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From laggard to leader: How Poland became Europe’s fastest-growing heat pump market
With the war in Ukraine compelling everyone to rethink their energy strategies and focus on getting rid of Russian fossil fuel imports, while maintaining what is left from the affordability of energy supply, the go-to tactics are achieving several energy… View Summary +
Indian power sector has opportunities to create value for the discoms and their consumers by mainstreaming behind-the-meter resources
The electricity sector in India has experienced an evolution of sorts throughout the years. Since the early the 1990s, the sector has grown from a vertically integrated monopoly with generation, transmission, and distribution all under one roof, to the current… View Summary +
Energiewende im Krisenmodus braucht sozialen Zusammenhalt
Der Krieg und das Leid der Menschen in der Ukraine halten uns alle in Atem, bringen uns aber auch als Gesellschaft näher zusammen. Die große Hilfsbereitschaft in den Grenzregionen und auch in Deutschland macht uns zusammen stark. Wie Bundespräsident Steinmeier in Litauen sagte: „Die… View Summary +
How Europe can rapidly reduce its gas dependency
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them,” Albert Einstein famously said. Yet this is exactly what the European Commission appears to be doing in its forthcoming strategy for more affordable, secure and… View Summary +
How heat pump sales are starting to take off around the world
Experts see heat pumps as one of the main solutions for tackling the carbon emissions associated with keeping buildings warm, both in the UK and internationally. Yet sales of the technology, often likened to a… View Summary +
Environmental Regulations and the “No Regrets” Approach: A Refresher for Utility Generators
Many of us have a hard time keeping track of where our federal government stands on environmental issues, especially when viewed through a political lens or from the perspective of the popular press. For example, in 2016 we signed… View Summary +
Europe needs smart charging of all EVs now
A recent pan-European survey found that consumers prefer electric vehicles (EVs) over conventional cars. Last month’s EV sales surpassed those of diesel models in Europe for the first time. Charging the growing number of EVs at our homes, workplaces… View Summary +
The Complex Landscape of Net Metering Reform in California: Ensuring A Smart TOU Rate Foundation
California, long a leader in rooftop solar, is now wrestling with the complications — as illustrated by the current debate over the California Public Utility Commission’s proposed decision on “net energy metering 3.0,” released last month. Before the end of… View Summary +
The Complex Landscape of Net Metering Reform in California: Why an Installed Capacity Charge?
Rooftop solar in California has grown from an infant industry two decades ago to a 10-gigawatt resource that contributes significantly to customer and electric system needs today. The state is blessed with ample sunshine in many regions, and its urgency… View Summary +
解锁一体化区域电力市场的收益
中国的风能和太阳能装机容量仍居世界领先地位，总装机容量超过500吉瓦。此外，中国承诺在2030年前达到碳排放峰值，并在2060年前实现碳中和，为此，中国制定了到2030年，风能和太阳能发电总装机容量达到1200吉瓦，即从2020年起每年新增约80吉瓦可再生能源发电的目标。由此，电网公司也面临着更多风能和太阳能并网所带来的挑战。尽管每个国家的政策、机制和技术情况不尽相同，随着可再生能源的渗透率提高，世界各地的电网运行商和政策制定者将面临类似的挑战。中国已经在消纳风能和太阳能发电方面取得了令人印象深刻的进展，但正如一些研究中提到的，要确保所有这些机制良好地协同工作，还有很多工作要做。 世界各地应对这些挑战的一个基本方法，对中国来说也同样至关重要，那就是建立更多的区域市场，脱离以省为单位的调度方式并向区域经济调度过渡。区域经济调度是指以最小化短期运行成本（理想情况下包括排放的社会成本）为目的运行区域电力系统。在一些地区，如中国西北地区，基于省级的电力调度意味着各省级调度中心在更大地理范围平衡可再生能源和水力发电的作用会受限。… View Summary +
