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Brexit: What it means for UK-EU energy trade

October 19, 2018 by Sara Stefanini

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The UK says it wants to keep or even expand its close ties with the European Union energy market after Brexit, but it might not get what it wants if the country leaves the EU with no deal in 2019. Gas and electricity will continue to be traded between the two, but the risks of shortages and higher costs for the UK and Ireland will grow and increase over time, explains Sara Stefanini of Climate Home News. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, EU Policy, Markets Tagged With: Brexit, electricity market, energy trade, EU energy policy, internal market, UK

Why US shale will crash and UK will fail: a history of shale oil & gas production in pictures & charts

August 16, 2018 by Jeremy Leggett

With fracking about to recommence in the UK after 8 years, social entrepreneur and writer Jeremy Leggett reviews the short but troubled history of fracking in the U.S. In a devastating slide presentation, he pictures the shale gas industry as a dirty, multi-hundred-billion-dollar doomed-to-burst debt bubble. And he predicts a similar fiasco in the UK. Courtesy Future Today.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: carbon bubble, climate change, energy trade, energy transition, financing, oil, shale gas, unconventionals, US energy policy

Trading platforms and VPPs find profitable niches – and this is only the start

August 9, 2018 by Fereidoon Sioshansi

Trading platforms and virtual power plants are growing rapidly in advanced electricity markets in Europe, writes energy expert and author Fereidoon Sioshansi. According to Sioshansi, the first successful platforms may be able to make enormous profits as they corner the market. Courtesy EEnergy Informer.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Innovations, Renewables Tagged With: electricity market, energy trade, energy transition, energy2030, EU energy policy, grid, infrastructure, renewables, smart grids

The risks of the Trump Administration’s whiplash policy on Iranian oil

August 3, 2018 by David Mortlock and Ellen Wald

As the Trump Administration prepares to re-impose nuclear-related sanctions on Iran following the president’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), its treatment of Iranian oil sales could dramatically impact both the United States’ Iran strategy and the global oil market, write David Mortlock and Ellen Wald of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center. According to the authors, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: energy trade, geopolitics, oil, US energy policy

Trump is wrecking the climate and free trade. Here is one solution for both

August 2, 2018 by Michael Mehling, Harro van Asselt, Kasturi Das and Susanne Dröge

Instead of tit-for-tat retaliation to US tariffs, trade partners should link their response to climate goals and kill two birds with one stone, write four researchers. Courtesy Climate Home News. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Climate policy, Energy Tagged With: climate change, energy trade, energy transition, EU energy policy, financing, geopolitics, US energy policy

The Trump and Juncker Agreement: there may be more to it than meets the eye

August 2, 2018 by Anna Mikulska

The agreement between Trump and Juncker to have Europe buy more U.S. LNG has been criticized because it contains few details and because “they can’t make it happen anyway”. However, according to Anna Mikulska of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, the two leaders could promote investment in infrastructure – and that could have a big impact on the market. Courtesy Kleinman Center for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: energy trade, EU energy policy, European gas market, geopolitics, natural gas, shale gas, unconventionals, US energy policy

OPEC? NOPEC! What makes Putin’s vision of a Russian-US oil alliance a pipedream

July 31, 2018 by Anna Mikulska

U.S. president Trump, who wants the U.S. to become a dominant oil and gas supplier to the world, regards Russia as “competitor”, though he sees that as “a compliment”. Russian president Putin has said he would like to “work together” with the U.S. to forge an OPEC-like alliance. Anna Mikulska, a fellow at the Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies and at the University of Pennsylvania's Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, explains why such an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: energy security, energy trade, European gas market, gas pipelines, geopolitics, natural gas, oil, Russia, shale gas, unconventionals, US energy policy

The Electric Power Struggle

July 5, 2018 by Walt Patterson

The world is undergoing a dramatic electricity transition, and the global struggle for power over this transformed electric system is set to profoundly shape our future, argues Walt Patterson, Associate Fellow in the Energy, Environment and Resource Department of Chatham House in London. According to Patterson, politics, not economics, will determine the outcome of this struggle. Article courtesy Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, Energy Outlooks Tagged With: carbon bubble, climate change, electricity market, energy efficiency, energy security, energy trade, energy transition, energy2030, financing, oil, renewables, smart grids, sustainable mobility

Can Saudi Arabia prevent the next oil shock?

July 2, 2018 by Cyril Widdershoven

As the oil price is inching up, and geopolitical storm clouds are gathering, market watchers increasingly wonder: can Saudi Arabia prevent the next oil price spike? And is it willing to do so? In this article, Cyril Widdershoven explains why counting on Saudi Arabia’s spare capacity could be foolish. In an accompanying article, Nick Cunningham argues that even if Saudi Arabia manages to ratchet up production, it would mean that virtually all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: energy trade, geopolitics, oil, US energy policy

The Saudis won’t prevent the next oil shock

July 2, 2018 by Nicholas Cunningham

As the oil price is inching up, and geopolitical storm clouds are gathering, market watchers increasingly wonder: can Saudi Arabia prevent the next oil price spike? And is it willing to do so? In this article, Nick Cunningham argues that even if Saudi Arabia manages to ratchet up production, it would mean that virtually all spare capacity go out of the market, setting the market up for further price rises. In an accompanying article, Cyril … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: energy trade, geopolitics, oil, US energy policy

Blockchain technology – a threat to distribution network operators?

June 28, 2018 by Marius Buchmann

Network operators should get involved soon in blockchain technology. If they miss the digital revolution, it will threaten their business model in the longer term and they could end up becoming pure network asset owners without operational responsibilities, writes Marius Buchmann of Jacobs University. Courtesy of Buchmann’s blog Enerquire. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, Innovations, Markets, Renewables Tagged With: blockchain, electricity market, energy efficiency, energy storage, energy trade, energy transition, grid, infrastructure, renewables, smart grids

The irony of Italy’s election for energy

June 22, 2018 by John Roberts

Should the Italian government decide to halt the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the last leg of the  Southern Gas Corridor - meant to reduce the EU's dependence on Russia - may be in jeopardy, writes John Roberts, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center. Ironically, the Russians may want to save the project, according to Roberts. Courtesy: the EnergySource blog of the Atlantic Council. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, EU Policy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies Tagged With: energy security, energy trade, energy union, EU energy policy, European gas market, financing, gas pipelines, geopolitics, infrastructure, internal market, natural gas, Russia

Exclusive interview Mark Gainsborough, head Shell New Energies: “We are further along than people realize”

June 21, 2018 by Karel Beckman

With a string of new investments and acquisitions in the past year (you can find a unique overview further on in this article!), Shell has quietly stepped up the pace of its transition from an oil and gas company into an energy company. “We are further along than people realize”, says Mark Gainsborough, Executive Vice-President of Shell New Energies, in an exclusive interview with Energy Post. According to Gainsborough, there is a “shift in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, Markets, Oil, Gas & Coal, Renewables Tagged With: carbon bubble, electric cars, electricity market, energy storage, energy trade, energy transition, financing, renewables, smart grids, solar power, sustainable mobility, transport, wind power

Ukraine’s power sector is set for a major transition

June 20, 2018 by Oleg Savitsky

As the pillars of Ukraine’s power sector – coal and nuclear – are shaking, the country is on the point of a major energy transformation, writes Oleg Savitsky, climate and energy policy expert and journalist. But some crucial steps still need to be taken to make it possible. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, EU Policy, Nuclear, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies, Renewables Tagged With: climate change, coal power, diversification, electricity market, energy security, energy trade, energy transition, energy union, EU energy policy, financing, geopolitics, infrastructure, natural gas, nuclear energy, renewables, solar power, wind power

Why there is so much aggressive bidding at renewables auctions – and what the risks are

June 8, 2018 by Ana Amazo-Blanco, Silvana Tiedemann, Stephen Tay and Monika Bieri

Renewable energy auctions have seen very low prices in many parts of the world. Why do auctions seem to be so effective in driving down costs – and what are the risks? Ana Amazo-Blanco, Silvana Tiedemann of Navigant[1], and Dr. Stephen Tay and Monika Bieri of SERIS looked at a solar PV rooftop auction in Singapore and an offshore wind auction in Germany to discover the key factors behind the bids and suggest how project developers can make sure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Markets, Policies, Renewables, Resources Tagged With: climate change, diversification, electricity market, energy trade, energy transition, financing, grid, renewables, solar power, wind power

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