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Cañete: Climate Neutrality Won’t Make Europe Energy Independent
Date: 14.06.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: European Commission
Even after Europe’s energy supply is mostly supplied by renewable sources, “there is no realistic scenario in which Europe’s future will be all-electric or entirely energy independent”, wrote
BP: Extreme Weather Boosted Energy Consumption in 2018
Date: 13.06.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
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“At a time when society is increasing its demands for an accelerated transition to a low carbon energy system, the energy data for 2018 paint a worrying picture, with both energy demand and carbon
Paper: Climate Planning Processes in Energy Community Should be Consolidated
Date: 11.06.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
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There is an overlap between many climate-related processes in all Energy Community contracting parties, offering opportunities for consolidation, noted the New Climate Institute (NCI) in a paper
Hydrogen Gaining An Increasingly Important Role in Slovenia
Date: 10.06.2019 Author: Andreja Šalamun
Photo: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
The use of hydrogen will be necessary to entirely replace fossil fuels, wrote Frank Wouters, the former deputy director general of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Ad van Wijk,
Energy Community Considers Introducing Carbon Tax
Date: 04.06.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik, Athens
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The Energy Community Secretariat has been discussing the introduction of a carbon tax in the contracting parties, as “the EU will simply not tolerate a big price gap between the EU and Energy
Report: 11 EU Countries Intent on Burning Coal Beyond 2030
Date: 04.06.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Alenka Lena Klopčič
Eleven EU member states, including Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Slovenia, have no plans to phase out coal by 2030, with the majority of coal capacity located in six countries, according to a new
World Nuclear Association Calls For Nuclear Generation Expansion
Date: 03.06.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Rosatom
“Action is needed to expand the share of nuclear generation in the clean energy future. We will need much more nuclear energy if we are to deliver on environmental, economic and sustainable
IEA: Energy Technologies Failing to Keep Pace With Clean Energy Transitions Goals
Date: 29.05.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Roman Peklaj
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest assessment of clean energy transitions finds that the vast majority of technologies and sectors are failing to keep pace with long-term goals. Of the
Secretariat to Propose Carbon Pricing Mechanism Fit for Energy Community
Date: 23.05.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Katja Cankar
Implementation of the EU ETS mechanism in the Energy Community is not realistic. Therefore, the region will have to look at some different mechanisms for how to price carbon, said Jasmina Trhulj from
Danubia NanoTech Declared Best Startup in CEE Region
Date: 22.05.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: InnoEnergy
The results from the fifth edition of InnoEnergy’s PowerUp! competition – which saw participation from over 300 startups from 24 countries across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) – have now been
Magnus Hall Elected New President of Eurelectric
Date: 21.05.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Eurelectric
Magnus Hall, the president and CEO of the Swedish-based electricity company Vattenfall, has been appointed as the new president of Eurelectric for the next two years. According to Eurelectric, the
MSR to Remove Almost 400m EUAs Between September 2019 and August 2020
Date: 17.05.2019 Author: Tanja SrnovršnikPhoto: Pixabay
The market stability reserve (MSR) of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), which began operating in January 2019, will remove more than 397 million EU allowances (EUAs) from the market between
