interviews
Photo: Igor Verstovšek; Foto: arhiv CosylabCosylab: We Want to Enter the Energy Sector with Advanced Industry Applications
April 22, 2019 | Valerija HozjanRES and EE | Energy policy | New technologies
The Slovenian technology company Cosylab, established 20 years ago under the auspices of Slovenia’s biggest research institute JSI (Jožef Stefan Institute), has 188 employees, 45 of which operate abroad, and is successfully alternating between the fields of science and industry. “It is our strategic focus to maintain and build upon our position in the field of particle accelerator control...
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Photo: David PlasKristian Ruby, Eurelectric: Europe Will Need a Lot of New Power Capacities
April 15, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | Natural gas | RES and EE | Energy policy | Economy
Europe wants to decarbonise the power sector and expand the use of electricity across society at the same time. This means that a quite significant build out of the power sector needs to start as soon as possible, stressed Kristian Ruby, Secretary General of Eurelectric, in an interview with Energetika.NET. In this regard, Ruby mentioned that in addition to wind, solar and hydro, some countries...
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Photo: Aleš BenoT. Kmecl and P. Novak, Kolektor Etra: The Transformer Industry is Always Evolving
April 8, 2019 | Alenka ŽumbarElectricity | RES and EE | New technologies
Kolektor Etra, the Slovenian manufacturer of power transformers and autotransformers (of up to 500 MVA rated power and 420 kV rated voltage), ended the year as expected – with a turnover of over EUR 100 million and a somewhat lower profit than the year before. The management of the company, which also received the exporter of the year award in 2018, focuses not only on the changes in the energy...
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Photo: Studio BombaYoshiaki Ichikawa, Hitachi: Energy Should Have a Leading Role in Society 5.0
April 1, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | RES and EE | CO2 emissions | New technologies
The Japanese development initiative Society 5.0 represents the next stage after the information revolution i.e. it represents the advent of new technologies such as AI, Big Data and the IoT. However, technology is only one aspect of Society 5.0. The second aspect is business, as Society 5.0 will promote innovation and a collaborative business ecosystem. The final, third feature is the sustainable...
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Photo: arhiv poslanske skupine ELSBogovič: RES, Nuclear, and Electrification of Transport Key for Decarbonisation
March 25, 2019 | Energetika.NETRES and EE | Energy policy | Economy | Startup
Smart villages, the Mladi mladim (Youth for Youth) project, blockchain, and nuclear power. These were the topics that Energetika.NET touched upon with the MEP, former Mayor of Krško (known for its nuclear power plant) and former Slovenian Minister of Agriculture and Environment. Franc Bogovič, who received the 2018 MEP Award in the category of Research and Innovation, is also the Honorary Patron...
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Photo: osebni arhivDr. Anthony Hansen, Aerosol: I Envision a Sustainable Future with Renewable Electricity
March 18, 2019 | Alenka ŽumbarRES and EE | Transport | CO2 emissions | New technologies | Ecology
“All mention of the term ‘climate change’ has been deleted from the websites of the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). Additionally, the majority of the scientists on the Clean Air Science Advisory Council have been released from their positions and replaced by people drawn from the industries whose emissions the EPA was previously supposed to understand and regulate....
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Photo: osebni arhivJordan: With an Insufficient Budget ACER Will Be Like a Tiger on a Short Leash
March 11, 2019 | Alenka Žumbar, Tanja SrnovršnikEnergy policy | New technologies | Economy
The global as well as European energy landscapes are seeing rapid progress, and the sector in Slovenia is no exception. On the contrary, Slovenia has large and small enterprises as well as innovators that are successful in entering or consolidating their position in the energy products market, said Romana Jordan, Advisor to the Director of the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI), Member of the Governing...
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Photo: IskratelŽeljko Puljić, Iskratel: Smart Grids Are Already Here
March 4, 2019 | Alenka ŽumbarElectricity | RES and EE | New technologies | Economy
The Iskratel Group's 2018 revenue was just below EUR 104 million, up around 15% from 2017. “The 2019 target is slightly above EUR 109 million,” the CEO of Iskratel, Željko Puljić, has said. In his interview for Energetika.NET, he explained how the company invested in industry 4.0, and how what used to be primarily an ICT company was increasingly engaging in energy projects, mostly with a...
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Photo: Ana Vučina VršnakAleksander Mervar: ELES Enters Its Most Challenging Investment Cycle to Date
February 25, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | Energy policy
In 2019, the Slovenian transmission system operator for electricity, ELES, is starting a three-year investment cycle. Worth around EUR 340 million, it will be incomparable in size, value and the complexity of the equipment installed in the transmission system to any investment made in the Slovenian electric power grid so far, said the CEO of ELES, Aleksander Mervar, in his latest interview for...
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Photo: osebni arhivBulc: EU to Spend Several bn EUR on Decarbonising Transport in Next Years
February 18, 2019 | Andreja ŠalamunElectricity | Oil and oil derivates | RES and EE | Transport | CO2 emissions | New technologies | Economy | Ecology
Transport is one of the few areas to receive more funds in the EU’s next financial perspective than previously. As the European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, told Energetika.NET in an interview, over EUR 30.6 billion will be made available in the EU budget for projects in the framework of CEF (Connecting Europe Facility), 60% of which will go to the decarbonisation of transport. Bulc...
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