Category: Knowledge Center Europe

Future of UK’s ECO: Briefing

Future of UK’s ECO: Briefing

March 29, 2024 | , ,

The energy company obligation (ECO) is the government’s flagship fuel poverty alleviation programme, and one of the main pillars to improve overall energy efficiency. Changes to the scheme have led to a fall in the number of installations. Reform of the programme is needed to ensure it can play a central role in meeting the UK’s statutory target to end fuel poverty by 2030. ECO’s ability to act as a vehicle to deliver home upgrades has proved successful in the past.

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EU Policy to Navigate Climate Geopolitics: Paper 

EU Policy to Navigate Climate Geopolitics: Paper 

March 17, 2024 | , ,

Focused and co-developed clean transition partnerships would help the EU strengthen its geopolitical position in an increasingly multipolar world. Doing so is critical to preserve Europe’s influence as an international actor, and essential to the long-term viability, security, and prosperity of the EU project. Clean transition partnerships can contribute to rebuilding trust with the Global South by making a strong case for cooperation with the EU.

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Climate Action Data Transparency in Europe: Report

Climate Action Data Transparency in Europe: Report

March 8, 2024 | , ,

This report “Transparency And Access To Data On Climate Action” published by Climate Action Network Europe is a first assessment to analyse transparency and access to national data for improving climate public awareness and monitoring climate policies (NECPs) implementation. It presents information about the experience and obstacles encountered when gathering climate and energy data relevant to assess the NECPs.

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Decarbonizing Germany’s Heating Sector: Report

Decarbonizing Germany’s Heating Sector: Report

March 1, 2024 | , ,

This report “Decarbonizing Germany’s heating sector” by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies concludes that with the Climate Protection Act Germany has stringent legislation to meet net zero by 2045, but its implementation focuses narrowly on renewables and HPs to the detriment of a balanced approach, including the use of CCS as another major avenue to decarbonization. The discussion must be widened to accept a hybrid solution, instead of betting exclusively on special solutions which foreseeably will not meet net zero by 2045.

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Europe’s Zero-Emission Mobility Outlook: Report

Europe’s Zero-Emission Mobility Outlook: Report

February 23, 2024 | , ,

Reducing emissions from transport is crucial to combating climate change and achieving EU sustainability goals and climate goals. This survey ”Long-term outlook on zero-emission mobility” by Hydrogen Europe highlights Hydrogen Europe members’ expectations on key available technologies and the possible role of different zero-emission solutions, particularly on clean hydrogen solutions, in reducing emissions from the transport sector.

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Geopolitics of European Decarbonization: Report

Geopolitics of European Decarbonization: Report

February 9, 2024 | , ,

The report “Escaping the Permanent Suez: Navigating the Geopolitics of European Decarbonization” by the Atlantic Council focuses on how energy and power are fundamentally related in history. It argues that Europe’s energy imports, and especially hydrocarbon addiction, has made its vulnerability worse. It assesses Europe’s geopolitical viability in this transition.

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Denmark Energy Policy Review: IEA Report

Denmark Energy Policy Review: IEA Report

January 12, 2024 | , ,

The Danish society is fully engaged in the energy transition through broad political agreements on energy and climate, which guide policy making and public-private partnerships. Denmark has robust energy and climate governance under the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities and “the year wheel” of the Climate Act of 2020 to ensure annual policy actions and funding are geared towards emissions reductions.

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Romania Private Sector Diagnostic Report

Romania Private Sector Diagnostic Report

January 5, 2024 | , ,

It explores how Romania can harness private investment in three critical enabling sectors to reignite sustainable economic growth and social inclusion. To identify short- to medium-term opportunities for private sector growth and enhanced service provision across the country, the Country Private Sector Diagnostic focuses on crucial sectors featuring gaps that affect the whole economy.

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Floating PV Best Practice Guidelines: SolarPower Europe Report

Floating PV Best Practice Guidelines: SolarPower Europe Report

December 11, 2023 | , , ,

The report aims to catalogue best practices and expertise. This publication serves as a handbook to drive high-quality floating PV projects, by creating and strengthening floating PV knowledge sharing. Within this report, over 30 experts from SolarPower Europe’s Land Use and Permitting Workstream have illustrated their knowledge of floating PV best practices through technical guidance and real-world examples. 

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Energy Systems in Transition in EU and US: Report

Energy Systems in Transition in EU and US: Report

December 8, 2023 | , , ,

The key findings of this report indicate that Installations of wind and solar capacity are gathering speed in the EU and US. A record breaking 33 GW of solar PV will be built in the US in 2024. New wind projects in the EU are also breaking records, growing by about 18% in 2022. Renewables generate more electricity than either coal or nuclear power in both the US and EU. Wind and solar generated enough electricity in 2022 to power about 85% of all households in the EU.

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EU Climate and Energy Policy: Briefing

EU Climate and Energy Policy: Briefing

December 8, 2023 | , ,

The energy crunch made it clear that, as long as electricity generation at times of high demand largely depends on gas power plants, power prices will spike when gas prices do. This has prompted the EU to launch a reform of its power market design, now reaching its final stages. It aims to standardise national policies to support investment in renewables across the continent, to ultimately reduce dependence on fossil-fuelled power generation.

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Ireland’s National Energy Projections: Report

Ireland’s National Energy Projections: Report

November 24, 2023 | , ,

The data produced through this exercise is a key input to the EPA’s annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections. The projections presented in this report are the result of the 2023 national energy and climate modelling cycle, which culminated in the EPA projections published in June 2023. A new modelling cycle for 2024 began in September 2023 and will produce a new set of projections in early 2024.

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Malta Offshore Renewable Energy Policy: Paper

Malta Offshore Renewable Energy Policy: Paper

September 8, 2023 | , ,

With the introduction of this offshore renewable energy policy, the Maltese government is setting the foundation to venture into a new arena of renewable energy. This initiative will complement the success of onshore photovoltaic rooftop and solar farms, contributing further to the ‘green’ energy transition in line with the EU legislative packages of the European Green Deal, Fit-for-55 initiatives and the REPowerEU plans.

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UK Hydrogen Strategy Update: Report

UK Hydrogen Strategy Update: Report

August 31, 2023 | , , ,

The announcements in the Powering Up Britain plan in March 2023 show that the transformation of the UK energy system is well underway. These announcements will help to ensure the provision of cheap, clean and secure British energy, with delivery of a hydrogen economy a crucial area of action. The government committed in the UK Hydrogen Strategy (2021) to provide regular updates on policy development, to keep industry informed of the progress.

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CEER Report on Electric Vehicles

CEER Report on Electric Vehicles

August 25, 2023 | , , ,

The report concludes that energy regulators have an important role to play in integrating electric mobility into the energy system. Whether in the application of their existing powers, in the formal evolution of their competencies under national legal frameworks, or in their ability to collaborate with relevant stakeholders, such as grid operators and energy suppliers, regulators have a range of options at their disposal to meet the challenges addressed in this report.

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