Fostering Investment in Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure in Europe: Report of the High-Level Group on Energy Infrastructure in Europe
Chairman of High-Level Group: Edmond Alphandéry Series: Externally Published Work In order to achieve the EU’s energy and climate objectives, sustained investments will be required across the energy value chain, including power generation, gas pipelines, electricity transmission grids as well as distribution grids. The European Commission has estimated that over €1 trillion will need to […]
A Roadmap to Enhanced Regional Energy Policy: Cooperation in South East Europe
Authors: Anna Dimitrova, Christian Egenhofer and Arno Behrens Series: Background Briefing Paper No of pp: 7 pp Regional Energy Policy Cooperation has now gained political traction in the EU as a tool to advance the EU’s energy objectives. Cooperation and coordination is meant to facilitate the convergence of markets and policies, so while the creation […]
Gas demand for power generation peaked as early as 2010
Authors: Fabio Genoese, Eleanor Drabik and Christian Egenhofer Series: CEPS Commentary The outlook for natural gas demand is often considered bright, especially for gas used to generate electricity. This is because gas is the cleanest of all fossil fuels. The carbon intensity of modern gas-fired power stations is less than 50% that of modern coal […]
Europe’s LNG Strategy in the Wider EU Gas Market
Authors: Gergely Molnar, Arno Behrens, Christian Egenhofer and Fabio Genoese Series: CEPS Policy Brief No. 333 No of pp: 8 In its Communication on an Energy Union published in February 2015, the European Commission committed itself to “explore the full potential of liquefied natural gas (LNG), including as a back-up in crisis situations when insufficient […]
Low-cost batteries will not disrupt (all) energy utilities
Author: Fabio Genoese Series: CEPS Commentary No of pp: 3 With the launch last April of an affordable lithium-ion home battery – the Powerwall – Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is betting that batteries are going to become a mass market. This may very well become reality, but this commentary argues that one should not jump […]