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India’s Dash for Coal Loses Pace First published in Cornerstone in 2016 (references sorted in final version) India has huge potential for growth in energy demand. It hosts one-sixth of the world’s population and boasts the third largest in purchasing power parity terms1a, but currently accounts for only 6% of global energy use, while 20% of … Read more

How Brexit might affect UK and European energy systems A vote to leave the European Union (EU) in the upcoming referendum could release the UK from EU rules limiting support for the North Sea sector and allow more rigorous promotion for gas-fired generation as an essential balance to wind, according to Brexit supporters. But opponents … Read more

  European majors look for role in energy transition As the focus on carbon dioxide emissions has grown over recent years, the European oil and gas majors (Shell/BG, Total, BP and Eni) have moved production profiles towards lower carbon gas, through a massive expansion in global LNG capacity, culminating in the formation of the biggest … Read more

Written for Newsbase’s Euroil in June 2015 Brent-WTI spread turns negative again; set to stay tighter The premium that Brent has held over West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the world’s two most important crude oil benchmarks – reversed briefly on June 19th, for the second time this year, reinforcing expectations of a much narrower average … Read more

PeteconVWimpact1115 Following VW’s admission of cheating on diesel NOX and particulate emissions in October, November saw a second scandal hit the company, when it acknowledged that carbon dioxide emissions and fuel economy figures were incorrect for 800,000 vehicles. Employees claimed that 2012 emissions goals to reduce vehicle CO2 emissions by 30 percent by 2015 compared … Read more

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Solar and gas team up to extend reach of renewables The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has teamed up with its gas and wind counterparts, in an attempt to put forward joint proposals that will enable the next stage of a transition to a lower carbon energy system, according to Oliver Schafer, President of the … Read more

Cloud technology to lift demand management to new heights. Until effective energy storage arrives, could aggregated demand management be the answer to the rising use of intermittent renewables and squeezed reserve margins? Last week the UK announced winter power supply margins had fallen to just over 4 percent from an estimated 5-10 percent in June, … Read more

Economic Development Status Is a Lingering Challenge for COP Negotiations   Tensions between rich and poor countries have long been among the key fault lines preventing any significant global agreement on climate change. At the heart of the issue is the perception of relative responsibility and, especially for poorer countries, a strong desire at the … Read more

(Written for Switch2 with Tomorrow’s People) Introduction For years, the design of community heating schemes has focused almost exclusively on purely technical considerations. But as the sector matures, developers will need to put residents and the customer experience at the centre of their planning decisions.   Increasingly, M&E teams are expected to think more holistically … Read more