CO2 EMISSIONS
Croatian Government Looking to Restart Plomin 1 TPP
Date: 15.02.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak
The 115 MW Plomin 1 coal-fired power plant could become operational again after being closed in 2017 due to a fire. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy recently published a draft
Stern: Gas Industry Faces Massive Challenge to Decarbonise
Date: 13.02.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Roman Peklaj
“The next 5-10 years will be a crucial period for the gas community to put forward and demonstrate how it will deliver credible decarbonisation narratives. Failure to do so is likely to result in
EP and Council Reach Agreement on Clean Vehicles in Public Procurement
Date: 13.02.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: MOL
The European Parliament (EP) and the Council reached a provisional agreement on Monday on the European Commission's proposal to reform the Clean Vehicles Directive. This is part of the Clean Mobility
EU Coal Power Generation Down 6% in 2018; Coal Could Fall Below Gas in 2019
Date: 05.02.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
The share of electricity from renewable sources in the EU grew again in 2018 reaching 32.3%, an increase of more than two percentage points compared to 2017. New wind, solar and biomass plants
EU Member States National Energy and Climate Plans Not Ambitious Enough
Date: 04.02.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
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A new assessment study of draft national energy and climate plans (NECPs), commissioned by the Coalition for Energy Savings, shows that EU member states’ contributions fall short of achieving the EU
Could the EU Introduce a Carbon Tax in the Western Balkans?
Date: 01.02.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
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David Žarković, the head of electricity trade department of the Serbian state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS), said that the EU could impose taxes on carbon emissions for
EGC: Fossil Natural Gas to Face Fate of Coal; Focus Should be on Innovation
Date: 31.01.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik, ViennaPhoto: Roman Peklaj
Fossil natural gas - not taking into account decarbonised/renewable gases - is going to face a phase out just as coal is now facing, but with a time difference of 10-15 years, said Pierre Dechamps,
Nuclear and Hydro Power Most Cost-Effective Sources to Reach Set Climate Targets
Date: 30.01.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Roman Peklaj
Taking into consideration the costs, the most efficient way to achieve the ambitious emission objective of 50g CO2 per kWh is to rely on nuclear power and hydroelectricity as dispatchable low-carbon
German Coal Commission Proposes Coal Exit by 2038
Date: 29.01.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
Germany should close 12.5 GW of its lignite and hard coal power plants by 2022 and the remainder by 2038, with an option to end coal-fired power generation by 2035, agreed the government-appointed
Boštjan Bandelj, Belektron: Every Year Is Exciting for Emissions Trading
Date: 29.01.2019 Author: Alenka Žumbar
Photo: www.dnv.com
In 2018, the carbon market was heavily influenced by a significant, more than 300% price rise and high volatility, mainly as a result of the newly implemented Market Stability Reserve, said the
Study: Sector Coupling Can Lower the Cost of Energy System Decarbonisation
Date: 25.01.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: iStockphoto
Energy system integration and sector coupling can substantially reduce the costs of the transition to a decarbonised energy system. For Germany, it has been estimated that the transition to a
Bulgarian Maritsa Iztok Coal-fired Plants to Operate At Least Until 2030
Date: 24.01.2019 Author: Tanja SrnovršnikPhoto: Alenka Žumbar
The coal-fired power units in the Bulgarian Maritza Iztok complex will certainly work until 2030 and, in the event of investments in new technologies, maybe even later, according to the integrated
