interviews
Photo: GENDanijel Levičar, GEN energija: Slovenia Cannot Afford a Power Shortage
September 17, 2019 | Alenka Lena KlopčičElectricity | Energy policy | New technologies | Economy
Danijel Levičar entered the energy business exactly three years ago, shifting from his role as the Director of the Energy Directorate at the Ministry of Infrastructure of the Republic of Slovenia to a member of the Management Board of GEN-I, the biggest regional energy trader. In his capacity as the Business Director of GEN energija, a post he was appointed to in late July 2019, one of his...
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Photo: Alenka Lena KlopčičGürkan Kumbaroğlu, IAEE: Alternative Energy Sources Can Make Some Fears Vanish
September 9, 2019 | Alenka Lena KlopčičNatural gas | RES and EE | Energy policy | Economy
The IAEE was initially named the International Association of Energy Economists, however, it was quickly realised that the members included many engineers, physicists, geologists and others that were not formally economists, said Dr Gürkan Kumbaroğlu, who has been on the board of the IAEE for almost a decade under various positions serving as vice president and president of the association. Dr...
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Photo: Anže PetkovšekMarjan Eberlinc, Plinovodi: Slovenia’s Energy Industry Knows the Ultimate Goal
September 2, 2019 | Alenka Lena KlopčičNatural gas | Energy policy | New technologies
“The energy industry in Europe, and in Slovenia in particular, has many tasks ahead, having found itself in a crucial moment of the energy transition that requires major, responsible decisions – including those about investment. Although Slovenia is ranked very high in terms of energy security and security of supply, this is also precisely why it should be committed to make sure it stays that...
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Photo: osebni arhivLučka Kajfež Bogataj: Climate Change Is an Energy Problem!
August 26, 2019 | Alenka Lena KlopčičRES and EE | Energy policy | CO2 emissions | Ecology
It is quite absurd that we import Indonesian coal for the Šoštanj thermal power plant (TPP) – and why don’t we simply buy out the Croatian half of the Krško nuclear power plant (NPP) instead of planning to build another unit there, noted the renowned Slovenian climatologist Lučka Kajfež Bogataj. She added that instead of focusing on unit 6 of the Šoštanj TPP and unit 2 of the Krško NPP...
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Photo: Alenka Lena KlopčičVekoslav Korošec, GZS: Slovenia Can Still Be Hit by a Blackout
August 12, 2019 | Alenka Lena KlopčičElectricity | RES and EE | Energy policy | Economy
“In terms of renewable energy targets, especially in the period to 2030, Slovenia has two major advantages over other EU member states, which need to be considered: water area and forest cover. By water area, the country is ranked third in the EU behind Sweden and Finland; the key, however, is the multi-purpose use of water. Needless to say, decisions should be made at three levels: the levels...
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Photo: Stanko KozelMarko Drobnič, Talum: Putting Added Value at the Heart of Product Development
July 29, 2019 | Alenka Lena KlopčičElectricity | New technologies | Economy
Talum is one of the biggest Slovenian exporters: Since 2018, it has been the world’s largest producer of slugs and discs: now at 40,000 tonnes per year, the company's production capacity is growing further still. Already ranked second in the world by the energy efficiency of aluminium production (in terms of specific energy consumption), Talum is now extending its ambitious plans also to energy...
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Photo: Valerija HozjanProf. Malcolm Joyce: There Is Currently a Very Stimulating Environment for Investment in Nuclear in the UK
July 15, 2019 | Valerija HozjanElectricity | RES and EE | New technologies
Nuclear energy will play a significant role in the United Kingdom’s (the UK) energy mix in the future, said Malcolm Joyce, professor of nuclear engineering and associate dean for research at the Faculty of Science & Technology at Lancaster University in the UK. “The UK has a long history of success in the field of nuclear technology and has for several years been making preparations to ensure...
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Photo: Katja CankarProf Andrej Gubina: Renewables, Nuclear and Knowledge Are Indispensable!
July 1, 2019 | Alenka L. Klopčič, Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | RES and EE | Coal | CO2 emissions
“The South East European region has a renewable sources (RES) technical potential of 740 GW. Of this amount, 120 GW is represented by solar potential and 532 GW by wind potential – both of which are largely untapped. Of the overall RES potential, 126.9 GW is already cost-competitive today,” said Andrej Gubina from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Ljubljana at the second Montel Market...
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Photo: Agencija za energijoDuška Godina, Slovenia's Energy Agency: A Change of Thinking Is Needed!
June 24, 2019 | Alenka Lena KlopčičElectricity | RES and EE | Energy policy
The Energy Agency of the Republic of Slovenia is one of the EU's few national regulatory authorities (NRAs) that have developed their own IT solutions to meet the strict security requirements and gain access to data on wholesale market trading from the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) under the REMIT regulation. “Implementing the regulation is a very challenging task. For...
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Photo: Igor ZaplatilIgor Jenčič, JSI: The Disorientation Regarding Nuclear Is Not Helpful
June 17, 2019 | Alenka Lena Klopčič, Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | Energy policy
Global Boom of Nuclear Energy; What About Slovenia? – »The Most Cost-effective Solution for Slovenia Is a Combination of RES and Nuclear« – Nuclear Future: 'To Be or Not to Be?' – Slovenia's Krško NPP Should Already Have a Second Unit – Could Modular Reactors Replace Second Unit of Slovenia's Krško NPP? – Slovenia Will Need Two Nuclear Plants – The Future of the EU's NPPs Is...
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