Cañete: Subsidies for Coal Plants Against EU's Decarbonisation Plan
Date: 22.09.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Evropska komisija
Member states can still decide to have coal power plants. However, they cannot have capacity mechanisms, as they are a subsidy and this goes against the policy of the EU, said the Commissioner for
En.Trading 017: Waiting for Albania-Kosovo Common Market
Date: 15.09.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič, Tirana
Photo: Roman Peklaj
The market characteristics of Kosovo and Albania suggest that market integration would benefit customers in both countries, however, this common market probably is unlikely to happen very soon, due to
Report: Low Power Prices Serious Stumbling Block for New Nuclear in CEE
Date: 13.09.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: arhiv Energetike.NET
As with most other large power projects in Europe, especially nuclear, the lower market price for electricity is likely to be a significant stumbling block for the deal between the Romanian government
Closure of Slovenia’s Šoštanj TPP Would Prompt Imports from Germany and Czechia
Date: 12.09.2017 Author: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak
A cessation of operations of Slovenia’s Šoštanj thermal power plant (TPP) would cause a 4.1 TWh reduction in the country’s electricity production, increasing its import dependence. In this case,
For Siemens, Additive Manufacturing Is One of the Innovations of the Future
Date: 05.09.2017 Author: Alenka Žumbar
Photo: www.pixabay.com
Data scientists, data analytics centres, artificial intelligence, digitisation, 3D printing and additive manufacturing. These abstract terms came to life before more than 150 attendees of an event
Electric Vehicles Could Bring Owners Additional Earnings in Future
Date: 29.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Andreja Šalamun
In Denmark, owners of electric vehicles can earn up to EUR 1300 a year by feeding excess power back into the grid, Bloomberg reported recently. According to Slovenia’s electricity transmission
Can the Nuclear Industry in Europe and the U.S. Recover?
Date: 22.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik VolaričPhoto: arhiv Energetike.NET
Recently, two energy companies decided to suspend the construction of two nuclear reactors in the U.S. state of South Carolina (the V.C. Summer project) due to delays and rising costs (which
Could Removal of Priority Dispatch Choke Renewables Growth?
Date: 16.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: pixabay.com
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) said in May that the prohibition of priority dispatch (i.e. priority running) should
Wind Power in Slovenia – Yes or No?
Date: 26.06.2017 Author: Andreja Šalamun
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
ʺWind power is now one of the world’s cheapest forms of energy,ʺ said Agora Energiewende in late May. According to the Wind Energy Status Report 2016, released recently by the European
Pegas: Austria and Slovenia Should Launch Trading Region Pilot Project
Date: 11.04.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Roman Peklaj
Austria should pursue co-operation with Slovenia in the form of a pilot trading region project. Such a project could be used to gain important implementation experience for further integration
How to Build the Energy Business and Save Millions
Date: 14.03.2017 Author: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Photo: Anže Krže/Mediaspeed
“The number one question I get from several energy businesses is: 'How to become more innovative in order to increase customer engagement? How do we become more like a Silicon Valley company?' When
En.grids 017: Controlled Charging of Electric Vehicles Will Prove Essential
Date: 16.02.2017 Author: Andreja Šalamun
Photo: Roman Peklaj
Although the 1000 new electric vehicles, which will be on the Slovenian roads by the end of next year, do not yet count as a critical mass when it comes to the power network, we should start thinking
