March 2018March 27, 2018 THIS WEEK: Why it’s possible to be optimistic about climate change A reality check and a reality shock Not every one is happy with zero-subsidy offshore wind Wind and solar “soon to be dispatchable”- but what happened to tidal power? THIS WEEK: While truck makers turn electric, biofuels fight for their survival in Europe EU leaders call for climate strategy – should we be impressed? THIS WEEK: Global coal plant pipeline is half empty (or is it half full?) The EU ETS is working! “In seven years, EVs will be cheaper than petroleum cars” BP’s convenient truths March 20, 2018 THIS WEEK: The UK versus Russia: what it means for the gas market Poland and Ukraine versus Russia: more implications for the European gas market Climate killers and Koch whores – the transformation of Big Oil into something “equi” Breathing new life into nuclear (part II) – U.S. government gets behind “advanced nuclear” THIS WEEK: European electricity industry takes on natural gas Green gas initiative pushes back against electrification THIS WEEK: Solar PV: strong growth in Europe, Asia – relative decline in U.S. World’s first Energy Storage Fund comes to London Trump thinks out of the box and comes up with small coal power plants “Wind power can provide cheaper, more precise grid security than gas power” March 13, 2018 THIS WEEK: EV revolution or evolution? “On a mission to break down barriers to EV ownership” Breathing new life into nuclear – Canada goes for small reactors, EDF for “largest nuclear project in the world” in India Ukraine-Russian gas relations: Europe headed for another gas crisis? Global warming models put hope in BECCS and CCS – ecomodernists in science and technology THIS WEEK: Brussels Insider will be back next week THIS WEEK: Nuclear fusion “on the brink of being realized” Market design: “Auctions did not make wind power cheaper” Power to gas cheaper than batteries? Eon and RWE keep it in the German family March 6, 2018 THIS WEEK: The hybrids are coming! 100% renewable? Maybe better not Fossil fuels fight back Impact sanctions on Russia’s energy sector? Negligible. But the battle (also over Nord Stream 2) isn’t over THIS WEEK: EU kicks off backroom talks: 2030 energy laws begin to take shape THIS WEEK: Beyond electricity: how the Scots tackle climate change Emissions trading worldwide: China overtakes EU Wind energy struggles in 2017 French nuclear industry tries to get back on feet, Ukraine opts for small U.S. reactors