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Grid Asset Management 2019

May 14, 2019 by Smartgrid Forums Leave a Comment

Grid Asset Management 2019 Data-Driven Asset Management to Support Smart Investment Planning and Optimised Lifecycle Management 3-Day Conference, Exhibition & Networking Forum 14-16 May 2019, London Drawing together 120+ smart grid asset management professionals, this 3-day case-study driven programme provides an intensive review of 14+ next generation asset management digitalisation programmes. As regulatory pressures and smart … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2019, Britain, circulareconomy; innovation; energy, clean energy, Energy, energy investments, energy transition, investment, power networks, smart grids

Solar farms getting smaller, cheaper and smarter to overcome grid hurdles

December 18, 2018 by Giles Parkinson

The technical challenges and fast-changing regulatory requirements associated with installing and integrating variable RES capacity are inevitably holding up the transition to clean energy all around the globe. So the announcement of a new smart solar farm in Australia that seems to have overcome these hurdles is really good news. The situation has been neatly captured across a number of recent reports (summarised here) by Giles Parkinson of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Innovations, Networks, Renewables Tagged With: australia, demand response, energy storage, energy transition, RES, smart grids, solar

A Just Transition – or a transition, but only just?

November 26, 2018 by Matthew James

At COP24 the Polish Presidency has issued a declaration for a "Just Transition". Jennifer Tollman of climate think-tank E3G says a Just Transition must make allies of those working in and dependent on the high-carbon economy by supporting them in the transition. They must not be left behind. But they warn that this support should not be an excuse for a “go slow” on the transition, as missing our global climate targets is a clear disaster. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: climate change, coal, coal power, COP24, emissions, energy transition, Poland

Can Teresa Ribera transform Spain into a green champion?

November 16, 2018 by Natalie Sauer

In a draft bill released on 13 November, the Spanish government is proposing to ban fossil fuel subsidies and fracking, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2030 (37% compared to current levels) and 90% by 2050, boost the share of renewables to 35% (70% of power generation) in 2030 and discourage diesel and petrol cars. Natalie Sauer of Climate Home News portrays the woman behind the plan, ecological transition minister Teresa Ribera, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, EU Policy Tagged With: climate change, electric cars, electricity market, energy transition, energy union, EU energy policy, renewables

We have a decade to prevent dangerous climate change: these 10 policies can save us

November 15, 2018 by Silvio Marcacci

The climate change challenge is not technical nor even economic, but a matter of enacting the right policies, writes Silvio Marcacci, Communications Director at San Francisco-based think tank Energy Innovation. Based on new research, Marcacci outlines the the types of policies that are the most effective. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Climate policy, Renewables Tagged With: carbon bubble, climate change, electric cars, electricity market, energy efficiency, energy transition, financing, grid, smart grids

The IEA comes up short on climate (again)

November 14, 2018 by Greg Muttitt

The release of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2018 marks another missed opportunity for the International Energy Agency (IEA) to provide a roadmap to Paris, writes Greg Muttitt of NGO Oil Change International. According to Muttitt, even the WEO’s “sustainable development scenario” falls well short of the Paris goals. Policymakers and investors cannot rely on the WEO to guide their decisions in energy. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, Energy Outlooks Tagged With: carbon bubble, climate change, energy transition, financing, geopolitics, natural gas, negative emissions technologies, oil

Study says no way to decarbonise the gas sector by 2050

November 13, 2018 by Jason Deign

Gas industry advocates argue that expansion of gas infrastructure is justified because it will be possible to switch to low-carbon gases such as hydrogen and biomethane in future. But research by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) predicts that biomethane production will remain modest, even with massive subsidies. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Energy Outlooks, EU Policy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: biofuels, energy transition, EU energy policy, European gas market, financing, natural gas, renewables

Coal’s cost increase leaves no cause for celebration

November 7, 2018 by Paul Deane

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Coal’s carbon impact is clear from the fact that it produces 20% of electricity and 65% of EU power sector emissions. But even with EU coal prices at a five-year high, we are unlikely to see short-term European coal emissions reductions. Emissions Trading System prices would have to double to push coal out of the EU electricity mix, says Paul Deane of University College Cork's Environmental Research Institute. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, EU Policy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: coal power, energy transition, EU energy policy, EU ETS

Aligning the IEA Sustainable Development Scenario to Paris goals

November 5, 2018 by Greg Muttitt

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As part of its World Energy Outlook 2018 report, on 13 November the International Energy Agency will publish its latest Sustainable Development Scenario that it claims shows governments and companies how to reach Paris’ climate change goals. To date, it’s fallen short – perhaps because it thinks the goals are too difficult to achieve, says Greg Muttitt of Oil Change International, which is calling on the agency to start showing how those goals … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: CCS, climate change, energy transition, International Energy Agency, Paris Agreement

How can gas contribute to the achievement of EU climate targets

October 24, 2018 by Sonja van Renssen

role of gas in EU energy policy climate change targets renewable gas

What role is there for gas in the European energy system over the next decades? Some believe the EU must give priority to coal-to-gas switching. Others see no role for natural gas at all in the long run and argue that EU policy must promote only “renewable” gas. An Energy Post panel debate in Brussels, sponsored by Nord Stream 2, saw conflicting views sound off against each other. Meanwhile, a new “Gas for Climate” initiative proposes a 10% … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy, EU Policy, Events, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies, Videos Tagged With: Brussels, climate change, energy security, energy transition, EU energy policy, European gas market, natural gas, renewable gas, Russia

Energy transition: The greatest switch capital markets have ever seen

October 22, 2018 by David Nelson

financing the energy transition

Even the most engaged energy pundits tend to gloss over what may be one of the biggest changes of all in a clean energy transition: how we pay for and finance the energy we use, and what that may mean for the investors, industries and companies that provide that energy. David Nelson of Climate Policy Initiative explains why investment strategies, financial markets and business models also need to transform. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Markets, Renewables Tagged With: energy transition, financing, renewables

Russia’s evolving gas relationship with the European Union

October 15, 2018 by Marco Siddi

Gas pipeline workers in Germany. Source: Nord Stream AG.

Europe has long had a touchy relationship with Russia, with Europe’s dependence on Russian gas being a potentially major source of concern. But away from the rhetoric, the dependence is growing, and the question is how to diffuse tensions. Keeping Ukraine in the picture could be a key move, argues Marco Siddi, senior research fellow with the European Union Research Programme. Courtesy of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Markets, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: energy transition, gas, pipelines, Russia

What is the future of coal?

October 10, 2018 by Siân Bradley

the future of coal in india

It fired up the industrial age but is now condemned as a toxic pollutant. Most countries are cutting back on coal usage, but not all. Donald Trump wants to buck the trend and create jobs for miners, and Asia’s appetite for the black stuff continues to grow. Siân Bradley, from the independent policy institute Chatham House, asks if there is a future for old King Coal. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies Tagged With: coal power, energy transition

Demystifying radiation – the nemesis of nuclear energy?

October 9, 2018 by Abel González

Fukushima nuclear energy radiation exposure

Recent reports from the United Nations that challenge commonly held views on ionising radiation may prove crucial for a nuclear renaissance, Abel González – a senior adviser with the Argentine Nuclear Regulatory Authority – told delegates at the World Nuclear Association Symposium held in London last month. “Shouldn’t the nuclear industry being doing all it can to debunk the myths about radiation?” he asks. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: energy transition, nuclear energy

8 things you need to know about the IPCC 1.5ËšC report

October 8, 2018 by Kelly Levin

ipcc climate change report sr15

In its landmark report released today on global warming, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says urgent and unprecedented changes are needed to stop global temperatures from rising by over 1.5ËšC – but it is possible. The report makes it clear to governments and businesses that limiting warming to 1.5ËšC is imperative, says Kelly Levin of World Resources Institute: “Now it’s time for them to step up to the challenge.” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Energy Tagged With: climate change, energy transition, energy2030, IPCC

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