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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released "Electricity 2024" lately, giving key feedbacks about the electricity industry achievements and challenges ahead. Among the essential learnings : 1️⃣ Global electricity demand rose moderately in 2023 but is set to grow faster through 2026: emerging and developing economies are the engines of global electricity demand growth 2️⃣ Electricity prices for energy-intensive industries in the European Union in 2023 were almost double those in the United States and China. 3️⃣ Record-breaking electricity generation from low-emissions sources – which includes nuclear and renewables such as solar, wind and hydro – is set to cover all global demand growth over the next three years: Nuclear power generation is on track to reach a new record high by 2025 4️⃣ Emissions from electricity generation are entering structural decline as decarbonisation gathers pace 5️⃣ Growing weather impacts on power systems highlight the importance of investing in electricity security Major challenges ahead for clean energies to deliver low carbon electricity! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eYADePAD #IEA #Electricity #NuclearEnergy #Clean Energy #NetZero #NuclearForClimate

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https://lnkd.in/ekYV_iYK Key Milestone Achieved for European Hydrogen Network Development Brussels– In a significant move towards shaping Europe’s energy future, 37 infrastructure companies from across the European Union gathered in Brussels to finalize the agreements for the establishment of the European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen (ENNOH). This critical step, facilitated by a landmark meeting with EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, marks the culmination of six months of dedicated collaboration among prospective Hydrogen Transmission Network Operators (HTNOs).

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Nuclear Power's Green Financing Milestone: EDF Secures €5.8 Billion for Plant Upgrades Key Points: ·      €5.8 billion in green financing: EDF has secured significant funding to support the life extension of its nuclear power plants. ·      Alignment with EU taxonomy: The financing demonstrates the growing market for nuclear investments that meet the EU's green standards. ·      Safety-focused upgrades: The funds will support crucial safety improvements in response to the Fukushima-Daiichi accident. ·      Controversy and potential: While nuclear power's green classification is debated, EDF's deal highlights its potential role in a low-carbon future with the right frameworks in place. In a significant development for the future of nuclear energy, French utility company EDF has obtained €5.8 billion in green loans to fund the life extension of its nuclear power plants across France. This financing, arranged with major banks including BNP Paribas and Société Générale, underscores the growing financial market for nuclear investments aligned with the EU's green taxonomy. The funds will support EDF's "Grand Carénage" program, launched in 2011, which aims to spend €55 billion by 2025 on upgrading its plants to improve performance and enable continued operation beyond 40 years. The program includes crucial safety upgrades in response to the Fukushima-Daiichi accident. While the green classification of nuclear power remains controversial, EDF's successful securing of green loans demonstrates that with the right financing and regulatory frameworks, nuclear could play a larger part in Europe's low-carbon future. As the energy transition accelerates, the role of nuclear power will undoubtedly remain a point of contention. However, EDF's deal serves as a powerful signal of the potential for nuclear to contribute to our shared climate goals when paired with stringent safety standards and responsible waste management. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gWXhWdGZ https://lnkd.in/eb8mpp2E Questions for Discussion: How do you think nuclear power should be balanced in our transition to a low-carbon economy? What conditions should be in place for nuclear to be considered a "green" investment? Let's discuss in the comments!

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#Electrification is one of the most important strategies for reducing #CO2emissions from energy in the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, where the majority of emissions reductions from electrification come from the shift towards electric transport and the installation of heat pumps. #ourfutureiselectric

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The Eurelectric team visited ENGIE's Coo pumped storage hydropower station, the biggest battery in Belgium! ⚡ The Coo station is a crucial flexibility asset to compensate for the intermittency of renewables and to balance the Belgian grid. During times of low demand for electricity, the water is pumped to the upper reservoirs. During peak periods, the water is poured into the lower reservoir via the machine room housing the turbines and generators that generate the electricity. In this way, the water is circulated between the reservoirs without impacting natural water bodies. Did you know? When the turbines are running at maximum power (more than 1 GW), the water flow is 500m3 per second 💧 ❗ That's enough to empty an Olympic swimming pool in 5 seconds! A big thank you to the ENGIE Belgium team for hosting us, in particular to Marc Locht, Maurice Rasier, Corinna Grajetzky, Tine Bax and Yvan Hachez for showing us the power plant and explaining its functioning! Learn more about how hydropower can help Europe to achieve the goals of the #GreenDeal: https://lnkd.in/exihnXM2.. Paul Etienne Verheven | Mathilde Catrycke | Marie Claerbout | Kristian Ruby | Cillian O'Donoghue | Marianne Karu | Gael Glorieux | Emily O'Leary | Kris Van den Zegel | Paul Wilczek | Charlotte RENAUD | Savannah Altvater | Giuseppina Rondinelli (Assoc CIPD) #hydropower #energy #electricity #electrification #decarbonisation

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[𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 📖] The April issue of #pvmagazine! In this edition, we share first-hand accounts of the challenges community acceptance can pose to renewable energy projects, and we look at growth in community solar models both as an antidote to this and a novel way to deliver clean energy direct to consumers. We also highlight impressive progress for solar in Egypt, and look at how countries in Central Asia are beginning to realize their PV potential. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 👇 ⚡️ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄: Grid forming inverters can play an important role in grid stability. 💰 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 $𝟵𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: India has set ambitious targets for rooftop PV, but installations are well behind and questions linger over implementation. 💧 𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱: Greece is at the center of an ambitious interconnection proposal that stretches from Saudi Arabia to southern Germany. 🌞 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Two planned gigafactories could add 10 GW of module capacity by 2027, but French manufacturers warn that political support is essential for future success. As always, the April issue of 2024 is filled with expert columnists who tackle the past month's hottest issues and offer their take on the latest trends in technology and pricing. Get your April issue now! 👉https://lnkd.in/dCT4zuVX pv magazine Global is available in both print and digital formats. 📰💻 #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #pvmagazine

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[#analysis] Doubling the #energyefficiency rate by 2030 Among the outcomes of #COP28 (December 2023), the Final Agreement on the Global Stocktake calls for parties to triple the capacity of #renewableenergy globally and to double the global average annual rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030. Consequently, over 120 countries have committed in the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge, a non-binding agreement, to tripling global renewable energy capacity to 11,000 GW by 2030 and doubling the annual rate of energy efficiency until 2030, from 2% to 4%. What are the challenges ahead? Over the 2010-2020 period, the global #energyintensity (measured in constant US$ and at purchasing power parities) dipped by an average 1.8%/year. Enerdata’s EnerFuture scenarios anticipate a downward trend through 2030, with energy intensity declining by 2.3%/year under the EnerBlue scenario (including already announced commitments) and by 3.1%/year under the EnerGreen scenario (ambitious climate policies). Additional commitments will be required to double energy efficiency improvements to 4%/year by 2030. The EU, with a 2.3%/year drop in energy intensity between 2010 and 2020, seems more on track to reach the target: over the 2020-2030 period, its energy intensity is expected to decrease by 3.7%/year under the EnerBlue scenario and by up to 4.3%/year under the EnerGreen scenario. Under the EU’s new Energy Efficiency Directive (2023), Member States will have to almost double their average annual rate of energy savings by 2030. More insights 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUJtcqhe

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According n the last 10 years, the CO2 intensity of global GDP has fallen 20%, thanks to energy efficiency improvements & the decline in the emissions intensity of global energy supply. This shows CO2 growth is increasingly decoupling from GDP growth. #IEA #NetZero Learn more ⬇️

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With governmental objectives to implement a carbon free energy mix to fight environmental changes, grid stability is challenged due to: ☀ More and more variable renewables energies (which fluctuate with the weather conditions). 📉 Less and less fossil energies (coal and gas), which have traditionally been used for assuring this stability. Many different ways have been studied to replace the flexibility provided by fossil energy, to counterbalance the variability of solar panels and wind turbine: such as energy storage in , hydrogen, SMRs…. 💡 Operation of nuclear plants in a flexible base mode can now be added to that list: nuclear power plants traditionally operate in a baseload mode, however having the flexibility to perform power variation (startup, shutdown, transient, load follow, ELPO and so on) when needed for the grid stability or for economic reasons is a great benefit to the Plant Owner, to the grid and for the environment. While most of the nuclear power plants are operating in a baseload mode, some operators are already performing frequent transients for load following and network stabilization. For other operators, moving the operating mode from predominantly baseload to flexible can be seen as challenging due to difficulties to adapt their operating modes and procedures. Framatome’s OAPS solution solves these difficulties, through: 🚀 Automatically determining the best trajectory to perform the transient related to the utilities needs whilst minimizing effluents & maximizing power variations. ✅ Help to follow the trajectory with actualized information in real-time, providing up to date core information and recommending operator actions to be performed. In addition, OAPS doesn’t require any core control modification thanks to a unidirectional interface connected to the existing infrastructure. 👉 for more information => https://lnkd.in/ec8cJt6H #OAPS #Flexible base operation #Nuclear #NetZero #Clean Energy

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🌀 TWAIN's partners, ENGIE GREEN and its R&D center, Laborelec, are major actors in the production of renewable energy and are now working on improved procedures and research on Wind Farm Control (WFC). ✍️ In the words of Ariane Frère, Research Program Manager, "on top of providing wind farm data to the consortium, ENGIE Laborelec will be acting in the evaluation of flow and load modeling methods, as well as in the integration of the adapted acoustics, birds and bats strategies. ENGIE Laborelec will contribute largely as well in the definition and evaluation of the use-cases integrating lifetime and environmental aspects." #twainproject #windpower #windfarm #windenergy #artificialintelligence ________ DTU Wind and Energy Systems | Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER) - National Renewable Energy Centre | Delft University of Technology | Technical University of Munich | F6S Innovation | ENGIE GREEN | Laborelec | EDF | Ramboll | SoftServe

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[𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡📖] Lighting the Way: The push for commercial perovskites 🌞 The May 2024 edition of pv magazine Global is here and packed with news, views and expert analysis covering solar, storage and the wider renewable energy sector.   🔬 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿? We delve into the prospects of perovskites, examining their potential as the future of solar cell technology. Some see a disconnect between research and industrial applications, but work is being done to bridge the gap to make sure discoveries gain traction outside the laboratory.   🔋 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱: We also explore the hurdles facing perovskite tandem modules, a critical topic as they lead the commercialization charge.   💰 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀: This edition delves into the pivotal role finance plays in China's booming PV sector. As the industry grows, so does the complexity of maintaining financial support, leading to cycles of manufacturing capacity growth and concerns around oversupply.   🌍 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄: From overcoming local political tensions in Chad and the DRC to manufacturing growth in Türkiye, this edition offers a global perspective on solar development. Catch up on economic cooperation between India and Australia, the impact of tariff on panel prices in the United States, and more.   As always, the pv magazine Global May 2024 edition features our usual selection of expert columnists tackling the past month's hot-button issues, offering their take on the latest trends in technology and pricing.   Get your May edition now! 👉 https://lnkd.in/d_evUBXg   pv magazine Global is available in both print and digital formats. 📰💻   #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #pvmagazine

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[𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡📖] Lighting the Way: The push for commercial perovskites 🌞 The May 2024 edition of pv magazine Global is here and packed with news, views and expert analysis covering solar, storage and the wider renewable energy sector.   🔬 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿? We delve into the prospects of perovskites, examining their potential as the future of solar cell technology. Some see a disconnect between research and industrial applications, but work is being done to bridge the gap to make sure discoveries gain traction outside the laboratory.   🔋 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱: We also explore the hurdles facing perovskite tandem modules, a critical topic as they lead the commercialization charge.   💰 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀: This edition delves into the pivotal role finance plays in China's booming PV sector. As the industry grows, so does the complexity of maintaining financial support, leading to cycles of manufacturing capacity growth and concerns around oversupply.   🌍 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄: From overcoming local political tensions in Chad and the DRC to manufacturing growth in Türkiye, this edition offers a global perspective on solar development. Catch up on economic cooperation between India and Australia, the impact of tariff on panel prices in the United States, and more.   As always, the pv magazine Global May 2024 edition features our usual selection of expert columnists tackling the past month's hot-button issues, offering their take on the latest trends in technology and pricing.   Get your May edition now! 👉 https://lnkd.in/d_evUBXg   pv magazine Global is available in both print and digital formats. 📰💻   #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #pvmagazine

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[𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡📖] Lighting the Way: The push for commercial perovskites 🌞 The May 2024 edition of pv magazine Global is here and packed with news, views and expert analysis covering solar, storage and the wider renewable energy sector.   🔬 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿? We delve into the prospects of perovskites, examining their potential as the future of solar cell technology. Some see a disconnect between research and industrial applications, but work is being done to bridge the gap to make sure discoveries gain traction outside the laboratory.   🔋 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱: We also explore the hurdles facing perovskite tandem modules, a critical topic as they lead the commercialization charge.   💰 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀: This edition delves into the pivotal role finance plays in China's booming PV sector. As the industry grows, so does the complexity of maintaining financial support, leading to cycles of manufacturing capacity growth and concerns around oversupply.   🌍 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄: From overcoming local political tensions in Chad and the DRC to manufacturing growth in Türkiye, this edition offers a global perspective on solar development. Catch up on economic cooperation between India and Australia, the impact of tariff on panel prices in the United States, and more.   As always, the pv magazine Global May 2024 edition features our usual selection of expert columnists tackling the past month's hot-button issues, offering their take on the latest trends in technology and pricing.   Get your May edition now! 👉 https://lnkd.in/d_evUBXg   pv magazine Global is available in both print and digital formats. 📰💻   #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #pvmagazine

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[𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡📖] Lighting the Way: The push for commercial perovskites 🌞 The May 2024 edition of pv magazine Global is here and packed with news, views and expert analysis covering solar, storage and the wider renewable energy sector.   🔬 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿? We delve into the prospects of perovskites, examining their potential as the future of solar cell technology. Some see a disconnect between research and industrial applications, but work is being done to bridge the gap to make sure discoveries gain traction outside the laboratory.   🔋 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱: We also explore the hurdles facing perovskite tandem modules, a critical topic as they lead the commercialization charge.   💰 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀: This edition delves into the pivotal role finance plays in China's booming PV sector. As the industry grows, so does the complexity of maintaining financial support, leading to cycles of manufacturing capacity growth and concerns around oversupply.   🌍 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄: From overcoming local political tensions in Chad and the DRC to manufacturing growth in Türkiye, this edition offers a global perspective on solar development. Catch up on economic cooperation between India and Australia, the impact of tariff on panel prices in the United States, and more.   As always, the pv magazine Global May 2024 edition features our usual selection of expert columnists tackling the past month's hot-button issues, offering their take on the latest trends in technology and pricing.   Get your May edition now! 👉 https://lnkd.in/d_evUBXg   pv magazine Global is available in both print and digital formats. 📰💻   #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #pvmagazine

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Some in Belgium want to go for 8GW of new/extended nukes... To do what? We have already regularly negative prices and more RES will be connected. Why not going for a real pan-European supply policy (as we are supposed to do...) with more flexibility, more interconnectors, more storage (and not just grid-scale), more community energy (including citizens...), more efficiency, etc. ? 8GW of nukes is 8GW of unsolved waste issues, is very costly and will be a permitting nightmare to say the least. Am not against nukes, but I prefer using the ones developed by our European neighbors (imports do work with our European energy market...) and focus on a more realistic, healthy and less costly approach. Some common sense please...

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The main takeaway from the #IAEA Workshop on business model of the Nuclear energy project in Jordan on 23rd - 25th June 2024 in Amman: the key for success of any first of the kind project lays in reaching national consensus, that nuclear power plant is the RIGHT choice for the country for the decades to come under ALL pros and cons. So this means the success  is NOT about OEM “selling” the reactor to the country Atomic project team (usually national atomic regulator body). It is about Atomic project team convincing itself and stakeholders (Gov, power company, locals, society etc.) about doing RIGHT choice. In our #Kept experience working for nuclear pre-feasibility international we successfully used “Best available alternative” (BAA) approach, where we sincerely and hard working to identify ANY good and feasible NON-nuclear electricity generation alternatives for the country for the next 20-40 years (thermal, renewable, hydro etc), to decline the KPIs and #Nuclear power plant should comply to to become THE RIGHT CHOICE. So you go for nuclear in case this is the right option technically, economically and timely. This to make an open and educated decision among GOV host. Thank to #JordanAtomicEnergyComission and #IAEA for arranging the event. This was a great experience of the first time #NuclearExpert #Kept #PowerAnalytics

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