September 2018September 18, 2018 In Energy Watch: The Age of Renewables is here (I): make the grade in price, performance and reliability The Age of Renewables is here (II): more deals, more zero-subsidy, more PPAsm more grid integration “Fossil fuels to peak in 2023” (not just another report on peak oil demand) EV sales are accelerating – lithium-ion will dominate batteries for a long time In Brussels Insider: The Aquind case: private interconnector between France and UK hangs in balance as EU refuses to give exemptions And in the Express Section: Two “new energy” campuses in the Netherlands – one from Shell – over 2,500 jobs Ramez Naam invests in blockchain marketplace for carbon removal projects – should you do so too? Spain is looking for €100 billion reform of energy sector Greenpeace attacks national capacity schemes – two-thirds subsidize coal (€38 billion) September 11, 2018 The next big European energy topic is … energy security IRENA innovation week: energy transition is taking us into uncharted territory Interview Adnan Amin, head of IRENA: “We may reach tipping points sooner than anyone expected” It’s back: the hydrogen economy Capacity mechanisms challenge EU’s climate leadership MIT: Shellenberger is right – and other nuclear news Meet the carmakers The spinning wind turbine and Dersertec revisited: renewables keep innovating too Brexit climate and energy fears grow, free UK energy market dies September 4, 2018 An evening with ecomodernist Michael Shellenberger – Or: a defence of nuclear power you have not heard before Climate struggle comes to a head in Germnay as coal power production goes up California goes low-carb – but who is following? “The biggest carbon supply squeeze Europe has ever seen” could lead to a gas boom – and crisis in coal mining regions High on the Brussels autumn agenda: electricity market design, CO2 standards for cars, climate policy “A new solar age in Europe” With subsidies from renewables declining, the market for Guarantees of Origin may see strong growth South Africa drops nuclear, France may embrace it again Is Europe prepared for an oil shortage?
