Podcasts about clean energy package

Send me a messageIn this episode of Climate Confident, I sit down with Dr. Jemma Green, Co-Founder and Chairman of PowerLedger, to explore how blockchain technology is reshaping the energy sector. We discuss the shift towards peer-to-peer energy trading, how utilities can adapt to a decentralised grid, and what role blockchain-backed renewable energy certificates can play in ensuring transparency and accountability.Dr. Green explains why traditional feed-in tariff models are becoming unsustainable, how local energy autonomy can reduce grid congestion, and why distributed energy solutions are key to managing growing electricity demand. We also dive into the economics of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology and the impact of Europe's Clean Energy Package on decentralised energy markets.Takeaways from this episode:Why utilities need to move beyond traditional energy supply modelsHow blockchain ensures trust and efficiency in energy tradingThe economic incentives driving distributed renewables adoptionWhat energy prosumers (like EV owners) can do to optimise costsWe also touch on India's approach to energy decentralisation, regulatory hurdles slowing adoption in Europe, and how businesses can benefit from corporate renewable energy trading.Tune in to understand how technology is driving the future of sustainable energy.

Businesses in Ireland are becoming overwhelmed by environmental regulatory obligations, suggests research from the Equinix 2023 Global Tech Trends Survey. Two in three (66%) IT decision-makers in Ireland admit that they are finding new environmental regulations a challenge, while 42% said there are now too many regulations to comply with. Announcing these findings, Equinix is also providing insights into its own sustainability initiatives in Ireland. Equinix's survey, which included 100 IT decision-makers in Ireland, explored IT leaders' attitudes towards sustainability and their regulatory obligations. In April of this year, the EU's Effort Sharing Regulation, which transformed the targets of the Clean Energy Package into binding annual targets for each Member State for the period 2021-2030, was amended and Ireland's new target is now to limit its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 42% by 2030. Additionally, policy initiatives from the Union's European Green Deal began to roll out in 2022, with more to come as the EU seeks carbon neutrality by 2050. However, IT departments appear to be struggling with the volume and speed at which regulations such as these are being introduced, with 39% of respondents saying they are changing too quickly. Reflecting the commitment and investment involved in paving the road to Net Zero, 49% of IT leaders said new and upcoming regulations will require major changes to business practices, while 47% said they would lead to an increased cost in management. Additionally, highlighting the ongoing IT skills shortage facing businesses in Ireland and across the globe, 44% of those surveyed said they lack the necessary skills internally to meet these challenges. Equinix's research shed light on the role that technology is playing in helping organisations to meet new green standards, with 60% of IT leaders said that they are using automation to manage changes and updates to regulations. Meanwhile, 70% are using advanced technologies such as big data and machine learning to optimise their sustainability efficiencies. As the world's leading digital infrastructure provider, Equinix is helping businesses to harness transformative technologies and use them in the collective movement towards a sustainable future. Equinix is committed to responsible growth, for itself and its customers, and continues to advance its bold sustainability agenda to reflect the company's values across environmental, social and governance initiatives. Helping to reduce its customers' scope 2 and 3 emissions, Equinix is making continuous efficiency improvements of 5% year-on-year through innovations and upgrades inside its data centres in Dublin. It is also giving capacity back to the electricity grid by using its own back-up supply of power during periods of high demand. It does this using natural gas generators. While Equinix is committed to investing in the production of renewable biomethane gas in Ireland, natural gas is recognised by the International Energy Agency as the best available backup energy source in the global transition to renewable electricity. Meanwhile, in collaboration with local authorities and Codema, Equinix is currently exploring the feasibility of a district heating solution that will reuse waste data centre heat for the provision of the year-round heating requirements of vital infrastructure in Dublin's Blanchardstown area. Equinix is committed to meeting and exceeding all environmental regulations and standards that apply to it. The company adheres to the Government of Ireland's Principles for Sustainable Data Centre Development and welcomes the EU's Energy Efficiency Directive, which as of May 2024, will require data centre operators to submit annual reports on their energy performance for the previous year. Equinix is a founding member of the EU Climate Neutral Data Centre Operator Pact and has pledged to be climate neutral by 2030, backed by a near-term, science-based target validated by the Science...

Sehr gerne erinnere ich mich zurück an das in 2016 gestartete P2P-Microgrid-Projekt aus Brooklyn, New York. Die Bilder und Videos, die damals von den Brooklyner Solar-Dächern durch die Energiewelt gingen, mit New York im Hintergrund, der Stadt, in der alles möglich ist, waren eine perfekte Zukunftsprojektion auf eine menschliche, nachhaltige und lokale Energiezukunft. Dann ging es abwärts im Hype-Karussell, es kamen die Jahre der Desillusion und zack in 2019 gründeten Liliane, Anselma und Arne Meeuw die Exnaton AG. Sie greifen die New-Yorker Idee des Peer-to-peer-Energiehandels wieder auf, statt Brooklyn diesmal Walenstadt, St. Gallen, diesmal ohne die Blockchain und mit mehr Konzentration auf die echtzeitige Abbildung und Abrechnung der wechselseitigen Energieflüsse zwischen Produzenten, Konsumenten und Prosumern. Zusammen mit Liliane und Anselma spreche ich über ihren Hintergrund, ihre Motivation und das making-of-coming-out der Exnaton AG, die aus einem Forschungsprojekt an am “Bits to Energy Lab” der ETH Zürich entstanden ist.

In this episode, our guest experts from the OSGP Alliance share their insights on how to implement the EU Clean Energy Package in the smart grid. The EU Clean Energy Package is a key initiative in reducing the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and shape the strategy of European DSOs. The challenge is to invest in technology in the smart grid so that it becomes truly smart; providing the intelligence and capabilities that will be needed to drive towards the Clean Energy Package outcomes. These outcomes include increased energy efficiency, a minimum 32% renewable energy in the energy mix, a robust governance system and a redesigned energy market among other things. Claire Volkwyn, your host and editor of Smart Energy International, is joined by Mark Ossel, Board member, OSGP Alliance and Jon Wells, Chairman of the technical committee, OSGP Alliance to talk about how communication is vital to further these outcomes. This episode is brought to you in partnership with the OSGP Alliance and Networked Energy Services (NES). Guest: Mark Ossel |Board member | OSGP Alliance Jon Wells | Chairman of the technical committee | OSGP Alliance Host: Claire Volkwyn | Editor| Smart Energy International Music by NSAT Related content:Webinar recording: Protect, Detect and Respond: securing the smart grid Listen also to:#6: Accelerating smart metering with revolutionary IoT eSIM#5: Simply Electrifying – How electricity continues to transform the world#4: Digitalisation’s role in the utility of the future#3: What a ’new normal’ will look like for the power sector

Zusammen mit Susann unboxe ich ein wenig das “Clean Energy Package” der EU und bin überrrascht, was der Energiekunde zukünftig alles tun können soll in der dezentralen Energiewelt. Genauso überrascht wie wahrscheinlich die heutigen Energieversorger, die sich fragen werden, wie sie das mit ihren Mitteln rechtssicher und attraktiv in Produkte und Dienstleistungen für den schützenswerten Kunden umsetzen sollen. Herausgepuzzelt haben wir, dass wahrscheinlich Unternehmen im Vorteil sein werden, die frühzeitig und gerne noch in der Nische mit verschiedenen 3D-Energiebausteinen (digital, dezentral, decarbonisiert) experimentieren und so wertvolle Erfahrungen sammeln. Denn wer sich noch ohne Stress und mit kleinen Investments in so fummelige und kleinmargige Themen wie Mieterstrom, private Ladesäulen oder Post-EEG reingedreht hat, ist viel besser vorbereitet auf ungeduldige Kunden, Prosumer und Bürgerenergiequartiere mit Regulierungswind im Rücken.

In this podcast, Elina Hautakangas and Tatu Pahkala, from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland, discuss the changing role of distribution system operators (DSOs) in the EU Clean Energy Package and reflect upon the implications of this shift for the EU internal electricity market and, specifically, Finland’s energy sector.

In this podcast, Dr Seita Romppanen, from the University of Eastern Finland, discusses the key aspects of two interrelated regulatory instruments of the EU climate and energy policy framework for 2030 under the Clean Energy Package: the Effort Sharing Regulation and the so-called LULUCF Regulation on land use, land-use change and forestry. Dr Romppanean introduces the overarching regulatory framework for the two regulations and analyses the main provisions of the Effort Sharing Regulation and the LULUCF Regulation before, finally, discussing these regulations in the context of EU climate and energy law and highlighting the next steps of development in this dynamic field of EU law.

In this podcast, Dr Ruven Fleming from the University of Groningen discusses electricity storage in EU law specifically from the point of view of the Clean Energy Package. He provides a brief introduction to what electricity storage is and why it is needed. He then focuses on how the new provisions of the Clean Energy Package address electricity storage and he discusses the practical implications of these new rules to four groups of market participants: energy consumers, energy producers, network system operators and, finally, private companies.

In this interview, Valerie Reif (FSR Energy) talks to Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe, about the newest developments in solar. We look at the uptake of solar around the world, touch upon technological developments and discuss the implications of the Clean Energy Package for the evolvement of solar and other renewables in Europe. Check out SolarPower Europe's Global Market Outlook report here : solarpowereurope.org/global-market-outlook-2019-2023/ Never miss a new episode! Subscribe to our channel on Soundcloud and iTunes and sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/2Sk4diT Connect with us on twitter @FSR_energy

Why do TSOs and DSOs need to cooperate more than in the past? Viviana Vitto, Head of Market Studies and Strategic Analysis at Enel Global Infrastructure and Networks, joins Joana Freitas, Ambassador of the Lights on Women initiative of the FSR, to discuss how the energy transition is shaping the need and configuration of TSO/DSO coordination. In Viviana’s perspective, decentralized generation, electrification and electric vehicles are growing at a fast pace and, given this new context, “TSOs and DSOs have just not the need but the responsibility to cooperate in order to rethink the energy system”. In fact, several European grid operators have been participating in TSO/DSO coordination pilots, as CoordiNet and SmartNet. The Clean Energy Package also paves the way to a closer cooperation between TSOs and DSOs. One of the measures determined by this package is the creation of a DSO entity, which, in Viviana’s view, “will play an important role to implement this cooperation and identifying the needs of the future system”. Vivana also notes that regulation is one of the key enablers of TSO/DSO coordination – “[TSO/DSO coordination] cannot be fast enough without the supportive regulatory framework”. While the electricity system is evolving at a fast pace, driving TSOs and DSOs to cooperate more than in the past...we need to keep all the options open for the time being”. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on new episodes and more! http://bit.ly/2Sk4diT

What goes on in Brussels matters hugely for the transition to new energy in Europe. The Clean Energy Package sets out the frameworks and rules within which national legislation is set. Often the devil is in the detail of these frameworks and rules. In this episode, Delta-ee director and host Jon Slowe talks with Executive Director of smartEn Frauke Theis and Secretary General at the European Heating Industry Federica Sabbati, two people deeply involved in shaping what comes out of Brussels.

Christine Milne was a former Senator for Tasmania and leader of the Australian Greens, and is considered one of Australia’s most experienced environmental and community activists, with more than thirty years of front line activism. “Clean, Green and Clever” sums up the policy frameworks she pursued during her career in the Australian Parliament, which was focused on driving action on global warming and a transformation to renewable energy and a green economy. One of her proudest parliamentary achievements was the negotiation and passage of the Clean Energy Package in 2012, which was recognised by the International Energy Agency as a template legislation for developed countries. Christine was in Kuching in March for the Clean Energy Collaboration, and she joins us to share why she thinks Malaysia is well-positioned to transition to a renewable energy economy, and position itself as Southeast Asia’s clean energy and renewable industries leader.

Christine Milne was a former Senator for Tasmania and leader of the Australian Greens, and is considered one of Australia’s most experienced environmental and community activists, with more than thirty years of front line activism. “Clean, Green and Clever” sums up the policy frameworks she pursued during her career in the Australian Parliament, which was focused on driving action on global warming and a transformation to renewable energy and a green economy. One of her proudest parliamentary achievements was the negotiation and passage of the Clean Energy Package in 2012, which was recognised by the International Energy Agency as a template legislation for developed countries. Christine was in Kuching in March for the Clean Energy Collaboration, and she joins us to share why she thinks Malaysia is well-positioned to transition to a renewable energy economy, and position itself as Southeast Asia’s clean energy and renewable industries leader.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christine Milne was a former Senator for Tasmania and leader of the Australian Greens, and is considered one of Australia’s most experienced environmental and community activists, with more than thirty years of front line activism. “Clean, Green and Clever” sums up the policy frameworks she pursued during her career in the Australian Parliament, which was focused on driving action on global warming and a transformation to renewable energy and a green economy. One of her proudest parliamentary achievements was the negotiation and passage of the Clean Energy Package in 2012, which was recognised by the International Energy Agency as a template legislation for developed countries. Christine was in Kuching in March for the Clean Energy Collaboration, and she joins us to share why she thinks Malaysia is well-positioned to transition to a renewable energy economy, and position itself as Southeast Asia’s clean energy and renewable industries leader.

Interested in learning more about the Clean Energy Package? Check out our online course: http://bit.ly/CEP_online_course The second day of FSR Global Forum coincided with the day when the new Electricity market Regulation and Electricity market Directive as well as of the Regulations on Risk Preparedness and on ACER were adopted by the European Parliament. This marks the finalisation of the Clean Energy Package negotiations. Dr. Annegret Groebel shares with us her insights on the CEP role in enhancing the functioning of the internal electricity market and reaching climate goals, specifically on the role of regional coordination centres (RCCs); the establishment of the EU DSO entity and its tasks; the updated adoption process for network codes and guidelines.

Jean-Francois Mercure (Exeter) and Hector Pollit (Cambridge Econometrics) In the first part of the seminar, Hector will introduce the post-Keynesian structure of the E3ME macro-econometric model. He will describe the theoretical basis for the model and key characteristics in terms of assumptions and main properties. He will then show how the model can be applied to assess real-world policies to meet the climate goals that were laid out in the Paris Agreement. He will also present a few examples of how the model has been involved in actual policy making at European level. In the second part of the seminar, Jean-Francois will discuss an application of the model to study the economic impacts of stranded fossil fuel assets. The world is currently seeing an emergent diffusion of low-carbon technology following the adoption of various policies worldwide. This trend is inconsistent with observed investment in new fossil fuel ventures, which could lead to overcapacity and become stranded as a result. The methodology to project low-carbon technology diffusion within the E3ME-FTT-GENIE integrated assessment model will be discussed. The analysis suggests that substantial amounts of stranded fossil fuel assets (SFFA) could occur as a result of an already ongoing technological trajectory, irrespective of whether or not new climate policies are adopted. Speaker biographies: Dr Jean-Francois Mercure is a computational scientist in the area of low-carbon innovation, macroeconomics, finance and climate change. He is Senior Lecturer in Global Systems, University of Exeter. His primary expertise lies in technological change dynamics and evolutionary (innovation) economics.He was formerly deputy director of the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research (4CMR) and head of its energy modelling team. Initially trained in physics and complexity science, he spent the past years designing and building computational models for climate change mitigation research, as well as analysing the theoretical underpinnings of contemporary energy-economy models. Dr Mercure leads modelling efforts at C-EENRG. In collaboration with Cambridge Econometrics and the Open University, the models used at C-EENRG cover technology dynamics, the macroeconomy and the biophysical world (the climate, the carbon cycle, the land surface). This makes a new form of Earth System Model, or Integrated Assessment Model, that is entirely simulation-based, and includes technological change dynamics and policy. Hector Pollitt is a Director and the Head of Modelling at Cambridge Econometrics. He is a post-Keynesian economist with particular expertise in macroeconomic modelling, which he has developed through more than a decade of experience working with the global macro-econometric E3ME model. His research focuses on the complex linkages between the economy and the consumption of natural resources. Much of his recent work, both on a research and consultancy basis, is centred around applications of the E3ME model for policy analysis. At European level, Hector has contributed macroeconomic analysis to the official Impact Assessments of the Clean Energy Package and Long-Term Strategy. He is also actively involved in modelling exercises in East Asia, in India and in Latin America. In 2015 he published as co-editor the book Low Carbon, Sustainable Future in East Asia: How to improve the energy system, taxation and policy cooperation. Hector’s expertise extends beyond the use of E3ME and he frequently carries out model review and comparison exercises, including for the UNFCCC. He is a Centre Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance at the University of Cambridge. Speakers: Jean-Francois Mercure (Exeter) and Hector Pollit (Cambridge Econometrics) Released by: SOAS Economics Podcasts

The EU-funded SmartNet project http://fsr.eui.eu/event/smartnet-workshop-series/ organised in Florence (24 to 26 October) aimed to present the recent development of this research project and get feedback from different participants (TSOs/DSOs, regulators and utilities) on topics related to the coordination between TSOs and DSOs for the access to flexibility services. In this podcast, Athir Nouicer (FSR) interviews David Ziegler from Germany, a participant of the first day of the workshop, to share with you some insights from the project and also how the project could feed the EU regulations; Clean Energy Package and Network Codes. Different TSO-DSO coordination schemes were compared with reference to three national cases (Italian, Danish, and Spanish) against a set of metrics: mFRR, aFRR cost and ICT cost as well as CO2 emissions and unexpected congestions. This aims to reduce the project complexity and provide a straightforward cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of the different alternatives. In addition, three physical pilots were implemented to demonstrate the modalities for exchanging monitoring and control signals between TSOs, DSOs and flexibility providers.

Nicolò Rossetto (FSR Energy) and Josh Roberts (REScoop.eu) talk about the role of energy cooperatives in Europe and the role that local energy communities could play in the near future. According to Dr Roberts, citizens are getting more and more active in the energy markets, and they can play, via cooperatives and local communities, an important role in the energy transition. However, an adequate policy and regulatory framework are needed to ensure that both citizens and the whole energy system can benefit from the opportunities that new technological developments bring. The EU is important in this respect since it can promote a change in legislation that allows every European citizen to become a member of these communities, foster the energy transition and benefit from it. The proposal in the Clean Energy Package represents a potential breakthrough. However, energy communities are not a merely technical issue but should be based on the traditional principles of cooperatives, e.g. voluntary and democratic participation, social responsibility and the like. Clarifications on this point by the European co-legislators are needed.

Nicolò Rossetto (FSR Energy) and Andrea Villa (Enel) discuss the proposal on local energy communities by the European Commission. Engaging more citizens and energy customers is an important move to achieve an efficient internal market for energy and foster the transition to a decarbonised economy. At the same time, the multiplication of entities in the electricity system, each of them with specific rights and duties, can create unnecessary hurdles. Citizens should be allowed to invest in renewables and easily access the market, but no artificial and expensive segmentation of the electricity system at the local level should be introduced. Keywords: local energy communities, Clean Energy Package, electricity markets, energy cooperatives, energy transition.

Despite Europe’s efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the electricity sector, and the substantial growth of renewables, coal – the most carbon-intensive fuel – still accounts for nearly 80% of the EU power sector’s emissions and its share in the mix is virtually unaltered. Europe’s role as a climate leader and the growth of intermittent renewables ask for an evolution of its energy mix towards greater flexibility and lower carbon emissions. The European Commission’s Clean Energy Package represents a historical turning opportunity to make the EU’s energy market ready for the future. - How do EU leaders translate European objectives into ambitious national policy? And how do they reshape a market still primarily designed for fossil fuels? - What policies are more effective in supporting the switch towards cleaner energy technologies? - What is needed to support stable long-term investment in renewables beyond 2020? - What will be the future for high-priority dispatch for renewables – and how can we ensure a level playing field for all energy sources while continuing to reduce emissions?