Monday, August 29, 2016
by Kostis Geropoulos*
Given the level of mistrust among Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, it is unlikely that OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers, including Russia, will reach an agreement to cap oil production during an informal meeting in Algeria on September 26-28, a senior energy analyst at Oppenheimer in New York, told New Europe
Friday, August 12, 2016
by Bridget Woodman*
Without Hinkley Point C, the potential to have a real and considered debate about the future shape of the electricity system has loomed into view, writes Bridget Woodman, Course Director, MSc Energy Policy, at the University of Exeter
Monday, August 1, 2016
by Kostis Geropoulos*
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on July 29 Moscow and Ankara are discussing the Turkish Stream gas pipeline
Thursday, July 21, 2016
by James Stavridis*
With U.S. forces (and nuclear weapons*) housed at Incirlik Air Base, the relationship between Ankara and Washington is critical — and delicate
Friday, July 15, 2016
European dependence on oil imports has grown from 76% in 2000 to over 88% in 2014. The EU spends some €215 bn on oil imports, over 5 times as much as gas imports (€40 bn)
Saturday, July 9, 2016
by Marco Siddi *
In February 2015, the European Commission unveiled its blueprint for an EU Energy Union, one of the most widely discussed projects of the first months in office of the Juncker Commission
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
by Ilias Tsagas*
So, this is it. Brexit is the result of the referendum been held yesterday in the UK regarding its membership in the European Union (EU) bloc
Friday, June 24, 2016
by Sara Stefanini*
Britain’s departure from the EU will force broad changes to the bloc’s energy and climate policies, and remove a crucial ally for Central Europeans — but it will also give London far more freedom to pursue nuclear projects
Friday, June 17, 2016
by Zachary Shahan*
One of Cleantechnica’s regular commenters recently dropped a very interesting link into the comments of an articleabout Hyundai’s apparent shift in focus to battery-electric cars. As he prefaced it: There’s actually a long list of problems with fuel cell cars. From someone who actually built fuel cell cars:http://ssj3gohan.tweakblogs.net/blog/11470/why-fuel-cell-cars-dont-work-part-1
Friday, June 10, 2016
by Gulmira Rzayeva *
The first half of 2016 has proved vitally important to the success of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), both in terms of the project's physical implementation and also with regard to funding of several segments of the value chain by a number of the project partners, in particular the government of Azerbaijan
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
by Anatole Kaletsky*
For the first time since last October, the price of a barrel of oil has broken through $US50. So it seems a good time to update the analysis I presented in January 2015.
Back then, I argued that $50 or thereabouts would turn out to be a long-term ceiling for the oil price
Monday, May 23, 2016
by Marjan Minnesma and Reinhard Bütikofer*
April marked the twelfth month in a row where a new global temperature record has been set. May has also broken records: thousands of climate activists all over the world called for an end to fossil fuels during the global “Break Free Week”, write Reinhard Bütikofer and Marjan Minnesma
Monday, May 16, 2016
by Lindsey Longendyke*
More than 150 companies have committed to use climate science to set targets for reducing corporate greenhouse gas emissions, in line with the international effort to keep global warming below 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) over pre-industrial levels as set out in the Paris Agreement
Monday, May 9, 2016
by Julian Lee*
OPEC's strategy to lock down its share of the oil market comes with a worrying by-product: rising production means the world is less able to cope with a big supply disruption than at any time since the financial crisis.
That may not seem a cause for fear when the world's awash with oil. But it could become much more of a problem once the market re-balances and demand outstrips supply again
Monday, May 9, 2016
by James Watson*
Much has been made of the slowdown in the rate of installation of solar in Europe over the past few years.
From the peak of 2011, the rate of solar deployment has almost consistently decreased year on year, with the exception of 2015. There are a number of challenges that impact the sector from the withdrawal of incentive schemes, through trade barriers and the overall cost of capital
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
by Costis Stambolis*
As the "Energy Union”, EC‘s latest ploy in its bid to force member states to adopt a common energy policy is fast gaining ground, having already celebrated its first anniversary, so is mounting opposition to this pharaonic plan from several governments which have well developed energy strategies of their own
Friday, April 8, 2016
Turkey’s solar PV market is experiencing increasing business activity with a new PV manufacturing facility, foreign firms moving in and new policy regulations in place. While stakeholders have regained some hope in the country’s PV market, the Turkish policy rollercoaster remains a constant barrier
Friday, April 1, 2016
by Nick Grealy*
At the end of January during a demonstration in France against shale gas, one of the key slogans wasNi ici, ni ailleurs. Ni aujourd’hui, ni demain.
Like most things, it sounds better in French, but the translation is simple enough that the message reverberates not only around Europe but to Algeria, Quebec and even among shale opponents in the US: Not here, not anywhere. Not today, not tomorrow
Thursday, March 24, 2016
by Julian Lee*
Next month's gathering of oil ministers from OPEC and non-member countries is fixating traders. But the real re-balancing in the market is already underway -- and much of it is taking the form of involuntary production cuts from OPEC members
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
by Carey King*
There have been dramatic changes in the U.S. energy system under our current president – a big drop in the use of coal, a boom in domestic oil and gas development from fracking, and the rapid spread of renewable energy.
But in terms of influencing energy technology deployment, the next president will have a lot less influence than you might expect
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