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  1. Jul 2025
    1. Long-term contracts, together with domestic gas production, typically accounted for 80-90% of the European Union’s natural gas consumption before the 2022 crisis. In the past two years, that share has dropped to around 50%. If no new contracts are signed and existing ones are not renewed, the share of spot gas and flexible LNG in total EU gas supply could increase to around two-thirds by 2030, which could increase exposure to short-term price volatility.

      This effectively sounds like a good argument for 24/7 style PPAs which include batteries, because this reduces exposure to the price of power on the spot market.

      Given the trend towards higher volatility, the consequences of being on the wrong side a price spike seem greater, and being able to hedge against that sounds increasingly valuable.

  2. Apr 2025
    1. The COVID experience provides a cautionary tale. The unstable economic outlook and higher interest rates meant banks were more cautious about financing some renewable energy projects. And according to the International Energy Agency, small to medium-sized businesses became more reluctant to invest in renewable energy applications such as heat pumps and solar panels.

      for - adjacency - economic slowdown - COVID - less investment in renewables

  3. Feb 2025
  4. Oct 2024
    1. die international energie elfchen sie stellt in ihrem neuen bericht zu den erneuerbaren fest komma das das globale ziel komme die kapazität an erneuerbaren energien bis zweitausenddreißig zu verdreifachen komma erreicht werden kann punkt voraussetzung sei allerdings bekomme den ärmeren ländern das nötige kapital zur verfügung zu stellen pumpt zwanzig dreißig könnte fast die hälfte des weltweit erzeugten stroms aus erneuerbaren quellen kommen , Wobei sechzig prozent der kapituliert kapazitäten in china installiertpunkthttps://www.liberation.fr/environnement/climat/energies-renouvelables-le-monde-peut-atteindre-ses-objectifs-a-condition-daider-les-pays-du-sud-20241009_AASGBWH43VBAJDCVSWSFOMCIEM/

  5. Jul 2024
    1. Germany's coalition government is set to overhaul the way renewable energy is subsidised so that power producers would get one-off support for their investment costs instead of a guaranteed price for power they produce, a finance ministry document showed on Friday.

      So this would either:

      a) reduce the need to borrow so much cash from risk averse bankers b) not really help with the price volatility / merchant risk thing that makes it hard to get finance

  6. May 2024
    1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240531083407/https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/02/06/this-disused-mine-in-finland-is-being-turned-into-a-gravity-battery-to-store-renewable-ene publ #2024/02/06 A deep mineshaft to be used in Finland for gravity-storage of green energy. The mine is 1400m deep and a 530m shaft would be used. 2MW means about 1 windmill's capacity in storage. I think the deepest Dutch mine was 1100m (Hendrik mijn, Heerlen), but don't know about shaft length, and if that still exists.

  7. Jan 2024
  8. Dec 2023
  9. Nov 2023
    1. A second MoU on gas export partnership was agreed between Riverside LNG of Nigeria and Germany's Johannes Schuetze Energy Import AG. Under the accord, Nigeria will supply 850,000 tons of natural gas to Germany annually which is expected to rise to 1.2 million. The first deliveries will be in 2026, Ngelale said.The deal will help process about 50 million cubic feet per day of natural gas that otherwise would have flared.

      ok, so instead of being flared for no money, it's being bought by German to burn instead.

  10. Jun 2023
    1. China führt weltweit bei allen Produkten für die Erzeugung erneuerbarer Energien. Die Repubblica wertet Berichte u.a. der IEA, der Geschäftbank Schroders und von Bloomberg Nef aus. Die industriepolitischen Investitionen Chinas hätten allein 2029 mit 240 Milliarden Dollar das Sechsfache der USA betragen. China hat inzwischen auch bei vielen Rohstoffen für erneuerbare Energien eine Vormachtstelltung. https://www.repubblica.it/economia/2023/06/17/news/rinnovabili_cina_leader_eolico_solare_batterie-404737607/

      IEA-Report: https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-investment-2023

      Schroders-Bericht: https://www.schroders.com/en-hk/hk/institutional/insights/how-mainland-china-dominates-in-production-of-clean-energy-equipment/

  11. Apr 2023
  12. Nov 2022
    1. “The prospect of utility independence and wholesale rates make fossil fuels far more compelling than grid-restricted renewables”

      Another sound(?) argument over pro-fossil-fuelness of BTC: grid independence of fuels!

    2. These people hear climate and energy keywords and are now just slapping it on their projects, in the hope that that’ll ward off criticism. Storage? Energy efficiency? Demand response? Yeah, that’s what this is! Why the hell not?

      Greenwashing is the problem.

  13. Mar 2022
    1. The Biden Administration official noted that Russia is "incredibly dependent" on the West as a consumer for its energy supplies."This is a long-term vulnerability for President Putin. If he weaponizes energy supply, that's only going to accelerate Europe's and the West's diversification away from Russian energy," Singh said, adding that it would be a "major blunder."

      If it accelerates the world’s transition to renewables, it could actually be better for climate change mitigation.

  14. Aug 2021
    1. Σε πολλές χώρες όπως η Δανία προηγείται εκτενής διαβούλευση με τους κατοίκους, ενώ ο δήμος καλεί όποιον έχει αντιρρήσεις για ένα έργο να υποβάλει μέσα σε μια προθεσμία τα επιχειρήματά του. Ομως ένας πολύ σημαντικός τρόπος για μείωση των τοπικών αντιδράσεων είναι η παροχή προνομιακής δυνατότητας συμμετοχής στο μετοχικό κεφάλαιο των αιολικών πάρκων. Στη Δανία, οι κάτοικοι που βρίσκονται σε απόσταση 5 χλμ. από ένα πάρκο μπορούν να αγοράσουν μετοχές στο μισό της τιμής, με τον επενδυτή να διατηρεί το μεγαλύτερο μερίδιο των μετοχών.

      Βασική διαφορά με βόρεια Ευρώπη, στην Ελλάδα οι επενδυτές είναι μεγάλο-κατασκευαστικές χωρίς καμία έγνοια για τις ανθρώπους ή το περιβάλλον.

    2. Άρθρο για τις #ΑΠΕ με σημαντική συλλογή από επιχειρήματα υπέρ των, και συγκρίσεις με Δανία & Γερμανία όπου συμμετέχουν Δήμου & γείτονες.

      Μόνο να είχε καλύτερη τεκμηρίωση.

  15. Sep 2016
  16. Nov 2015
    1. sustainable, balanced economy with a strong focus on tourism, culture and leisure; the importance of Ramsgate’s maritime heritage; the commercial function of the Port; supporting renewable technology; its Royal Harbour, marina, beach and attractive waterfront, providing a vibrant mix of town centre uses, with a strong visitor economy and café culture; and a continuing policy for the growth of Ramsgate Port.

      Strong element of the bleeding obvious in these wishes.