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Study: solar and wind won’t break the grid
Blackout in New York City in 1965 A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) shows that major power systems are able to cope quite well with increasing shares of...
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Corbyn avoids real choices with call for nationalisation of energy
Jeremy Corbyn presents new economics (or is it old economics?) Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for the nationalisation of the UK energy industry in order to deliver the transition to a...
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Small modular reactors for nuclear power: hope or mirage?
image of SMR proposed in Korea Supporters of nuclear power hope that small nuclear reactors, unlike large plants, will be able to compete economically with other sources of electricity. But according...
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UK’s capacity market: billions of pounds wasted
Britain has chosen to secure electricity supplies through a scheme which pays power plants to be available several years in advance, but falling prices suggest this capacity market is overkill and poor...
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How German Energiewende’s renewables integration points the way
The experience of the German Energiewende shows that increasing amounts of renewable energy on the power system, while at the same time reducing inflexible baseload generation, does not harm...
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The new EU electricity market design: more market – or more state?
Krišjānis Karinš is rapporteur on the revised electricity regulation for the European Parliament As a new regulatory design for the EU electricity market is taking shape, there are grave concerns in...
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EU electricity distributors should not be allowed to police themselves
Map inside the UK National Grid electricity control room The European Commission has proposed new European legislation that could put Europe’s distribution system operators in a powerful position to...
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Shaking up the German energy market: the Eon and RWE deal
The recent deal between German utilities RWE and Eon will lead to a concentration of power in the different segments of the energy market, writes Marius Buchmann of Jacobs University in Bremen....
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How energy storage is starting to rewire the electricity industry
Lithium-ion battery energy storage facility in the US A world of low-cost batteries will transform the way the electricity and automotive industries operate and how homeowners, businesses and utilities...
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How to ensure resilience in the grid of the future
Collapsed electricity pylon after a tornado in Australia A low-carbon world is an electrified world. But electricity has an Achilles heel: it is vulnerable. And will become more so as digitalization...
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EU gas and power transmission grid operators map out energy future (Energy...
New scenario sees little room for shale gas in Europe For the first time ever, the gas and electricity transmission system operators in the EU have joined forces to develop a series of joint scenarios...
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How aggregators will alter fundamentals of electricity business
As the number of “prosumers” with batteries grows, huge opportunities will be opened up for aggregators who will be able to optimize these behind-the-meter-assets, writes energy expert Fereidoon...
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New research: Europe’s electricity networks are underused and can cope with...
Electricity distribution networks in Europe run at well below their full potential, finds a new study from the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). The findings show that the unused network capacity...
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In the new era of inexpensive renewables, policy should remove systemic...
Wind turbine construction As the cost of renewables goes down, the old approach of subsidizing generation no longer makes sense, writes Johannes Urpelainen of The Center on Global Energy Policy. We...
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German electricity market in 2017: records for battery storage and redispatch
Windmills in Germany Renewable energy generation is still on the rise in Germany, though at a much lower pace than in the years around 2010, writes Marius Buchmann of Jacobs University in a detailed...
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The dangers of green technology-forcing
Wind farm in Xinjiang, China Current technology-forcing policies imply that wind and solar power, combined with battery electric vehicles, represent our only viable energy future, observes independent...
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Why the EU should ban SF6
High voltage switchgear SF6, the most potent greenhouse gas in existence, was banned for all applications in the EU in 2014 – except in the electricity industry. The reason for the exemption, writes...
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Is offshore wind about to hit cost-competitiveness in the U.S.?
Block Island wind farm, Rhode Island Offshore wind may seem like a pricey option, but it’s actually an extremely valuable investment, writes Mike O’Boyle of San Francisco-based think tank Energy...
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Why there is so much aggressive bidding at renewables auctions – and what the...
solar power in Singapore Renewable energy auctions have seen very low prices in many parts of the world. Why do auctions seem to be so effective in driving down costs – and what are the risks? Ana...
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Trying to make sense of the RWE/EON utility deal…
EON CEO Johannes Teyssen and Rolf Martin Schmitz, CEO of RWE There is economic and financial market rationale behind the recent deal between E.ON. and RWE, writes financial energy specialist Gerard...
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