂ€fer, CEO of Eon-spin-off Uniper, in an exclusive interview with Energy Post. According to SchĂ€fer, it will become âdramatically more difficultâ to balance the power market as the share of renewables increases. He also sees the gas market becoming âmore and more complexâ and argues policymakers should establish minimum requirements for gas … [Read more...]
What a CO2 price floor can (and cannot) do for German climate goals
Germany can meet its climate goals for the energy sector if it introduces a CO2-price floor of between âŹ50 and âŹ75 per ton, write Fabian Huneke, Carlos Perez Linkenheil and Simon Göà from the Berlin-based independent energy market specialist Energy Brainpool. However, if neighbouring countries donât take similar measures, more than half of the reduced CO2- emissions will be shifted abroad, note the authors. As long as power markets are … [Read more...]
The future of OPEC: it wonât die, but it will become a different animal
Regardless of the outcome of the meeting on 30 November, the future of OPEC looks uncertain. The organisation is facing a perfect storm, squeezed as it is between the revolution in shale oil, which has increased global supply and brought down prices, and the prospect of a global peak demand stemming from climate policies and falling costs of alternatives. Some have even declared the death of OPEC, but according to Thijs Van de Graaf, professor at … [Read more...]
We canât simply bet on renewable energy to stop global warming
Simply switching to renewables alone will not solve the climate change problem, writes Steffen Böhm, Professor in Organisation and Sustainability at the University of Exeter. We need to start removing carbon from the atmosphere. And we need to tackle the demand side. We cannot simply assume that relentless economic growth is compatible with a green future. Courtesy of The Conversation. … [Read more...]
Oil companiesâ climate initiative lacks initiative
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) formed by ten of the worldâs largest oil companies including Shell, BP, Total, Statoil and Saudi Aramco, has announced it will spend $1 billion over the next ten years âto accelerate the development of innovative low-emission technologiesâ. According to Stuart Haszeldine, Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, at the University of Edinburgh, this is âsmall change compared to the size of the problem. … [Read more...]
The “new realities for energy”: peak demand, stranded assets
"The world is undergoing a Grand Transition driven by a combination of factors including the fast-paced development of new technologies, an unstoppable digital revolution, global environmental challenges and changing growth and demographic patterns", according to a statement from the World Energy Council, a UN-accredited global energy network with over 3,000 member organisations in over 90 countries. According to the World Energy Council, the … [Read more...]
IEA sees âmajor shiftâ â but not major enough
âA major shift in investment towards low-carbon sources of power generation is underwayâ, according to a first-ever detailed analysis of investment across the global energy system from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Yet, in non-OECD countries, âinvestment in conventional generation remains strongâ, with over 75 GW of coal-fired power plants starting operation in 2015 in âdeveloping Asiaâ â âas much as all renewable capacity additions in … [Read more...]
A turning point looms for electricity and climate
To prevent catastrophic global warming, the world may have to issue a moratorium on new fossil-fuel power plants, writes David Fullbrook, senior consultant with DNV GL Energyâs Clean Technology Centre in Singapore. If that turns out to be politically impossible, project developers must start protecting electricity infrastructure from the impacts of a warming climate. … [Read more...]
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