The IEA Energy Outlook 2011 in brief
Posted by Miss energiser in Studies on May 9, 2012
According to the IEA’s analysis, 1.3 billion people, or 20% of world population, do not have access to electricity grid! On the other hand, countries such as China are energy intensive, and therefore, energy inefficient countries causing enormous CO2 emissions. The fact is that, in spite the crisis, energy demand raised for 5%! Arab unrests [...]
Notes for Energy Economics in Italian (1st part)
Posted by Miss energiser in Economia dell'Energia/UCL Bocconi on April 3, 2012
1. Introduzione – 2 punti da vista: (1)POLICY, fallimenti di mercato – i prezzi non sono sufficenti per allocare le risorse in modo più efficente; (2)BUSINESS, comportamento stategico; Policy è tolerata nei sequenti casi: (1)MONOPOLIO NATURALE (negli anni ’90, ma segue la liberalizzazione), regolamento dei prezzi (ex. trasporto e distribuzione, i prezzi sono regolati dall’AEEG [...]
China’s rush into renewables
Posted by Miss energiser in Renewables on February 26, 2012
Immensely increased energy consumption as well as disastrous effects of pollution have caused recent rush into renewables by China. Non-fossil fuel production above 11% of total energy production by 2015 is one of the objectives stated in Five-Year Plan (12th). The other is CO2 emission reduction for 17%. Legal framework for development of the sector [...]
Obstacles 4 hydro power plants in RS
Posted by Miss energiser in Renewables on February 2, 2012
Among priorities of Energy Sector Development Strategy of the Republic of Serbia by 2015 which ‘…present a precondition for an economically certain, energy-efficient and environmentally acceptable energy system development …’ is use of New Renewable Energy Sources, with hydro energy being one of them. Hydro potential in total has been estimated to be 31.000 GWh [...]
TR – overview
Posted by Miss energiser in By country on January 27, 2012
Briefly…The European Council held in Helsinki 1999 officially declared Turkey a candidate country for final EU membership. In opposition to public opinion in several member states at that time, it was agreed among European leaders that Turkey was a European nation. The Copenhagen criteria, however, had to be met as a precondition to entry. Accession negotiations started in [...]
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
Posted by Miss energiser in Emission reduction portfolio on January 27, 2012
Increased temperature on the earth due to CO2 emission is reality we confront. However, capturing and storing the CO2 could substantially reduce these emissions. According to International Energy Agency’s analysis, overall cost of emission reduction 2050 goals without it could increase by 70%. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) involves CO2 capture, its compression and transport, [...]
2003/55/EC in the game though
Posted by Miss energiser in Regulation on January 23, 2012
Competition and 3rd party access to natural gas market and its network for all legal entities with respect to energy field, as well as independent regulation, are required in order to achieve open market. Therefore, Directive 2003/55/EC brought within the framework of Second Energy Package at the EU level, among other requirements, pursued for: -Unbundling [...]
Capitalism does not fear
Posted by Miss energiser in Nuclear on January 22, 2012
Fear…As it does not exist! Perceived threat of another nuclear disaster, uncertainty of radiation level, waste disposal issue and increasing number of nuclear weapons induce fear across the world but, no…obviously, it is not enough. Again, the shift is and will be driven further on by pure economic forces. Reluctance to invest is due to [...]
Energy Dependence Across Europe
Posted by Miss energiser in Projects on January 22, 2012
Does our energy dependency make slaves out of us? Are we at the mercy of the energy producing countries? The question of Europe’s energy dependency led to an array of interviews with academics, journalists and those in the private sector in an attempt to discover the nature of this ‘dependency’ relationship. Such a broad topic, [...]
