transforming the energy system towards renewable and climate-neutrality
While ACER and CEER have published their whitepaper on regulation of hydrogen networks just a view days ago, the series has just been complemented with the newly published whitepaper Regulatory Treatment of Power-to-Gas. With the aim is to deepen understanding on the regulatory aspects of Green Deal issues and to assist the European Commission in... Continue Reading →
Replacing currently 340 TWh/y grey hydrogen in the EU with renewable or at least truly climate neutral hydrogen is the first major milestone on the journey. But this is just the start! According to a JRC study that investigated different EU deep decarbonization scenarios towards a a climate-neutral EU energy system 2050, there is a... Continue Reading →
The EU Commission recently proposed revised rules for cross-border energy infrastructure. Hydrogen and P2G infrastructure included. The EC proposal includes, among others:- obligation for all projects to meet mandatory sustainability criteria and follow 'do no harm’ principle in line with taxonomy- end of the support for oil and natural gas infrastructure- new focus on offshore... Continue Reading →
The necessity of comprehensive carbon pricing is with the recent EU Council agreement on a 55% emission reduction by 2030, the ongoing revision of the ETS, the sustainable mobility, hydrogen and energy system integration strategies of the European Commission and not least many related political ambitions and developments at member state level more obvious then... Continue Reading →
Mobility is without any doubt the most critical sector for achieving the EU decarbonisation targets. Therefore, the plans of the EU institutions for this sector are particularly important...and are outlined with the related strategy recently by the European Commission: Status quo:- transport responsible for about 25% of EU GHGE (note: in some countries even more)-... Continue Reading →
While the implementation of the recast of the EU renewable energy directive (REDII) is still ongoing across Member States, the process of developing a renewed RED III has already started. Hasty? Maybe yes, but at the same time required for keeping track with the increasing ambition levels and ensuring a holistic approach to energy system... Continue Reading →
I am convinced that comprehensive carbon pricing is crucial - and in fact without alternative - for allowing renewables to compete on a level playing field and ultimately drive deep and cross-sectoral energy system transformation. While one may argue that the carbon price provided by the EU ETS is for the time being not sufficiently... Continue Reading →
Some key facts about the "EU Offshore renewable energy strategy" published recently: First of all, the status quo:- 12 GW installed offshore wind capacity in EU waters-with this, the EU 27 host impressive 42% of capacity installed globally (together with UK hosting alone almost 10 GW in total a share of 80% (!))- LCOE for... Continue Reading →
While in Austria many are (for good reason) impatiently awaiting the ‚EAG‘ law to provide a new framework for intensified and more marked-based RES deployment, CEER just provided with a recently published report interesting insights into the state of play of RES tendering procedures across Europe. Some interesting take-aways:- in 18 countries RES tenders have... Continue Reading →
I just had a look at the 2020 report on the State of the Energy Union pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action and share for the convenience of interested readers a collection/summary of some interesting aspects. Note: Selection solely based on my personal views/interests, no claim for completeness, correct... Continue Reading →
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