Energy Executive Briefs
Offshore wind goes floating
How this evolution might be a revolution.
Floating offshore wind is a fast expansion niche involving various types of actors. In this analysis, after discovering the global figures, you will understand the types of technologies, the costs, and the environmental impacts.
The boom of photovoltaic in Europe
The 2025 objective of the European Solar Energy Strategy requires to double the installed capacities in 2020. What were the direct impacts of this strategy? Between 2020 and 2021, there has been a surge in photovoltaic usage, which exceeds previous growth figures.
Geothermal Energy
To limit the use of electricity and gas, for heating and cooling buildings, geothermal heat pumps appear as one of the most efficient technologies.
This said, where do we currently stand in terms of heat pump deployment?
Transport emissions trends in the EU
The European Union has set ambitious decarbonisation targets for 2030 and 2050. Considering that transportation is the only sector to have increased its CO2 emissions since 1990, it is crucial to understand what explains their evolution, in order to better identify which levers can be operated to accelerate decarbonisation.
The consequences of recent crises (Covid-19, surge in gas and electricity prices in 2021, Ukrainian situation in 2022) on the EU’s energy transition are quite diverse.
On the one hand, short-term energy price-cap measures taken by EU Member States could jeopardise the achievement of climate targets in the next few years. On the other hand, recent crises urge the need to address energy security and affordability, which could boost decarbonisation plans.
The shift to a low-carbon energy mix will require the electrification of our economy, the development of variable renewable energies, and the phase-out of dispatchable thermal power plants. This shift will dramatically impact our electricity grids, needing to address a complex topic: flexibility. Alain Malot, a senior expert of flexibility, with over 30 years of experience in the utility industry, shared with us his analyses on how to capture business opportunities in emerging power system flexibility services.
The geostrategic challenges of hydrogen
Hydrogen is viewed as the most promising vector for storing electrical energy and decarbonising energy systems. Countries are competing in the investment race to lead the hydrogen market, thus drawing new geopolitics and geoeconomics landscapes.
In the end, which hydrogen economy will surface? How is the market likely to be shaped? What will be its constraints? Which geostrategic dependencies could emerge? What would be the impacts?
The dynamics of offshore wind power
The climate emergency forces governments to strengthen their energy policy ambitions. To this end, offshore wind is a key technology in RES development plans to decarbonise the power mix.
30 years after the first offshore wind park, where do we stand? What is the potential of this booming renewable technology?
Two-thirds of buildings are dedicated to residential use, representing 43% of final energy consumption in the EU. The latter decreased between 2000 and 2019 due to various drivers among which energy efficiency although its growth has been slower since 2014.
How can this slowdown be explained?
The various hydrogen storage technologies
This analyst brief specially focuses on Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers.
The growing energy needs and the climate challenge call for a massive development of renewable energy sources. At this point, large scale electricity storage solutions hardly handle this growing renewable energy fluctuation. This is the reason why new technologies need to be explored, and hydrogen is foreseen as a promising vector for storing electrical energy and decarbonising energy systems.
With the incorporation of renewables into the power grids at a larger scale and the phasing out of some fossil fuel power plants, electricity storage solutions are surging, to provide flexibility and balance electricity supply and demand. Although, what are the main countries developing power storage technologies? Moreover, e-fuel and H2 generated from carbon neutral electricity are expected to play a significant role in the decarbonisation of key energy systems, but to which extent?
Biofuel evolution perspectives
Biofuel production increased 9-fold between 2000 and 2020 but could slow down significantly by 2029, due to the expected drop in fuel demand an increased competition between transport technologies and the decarbonisation trend of public policies. The main biofuels are bioethanol and biodiesel, and the key country players in their production and consumption are quite distinct.
The European Battery Alliance
The global demand for batteries will increase tenfold by 2030 compared to 2020, driven by the growing needs of electromobility. While it was long thought that the main catalyst for electromobility would be the inevitable depletion of oil resources, global warming is actually the main driver of this transition. Outside the mobility sector, demand for batteries is also expected to grow substantially over the next decade in the currently marginal electricity storage market.
Developing countries contribute to a growing share of global GHG emissions and have been playing an active role in the publication of NDCs and revised ambitions.
What are their main issues and perspectives for the COP26? What are their main contributions in terms of climate change mitigation? What specific challenges do they face?
Civil nuclear strategies
This Brief analyses the geopolitical strategies of China, the United States and Russia in civil nuclear power. To this end, the approaches of the three countries will be compared for three main pillars of the sector: uranium extraction, fuel manufacture and reactors exports. The interdependent relationships between these three segments will also be highlighted.
New features for Enerdata country reports
New features for Enerdata country reports, to provide essential information about the energy landscape of more than 110 countries, including all major economies, and incorporating data on policy and regulations, supply and demand, key players, projects and business perspectives.
A new dawn for US energy policy
President Biden’s first days of office are set to reverse many of the policies of the past four years, and to restore an emphasis on climate policies. Our latest analysis takes an in-depth look at energy trends under President Trump’s mandate, before turning towards President Biden’s priorities. Can and will the USA take the lead in the fight against global warming?
Renewable Auctions and the Energy Transition
Renewable electricity development has boomed over the past decade as the results of rapid industry maturity progress and government support intervention. This brief analyses renewables support mechanisms with a look at their evolution and effectiveness and a specific focus on RES auctions. Auctions prices have been going down over the past years, reaching "zero premium" in some cases. Can renewable power generation hold its own against fossil fuels without support?
The rise of LNG
LNG accounts 45% of natural gas trade today and is expanding rapidly: the market is expected to more than double by 2040. New importers and exporters have emerged, and new uses and technologies are fostering the development of LNG facilities and routes. Moreover, geopolitical factors remain a key driver, as LNG plays an important part in energy security strategies, while many main LNG producing regions and routes are experiencing instability.
Covid-19: A Tremendous Impact on Energy Demand
This brief is an update on our April and May analyses on the energy impacts of the current Covid-19 pandemic around the world, leveraging latest macro-economic assumptions and Enerdata energy statistics.
Our latest analyst brief takes an in-depth look at foreign investments in the European electricity sector. It presents the strategies of the biggest players (China, Russia and the United States): where they have invested, in which kind of assets and technologies… This article offers an overview and details the latest moves of key companies.
In order to analyse the evolution of the energy systems for the coming years, we have defined 4 scenarios that will feed our quantitative analysis in the coming months.
In this brief, Patrick Criqui explains the different geopolitical, macro-economic and energy policy options behind the storytelling of each scenario.
In this analysis, we take a look at the situation in France and summarise the main scenarios on the evolution of energy consumption in 2020. Based on the first macroeconomic estimates available and the lessons learned from other periods of crisis, we estimate that the impact of two months of containment on final energy consumption in 2020 in France would have an effect higher to that observed during the last financial crisis in 2008 or the 1975 first oil shock.
Coal phase-out: Towards a Major Shift?
Worldwide coal consumption decreased in 2019 for the first time, marking a decisive turning point. Meanwhile, many countries are planning a coal phase-out, and some funders are turning away from financing coal projects. However, consumption in other countries, especially in Asia, still shows a strong growth. What are the long-term perspectives for coal?
Electrification and Decarbonisation
Electrification is progressing worldwide, and often described as a low-carbon option. But electricity still generates a large amount of GHG emissions, with coal accounting for 38% of power generation. How can electrification be further decarbonised and can it be a key contributor to the energy transition? Read our latest analysis.
China’s Strategy in Africa
To which extent is China present on the African continent and for which reasons? What policies sustain its actions? This analysis focuses on China’s energy policy, its economic diplomacy through the Belt and Road initiative, and how this shapes its relationship with Africa. It stems from a report by Enerdata, the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) and Cassini for the French Ministry of Defence.
Energy-related CO2 emissions 2019 estimates
A first analysis of our preliminary global CO2 estimates for 2019 based on monthly data, derived from energy-related CO2 emissions from Global Energy and CO2 data and energy-consumption data from EnerMonthly.
Our findings: the global CO2 emissions from energy combustion should grow by +1-1.5% in 2019, driven by an increase in energy consumption. Fossil fuels consumption is growing by +1.5-1.9%, the repartition however is changing, with a significant increase in gas, a slight decrease in coal, and a steady increase in oil.
Addressing fuel poverty
This brief focuses on the policies and measures implemented to tackle energy poverty.
Energy poverty, or fuel poverty, is often defined as a situation where low-income households are not able to adequately provide basic energy services in their homes and for their transport at affordable cost. It is a major issue in emerging as well as in developed countries. In Europe, around 20% of households (i.e. ~50 million) were considered affected by fuel poverty in 2018.
The Future of Air-Conditioning
In this brief, we examine the determinants for air-conditioning demand and how this demand will be evolving. The rise of temperatures around the world, while part of the equation, is far from being the only factor for determining future AC consumption, and the local economic situation, cultural traditions, and the existence of energy efficiency measures all play a role.
In our latest executive brief, we look at the rise in natural gas in G20 countries, with a special focus on the USA and China (which together make up 70% of global energy consumption growth) and how it will affect global gas markets.
Driving the Energy Transition
Multiple technologies are at the forefront of the energy transition in transport. We're all aware of electric vehicles – but is the decarbonisation of electricity to power those electric vehicles happening quickly enough? And what about the role of biofuels?
In our latest Brief, we examine the progress being made in these technologies, and which countries are leading the way.
Many developed countries are now moving away from coal – the most carbon-intensive way to produce electricity – in their domestic power-mixes. But some emerging nations are just now starting to build coal-fired power plants. Find out why, and what this could mean for the transition to low-carbon global electricity, from our latest executive brief.
Transport is often the fastest growing sector for energy demand in emerging countries. Because the sector depends almost entirely on fossil fuels, this growth also has an outsized impact on GHG emissions.
Yet there have been notable improvements to energy efficiency of transport in many of the 16 emerging countries we analysed for this Executive Brief.
Resource Challenges for Zero-Net-Emissions
One effect of a successful energy transition will be a lessening of economic and geostrategic dependence on fossil fuels. But dependence will increase on certain critical materials, including lithium, cobalt and others.
With this in mind, how can advanced economies avoid becoming critically dependent on these materials?
Southeast Asia has made important advances in access to electricity and economic development, but struggles to reduce its carbon intensity in balance with these development demands.
Even more concerning, current NDCs are not strong enough to address the decarbonisation needed in a global two-degree scenario.
The development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) entails a deep transformation of energy systems, as digitization drives several types of "disruptive" changes within the energy sector.
What impact, positive and/or negative, will such changes have on the global energy industry? Read our latest executive brief to find out.
New increase in LNG supply capacity and in LNG trade (+10%) in 2017.
With +9.9 Mt and +9.5 Mt of added capacity respectively, Australia and the United States accounted for most of the surge in LNG global production (+25 Mt) in 2017. LNG trade also grew this year, with imports rising twice as fast as in 2016 : +10%, an increase driven by the European, Asian and Latin American markets.
Contrary to oil, gas markets are based on the availability of expensive transport infrastructure and have traditionally been regional (North America, Europe, and Far East Asia).
If the development of LNG trade in the last decades has made the three regional gas markets more interconnected and more interdependent, we are still far from a liquid gas market such as the global oil market.
Solar surged in 2017, wind slowed down
Global renewable capacity additions continued to grow in 2017, with nearly 47 GW of wind capacity and close to 73 GW of solar capacity added worldwide during the year.
Wind installations slowed down for the second year in a row, following the trend in the two largest markets, namely China and the United States. They soared in India, Brazil and Europe, while solar capacities surged worldwide.
According to the 2018 Enerdata EnerFuture scenarios, half of the car fleet could be electric by 2050. Electric vehicles and other decarbonated EV technologies will contribute to limiting both GHG emissions and local air pollution by displacing petrol and diesel consumption.
* EnerGreen scenario (2°C compatible), including electric and hybrid cars
Enerdata estimates a +2% growth of global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2017. This result shows a significant change in the trend, after a 3-year period of stability. The gap with a 2° scenario increases…
Based on our first estimates for 2017, wind power capacity and generation continued to soar in Brazil in 2017. After a 2.5 GW increase in 2016, wind power capacity is estimated to have surged by 24% in 2017 and wind generation is expected to near 45 TWh in 2017, i.e. 9 times the 2012 level and twice the 2015 level.
Global LNG: Tax and Trade?
2016 was a turning-point in a 70-year drive to remove global trade barriers. After several years of accelerating undercurrents against global trade, new leaders were elected in free-trade champions with clear mandates to break with the past.
LNG bunkering market overview
Following the COP21 meeting in Paris in December 2015, there is now a much wider emphasis on reducing emissions globally. International shipping remains the most valuable mode of international trade and globalisation.
This analysis has been written by Thierry Bros member of Enerdata’s Expert Panel and natural gas market expert.
The old gold-plated strategy failed to address new risks
It is important to bear in mind that building an international pipe is the most difficult part of the gas chain as it needs:
This analysis has been written by Patrick Criqui member of Enerdata’s Expert Panel and Senior Researcher at CNRS. Oil less than 30 dollars per barrel ($/bl)! No market observer would have thought this possible after only one year. Just as in 1998, it was thought that oil (then $20/bl) wouldn’t exceed $30: 10 years later, it was more than $110 on annual average after peaking at $147 following the economic crisis in 2008!
Dr. Patrick Criqui, senior researcher at LEPII-CNRS and a longtime member of Enerdata’s experts panel, has just published in the French website The Conversation the article titled, “American Shale Gas: A New Benchmark Price?”. Regularly contributing on highly discussed energy topics, Criqui addresses the recurring link between oil price and other energies. In an analysis outlining the economic crisis of 2008 and the following shale gas revolution in 2009, Criqui illustrates the competitive field between gas and oil as well as the industry’s growing impact on the international market. Will the decrease in oil prices pull down other fossil fuels?
Russian oil output dynamics
Russia remains one of the largest oil producers in the world with 13% of the global oil supply in 2014; it is very important both for consumers and producers to have a vision of the current state and the longer-term prospects for the Russian oil industry development, especially as the current oil price conjuncture creates huge uncertainties. The Russian oil industry is going through a tough time at the moment: natural depletion of the Soviet legacy fields and an unfav
In February 2015, Arun regasification terminal in Indonesia received the first cargo from the BP operated Tangguh LNG terminal.
Uranium is the only resource presently used for nuclear power generation. However it has been known since the very early days of nuclear power technology development that thorium could also be used.
Malaysian government seems to have step up its efforts to rationalise the energy subsidies. After the poor performance of Subsidy Rationalization Program (SRP) rolled out in 2010, fuel price increases in 2014 represents a renewed effort from the government to reduce the subsidy burden on the Malaysian economy. Gas prices revision for power sector in January 2014 followed by gas price revision for industry in May 2014 and again in November 2014 show the pressure on policymakers to remove the inefficient subsidies.
As part of the Malaysian Electricity Supply Industry (MESI) reforms, Malaysian government has implemented Incentive Based Regulation (IBR) from 2014. This resulted in an increase in electricity tariffs to cover the higher costs of domestic piped gas, coal and LNG.
Implications of the gas price increase in India
On 18 October 2014, the Government of India approved the revision of domestic gas price. The new price is a volume weighted average of Henry Hub, NBP, Alberta hub and Russia gas price . Under the new price scheme, domestic gas price will be $5.61/MMBtu from 1 November 2014 to 31 March 2015. This represents an increase of 50% from US$3.8/MMBtu (Gross Calorific Value) and will be revised every six months.
The National Development and Reforms Commission of China (NDRC) has implemented another round of price reforms. Effective from 1 September 2014, the price reforms will be applied on the existing volumes of natural gas and aim to bring the price of different sources of natural gas at the same level. The hike of RMB 0.4/cm (US$0.06/cm) will be beneficial for companies in the upstream business but it can also affect the gas demand that is sensitive to the price differential between gas and fuels like petrol and diesel.
The European Union (EU) has been recording a serious drop of its refined oil products consumption since mid-2000s, as result of fuel substitution in industry and buildings and energy efficiency improvements in transport and since 2008 the economic crisis: the EU refined oil products consumption has dropped by mo
In this article, Enerdata comments on the ongoing developments in the Singapore LNG market. We describe and provide perspectives on the challenges that Singapore faces to develop a competitive and secure domestic natural gas market and participate in the international LNG market to develop a trading hub. Natural gas plays a dominant role in the energy industry of Singapore. As of August 2014, Singapore has 12.8 GW of operational power capacity, of which almost 80% (10 GW) of natural gas.
China’s nuclear aspirations
In this article, Enerdata reviews the ongoing developments in the China Nuclear market. We describe and provide perspectives on the challenges that China faces to develop a domestic nuclear market and to become a global Nuclear power technology exporter. Last month China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC) announced a further delay to the operational start of the country’s first advanced nuclear project based on designs by US-based Westinghouse.
The future of Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) industry
It seems that the Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) industry may revive a new wave of interest for projects. Today we are used at GTL big size projects to enhance energy security and monetize gas as oil in place rich of gas and poor in oil. At the same time the development of new technology will allow GTL to be used in small scale. Small scale GTL will open up new resources such as capture gas from off-shore deepwater oil wells, target zero flare emissions, and make economic stranded small gas fields.
Japan’s biomass power capacity grows as bioenergy plays major role in the global energy scenario
In 2013, 5.6% of global electricity production was generated by renewable sources (excluding hydroelectricity), and biomass accounted for 36% of the renewables supply.
Enerdata, an independent Research and Consultancy Firm specialized in the global energy industry and carbon market since 1991, published its annual analysis of world energy demand.
Energy secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla called for more competition in the Philippine power generation sector this week, reasoning that this will produce more investment opportunities.
Forecast model of electricity price in Japan
As part of our forecast model services, Enerdata presents its future R&D developments for the forecasting model related to electricity price in Japan. Due to high volume of expensive LNG imports, Japanese utilities companies are facing difficult times.
Thailand’s gas conundrum
Natural gas has been dominating Thailand’s power mix for about three decades.
2013 is characterised by dynamic markets in the USA. Apart from the USA, the OECD countries are experiencing a mixed situation, as a result of the stagnation or the decline of their energy consumption. On the other hand, BRICS* countries, led by China, continue to show a strong growth, confirming their increasingly dominant role in the new global energy balances. As a result, energy-related CO2 emissions continue their increase (+2% in 2013, i.e.
Natural Gas Trading Hub in Asia-Pacific
Enerdata is launching a new LNG Market Monthly report and as part of this initiative we have put together a forward-looking paper named “Natural Gas Trading Hub in Asia-Pacific”. The paper describes the latest development and trends and what a Gas Trading Hub may signify for Asia. Will Asia have one day cheap gas prices? After the United States and the European Union, can there be a United Asia to lower the gas price? Procuring competitively priced gas and establishing a regional price indicator has become a critical concern for the governments in the Asia-Pacific.
India: Coal future in the country
As part of the Enerdata Forecast Services we looked at the India situation and the future of coal and its price formulas. India has been ramping up its production and imports to satisfy the continuous request of more and more coal to be used within the country.
Small Scale LNG: need for new business models?
Global LNG industry is undergoing fast changes in terms of both supply side and demand side dynamics. Driven by the technological innovation like horizontal fracturing, supply of LNG is poised to increase substantially after 20181 .
China looks to expand emissions trading
As part of the Enerdata China energy report we focus on the carbon trading pilot schemes currently implemented in China.
The 2013 Gazprom’s results show that the Russian company is still the dominant gas exporter to the European Union (EU), which contrasts with its expected declining role announced over the past years. With 138 bcm delivered to the EU in 2013, Gazprom has increased its market share in the EU natural gas consumption from 24% in 2010 to 28% in 2013. Part of Gazprom’s market share increase can be explained by a fall of European Union LNG imports since the higher prices in Asia have re-routed the flows toward this continent.
Myanmar: the new El Dorado?
Analysis based on our new Myanmar country report published in March 2014. Myanmar used to be one of the most isolated countries in the world. Once, one of the richest countries in Asia, in 2013 Myanmar was among the poorest countries, ranked 157th by International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, since the military dictatorship ended in 2011, the Republic of Union of Myanmar appears more and more as the next El Dorado for foreign investors.
In 2013, and for the third consecutive year, Japanese power production remained very dependent on fossil fuels. Electricity production from nuclear remained marginal (1%) as Japan, which used to generate 25% of its electricity from nuclear before Fukushima accident, took almost all of its operable nuclear reactors offline.
Asian actors in nuclear power industry
Enerdata is presenting a paper on 8 April 2014 at Singapore Chamber of Commerce regarding nuclear power industry with a focus for the Asia Region. As part of the paper work we looked at the main Asian providers of nuclear technology namely, Toshiba, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Gazprom in Asia: a growing footprint
As part of our South East Asia Gas & Power Service we look at key international players that can have an impact into the Energy Industry of the region. This week analysis is about Gazprom, the Russian based company with the biggest world supply of gas. Russia is strategically and geographically connected with Europe and China two major energy users. With Europe there are already several gas pipelines that supply gas to European countries and on the other hand with China they have been having talks about a new gas pipeline for many years now that soon or later will materialise.
To support the EU’s process of moving towards a low carbon economy, Enerdata recently produced detailed quantified scenarios for the energy sector and GHG emissions for the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). These scenarios and the public report assess costs and benefits to individual EU Member States under different scenarios of climate targets, effort sharing and renewables contribution to 2030, including abatement costs, permit trade, renewables support, improved air quality, and diversity of energy supply.
Japan remains the Asian country with the highest electricity and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) prices. Electricity prices in Japan have increased substantially in the post Fukushima years because of increased natural gas usage for electricity production. LNG demand and prices in Japan for the past five years have been increasing and the forecast for the next 10-15 years shows that the situation is not going to change.
The high cost and sketchy reliability of electricity supplies in the Philippines are now the main deterrents to investing in the country, according to foreign business leaders who see the problem as a persuasive reason to invest elsewhere.
India, the world's fifth largest wind power producer in 2013, has set up an ambitious plan to boost solar and wind capacities to contribute to meet the strong projected demand. The government aims to double its wind installed capacity by March 2017 (end of the 12th Plan) by adding 20 GW to its current capacity of 20.3 GW (at year-end 2013). In addition, India also targets to install 10 GW of solar capacity, i.e. almost fourfold its capacity at year-end 2013 (2,4 GW).
In recent years, large reservoirs of natural gas have been found in particular in the Rovuma basin and gas resources are estimated at around 5 000 bcm i.e. more than twice the Qatari resources.
Australian Energy Market
Australia to scrap carbon tax from July 2014. Extracts about CO2 emissions in Australia from the Australian energy report.
Germany Energy Market
Following the regular decrease in the share of solid fuels in the electricity mix from 2000 (53%) until 2010 (43%) in Germany, its share is rising again to offset the reduction of the power produced by the nine nuclear units closed in 2011.
Renewable Energy Sources Progression in 2012
Despite the global cost reduction of renewable energy sources, 2012 has shown a slowdown in the progression of new installations compared to the trend observed over the last five years.
Gas and coal consumption progress in opposite directions in the United States and in Europe
Among G7 countries, strong countervailing effects were observed between gas and coal in the USA and in Europe. The massive development of unconventional gas production in the USA has made domestic Henry Hub gas prices drop by 30% in 2012, from US$4/MMBtu on average in 2011 to US$2.75/MMBtu in 2012 (yearly averages).
World Energy Balance 2012
Enerdata published its annual analysis of world energy demand, based on its 2012 data for G20 countries. This report confirms several ongoing trends initiated in previous years, and notes an acceleration for some of them. Beyond these trends, noticeable shifts are the significant variations within the power mix, particularly between gas and coal, and the growing weight of the BRICS1.
Energy efficiency Benchmark
This article looks at the overall benchmarking of energy efficiency performances and policies. It discusses how country comparisons in terms of effort and achieved results can be carried out and compared1.
South Korea Energy Market
Korea has not made any greenhouse gas emission commitments within the framework of the Kyoto Protocol. South Korea aims to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by 4% by 2020 compared to their 2005 level.
An analysis of whether the European Union will be able to achieve its 2020 and 2050 objectives in terms of emissions reductions and penetration of renewables in its energy mix.
Hydro and Wind: Friends or Foes
With a 75% share, hydroelectricity is by far the main contributor to electricity generation from renewables in Europe. In 2011, it accounted for 16% of total electricity production and more than 20% of the total installed generation capacity. With 220 GW of installed capacity , hydroelectricity still dwarves wind power that stands at 96 GW. Despite its dominance, hydroelectricity is seldom discussed as a renewable energy resource of significance or importance.
Turkey Gas Market
Turkey expected the natural gas demand to rise to 85 bcm in 2015, and planned to greatly develop the electricity production capacity from gas. To supply that demand, the country signed many gas supply contracts.
Shale Gas and Gas Import Capacities in Europe
In its latest World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency announced an upcoming golden age for natural gas with the strong growth of gas demand expected in the coming years, especially in Asia and with the development of shale gas resources. But the picture varies by region.
Smart grids are seen by many as an effective solution to address some of the toughest challenges the electricity industry has faced so far; the integration of renewables on a very large scale, the promised rise in number of electric vehicles, the necessity of energy efficiency, the improved security of supply or the arrival of the ‘prosumer’.
In 2010, the French Ministry of Research funded a three-year study to analyse possible solutions leading to a reduction in CO2 emissions that could be feasibly implemented across a large city. This study sought to construct cost-effectiveness indicators in various sectors (building, transport, non-carbon energy production). Cost-effectiveness ratios measure the effort required to implement a solution and the impact in terms of CO2 savings.
Poland Energy Efficiency
In compliance with the European Directive on energy efficiency adopted in 2006 (2006/32/EC), Poland presented its National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP), which lays down a final energy savings target of at least 9% in 2016, i.e. 53.5 TWh.
India’s Black Tuesday - July 31st 2012
The Black Tuesday on July 31st marked perhaps the greatest power outage in world history: the blackout occurred in 20 of India's 28 States and affected 3 of its 5 grids (Northern, Eastern and North-eastern). With an estimated 600 million people without electricity, 50% of the population, this large-scale incident reveals the stress the Indian power system has been experiencing over the last decade.
Solar PV
The year 2011 was a record year for the solar photovoltaic industry, with more than 29 GW new capacity installed worldwide, corresponding to a 70% increase compared to 2010. Global PV capacity exceeded 69 GW in 2011, with 70% installed in European countries.
Policy impacts on biofuels development
Implementation of biofuels polices is complex due to diversity of interests and concerns. Countries around the world are utilising different approaches to policy design, but with common goals of supporting biofuels development and economic growth, protecting the environment, and increasing energy security. This blog examines several approaches to policy design and the current state of biofuels production. Biofuels are manufactured from biomass; wastes and residues of biological origin and energy crops. First generation biofuels are made from sugar, starch, and vegetable oil.
Over the last 20 years, coal consumption and -to a lesser extent- oil consumption have steadily decreased to the advantage of electricity in the European industry. In the meantime the natural gas penetration slowed down, stabilizing during the 2000s. What are the uses of electricity in industry? What are the reasons for this large penetration?
The country’s target is to reach 7 000 wind turbines (3 000 of which offshore) by 2020 with an installed capacity of 34 GW. In January 2010, the Crown Estate awarded nine offshore wind energy zones. The aim of Round 3 is to install a total capacity of 32 GW in the UK. Several major wind projects are scheduled for completion in 2012.
Côte d’Ivoire Energy Market Overview
Côte d’Ivoire has an installed capacity of 1 400 MW (2011), 600 MW of which is hydro. The production assets mainly consist of 10 power plants (6 hydroelectric and 4 thermal).
Fukushima – The Aftermath
The Japanese are large electricity consumers; their consumption per capita reached 7,700 kWh in 2010, i.e. the same level as the OECD average but 30 % higher than the EU average. The share of electricity represented about 25% of total energy consumption in 2010, compared to 21% for the OECD average and 20% in Europe. Nuclear power contributes to more than ¼ of the electricity production, the same contribution as coal and gas.
Power generation in Japan (2010)
Argentina Energy Market Overview
Natural gas production grew steadily between 1991 and 2004 (by an average of 6.5%/year) and has remained relatively stable since then (44 bcm in 2010).
Energy prices in Europe have continued to increase in 2011 by almost 15%, and should continue to grow if crude oil price remain above $100/bbl. Past crude oil price increases have impacted households’ energy bill strongly. Will housing energy expenditures continue to be impacted the same way in the future?
Until recently, the main point of discord in the climate debate surrounded the opposition of investing in fossil fuels as opposed to investing in renewable sources. Since the Fukushima accident in 2011, the discussion has shifted towards the merit of investing in nuclear against investing in renewables, with the potential side effects of nuclear technologies overshadowing the potential externalities of carbon emissions in the public debate. However, given the present and projected future technology costs, is such a divide well-founded when considering long-term climate goals?
Coal, the new war in the Pacific
Author: Jean-Marie Martin-Amouroux, member of Enerdata''s scientific board
Specific energy consumption for space heating
This analysis relies on the ODYSSEE database and analysis as well as on a report prepared by Enerdata for ADEME “Quantitative evaluation of explanatory factors of the lower energy efficiency performance of France for space he
Brazil Energy Market Overview
Discover the newest developments on the Brazilian energy market in the Brazil energy report recently published by Enerdata. Read an extract from the report focusing on the country's issues and prospects on the Brazil energy report.
Solar water heating in the world
Water heating represents about 15% of households’ energy uses in Europe, 20% in the United States and even 30% in Japan. Switching from electricity and gas to solar water heating could strongly reduce fossil fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Will electric vehicles be successful to mitigate the problems raised by the intermittency of wind?
Development of wind power has been important in recent years and this trend is expected to continue. More and more, this source of energy represents a significant share in the energy balances of several European countries. But variability of wind power remains a major challenge of this technology. For example, a wind turbine can start producing in the middle of the night when electricity demand is very low. Statistically, we can also observe that production of wind turbines is slightly higher at night than during the day.
Indonesia Energy Market Overview
What are the newest developments on the Indonesian energy market ? The Indonesia energy report recently published by Enerdata suggest an extract from the report focusing on the country's electricity situation.
In recent decades, nuclear energy was perceived by many analysts, policymakers, and utility managers as a reasonably affordable option to generate bulk electricity while satisfying both supply security and climate change concerns.
World Energy Expenditures
More than US$6,000bn1 -10% of the world Gross Domestic Product (GDP)- is spent each year in the world for energy purposes. This places energy second to health care expenditures in many countries; and in some cases first.
Breakdown of the consumer energy expenditures in 1990 and 2010
India Energy Market Overview
Discover the newest developments on the Indian energy market in the India energy report recently published by Enerdata. Read an extract from the report focusing on the India's issues and prospects related to power supply on the India Energy report.
United States Energy Market Overview
Since 2009, the United States has been overtaken by China as the world's largest energy consumer. The country's consumption decreased in 2008 and 2009, but in 2010 increased at the rapid rate of 3.5%, reaching 2.2 Gtoe. Per capita consumption reached 7.1 toe, including 12 000 kWh of electricity; the country consumes about twice the European average. Discover the newest developments on the US energy market in the recent United States energy report recently published by Enerdata.
China Energy Market Overview
Discover the newest developments on the Chinese energy market in the recent china energy report recently published by Enerdata. Read the excerpts of China Energy Report and get information about where is China investing , Gas imports and CO2 emission levels etc..
Germany to abandon nuclear power by 2022
German has announced that they will abandon the nuclear power by 2022.
Enerdata analyst presents a study on the World Nuclear Energy situation post the Fukushima disaster, a defining moment for the world energy market. It includes a review of the past as well as projections on the three major scenarios that can be envisioned for the Nuclear Projects around the world.
Interview on Papua New Guinea energy market
Enerdata has just released the new Papua New Guinea energy report.
Interview on Uzbekistan energy market
Enerdata has just released the new Uzbekistan energy report.
Interview on Iraq energy market
Enerdata has just released the new Iraq energy report.
Enerdata has just released the new Bosnia-Herzegovina energy report.
Interview on Brazil energy market
Enerdata has just released the Brazil energy report with 2007 data.
Interview on Iran energy market
Enerdata has just released the Iran energy report with 2006 data.
Client study PREDIT
Enerdata will submit to the PREDIT the results of a 3 years study carried out in collaboration with the LET (Laboratoire d’Economie des Transports) on 2050 sustainable mobility scenarios.
Interview on Slovenia energy market
Enerdata has just released the Slovenia energy report with 2006 data.
Interview on Ukraine energy market
Enerdata has just released the Ukraine energy report with 2006 data.
Enerdata unveils its latest global energy demand forecasts until 2020. EnerFuture, the energy forecasting service by Enerdata, details energy demand projections for oil, gas, coal and power by sector.