Month: January 2011

  • EC Energy Roadmap 2050

    The European Commission published its Energy Roadmap 2050 in December 2011, which sought to investigate how the EU can meet its decarbonisation objectives, while ensuring security of energy supply and competitiveness. The EU is aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions by between 80% and 95% below 1990 levels by 2050. The roadmap does not focus on setting new targets but presents five so-called “decarbonisation scenarios”, each of which would result in the achievement of the previously stated emissions target. These scenarios are:
    1) A High Energy Efficiency scenario
    2) A Diversified Supply Technologies scenario
    3) A High Renewable Energy Sources scenario
    4) A Delayed CCS scenario
    5) A Low Nuclear scenario
    Each scenario uses a different energy mix, placing different levels of importance on energy efficiency and new technologies such as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), with a varying share of renewables. All five scenarios conclude that decarbonisation is possible and indeed that it can prove to be “less costly than current policies in the long run.”
    In each of the decarbonisation scenarios, the share of renewable energy rises substantially. The roadmap proclaims that renewables will “move centre stage” and achieve “at least 55% in gross final energy consumption in 2050.” The share of renewables in total energy use could rise to as high as 75%, according to the roadmap, and up to 97% in the share of electricity consumption.
    Gas in the Roadmap

  • Oil And Gas Discoveries In Northern Europe

    Nam, a joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil, announced on 9 January the discovery of a gas field in the Netherlands which is estimated to hold 4bn m³ of reserves, according to a statement released by the company. The discovery represents the largest onshore gas discovery in the Netherlands since 1995. According to the Nam statement, extraction from the newly discovered field will last some 15 years.

  • Danish EU Presidency Priorities

    On 1 January 2012, Denmark took over the rotating EU Presidency, succeeding Poland. The Danish government presented a Presidency Programme in Copenhagen on 6 January 2012.

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