Some weeks ago, articles such as the one of Reuters about electric vehicle (EV) sales in Norway gained a lot of attention. Based on that, I asked myself the questions how it was possible that EVs achieve in Norway in 2020 a 54% market share of new cars sold. See my answer in the following...... Continue Reading →
Reflexions about the 2nd CEER Report on Tendering Procedures for RES in Europe
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 →
‘Carbon Contracts for Difference’ in a nutshell
The production of basic industrial materials such as steel, cement, aluminum and major chemicals causes, for the time being, roughly a fifth of EU greenhouse gas emissions. Even though companies are innovating extensively and there are various pilot projects for low-carbon production pathways in place, there are for the time being rarely commercial-scale investments in breakthrough technologies.... Continue Reading →