Failed gas projects have cost EU €440 million, new research shows 22-02-2021
Gas pipes and associated gear are pictured prior to the inauguration ceremony of the Podisor gas compression facility, part of the BRUA pipeline project, near Podisor village, 50 Km south-west from Bucharest, Romania, 31 October 2019. The Bulgaria-Romania-Hungary-Austria (BRUA) pipeline project, formally conceived in 2016 is partially sponsored by the European Union. [EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT]
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Countries in Baltic Sea region agree on offshore power grid development
BC, Vilnius/Tallinn, 17.12.2020.
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The TSOs of the Baltic Sea Region responsible for maintaining and developing the transmission systems agreed today to start the preparation work for the establishment of a cooperation for the Baltic Sea offshore grid, informed Elering`s representative.
The intended purpose of the cooperation titled Baltic Offshore Grid Initiative is to develop common planning principles for Baltic Sea offshore energy network, enable the consideration of the Baltic Sea offshore grid in the ENTSO-E Ten-Year Network Development Plan and perform studies that support the common vision for the offshore grid in the Baltic Sea region. The initiative should contribute to the CO2 reduction and to the development of an environmentally friendly energy system for the future.
Regulators welcome the Commission’s Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) proposals but see scope for further improvement for energy network development 16.12.2020
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Delivering on the objectives of the Energy Union and of the Green Deal requires major investments in energy networks. Tackling the infrastructure needs in an increasingly integrated European energy system is complex and requires proper regulatory scrutiny to safeguard the public interest. The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) welcome the Commission s efforts to modernise the current framework (called “TEN-E ) with a new focus on sustainability in the European Commission s revised TEN-E Regulation proposals, but the process needs to be robust and proper regulatory scrutiny assured.
The role of gases in the European energy transition [GGP]
Dec 16, 2020 2:30:pm
Summary The role of gases in the energy transition is a different, and much more immediate, issue in the EU, compared with other global regions.
by: Jonathan Stern, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
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The role of gases in the European energy transition [GGP]
The role of gases in the energy transition is a different, and much more immediate, issue in the EU, compared with other global regions. Net zero targets for 2050 mean that in order to retain the gas market and the extensive network infrastructure which has been developed, zero carbon gases will need to be developed, and natural gas (methane) will need to be decarbonized. Maximum availability of biomethane and hydrogen from power to gas is estimated at 100–150 billion cubic meters by 2050 (or around 25–30% of gas demand in the late 2010s. Therefore, large scale hydrogen production from reformin