ETN-IEA Workshop: The Workshop Summary Is Now Available

To strengthen the cooperation between International Energy Agency and ETN, ETN was invited to participate in a Workshop to review the final draft of the chapter on gas power technologies in IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives 2014.

Official Horizon 2020 Draft Work Programmes Published

On 21 November, the European Commission published the draft Work Programmes, although these documents are subject to change before their formal adoption by Member States. These key documents give potential participants a heads-up on the expected main lines of the Work Programmes for 2014-2015 before the first call on 11 December.

City University London Publishes An Article On The ETN Workshop 2013

City University London published an article on the ETN Workshop that took place on 9-10 October 2013 in London, UK. The Workshop was hosted by City University London.

ETN’s Participation At The 3rd Annual Gas Turbine World China Summit

ETN is participating to the 3rd Annual Gas Turbine World China Summit, set to take place on 30-31 October 2013 in Shanghai China and has obtained a 20% reduction fee for ETN member organisations. To register and benefit from the negotiated fee, please send an email to Michael Gao or call +86 21 5058 9600 (ext 8008) and mention that you are a member of ETN.

EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)

On 3 July, the European Parliament voted in favour of the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to postpone the auctioning of 900 million emission allowances (backloading) of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the 2013-2020 period (third ETS trading period). This represents the second attempt to rescue the EU ETS after the European Parliament voted against the EC’s proposal on 16 April 2013. The European Parliament’s endorsement of the proposal gives a mandate to the text’s rapporteur to begin negotiations with the Council in order to reach a first-reading agreement.

Latest Developments On Horizon 2020

On 25 June, the Irish EU presidency reached an agreement with the European Parliament and the European Commission, after nine “trilogue” meetings held during the last six months. They agreed on a 70.2 billion euro budget for the next R&D funding programme, running from 2014 to 2020. The figure of 70.2 billion euro is final, although the overall EU budget still needs a final sign off by EU member states.

ETN Annual General Meeting And Workshop

The ETN Annual General Meeting and Workshop took place on 16-17 April 2013 in Pisa, Italy. In the afternoon of 15 April, members also had the opportunity to visit ENEL’s Sesta testing Facilities. During the event, over 85 participants joined to discuss ETN’s activities over the past year and its outlook for the future.

ETN Article In Power Engineering International

Christer Bjorkqivst, Managing Director of ETN has been invited to write an article in the Power Engineering International Magazine. The article has been published in the Guest editorial section of the PEI Magazine in April 2013.

The European Parliament Rejects The Back-Loading Proposal

On 16 April, the European Parliament voted against the European Commission’s proposal, known as “back-loading”, aimed to reverse the falling price of carbon that has resulted from a surplus of permits in the ETS market. The vote was far from being unanimous: out of 712 Members of the European Parliament present, 334 supported the rejection the proposal, whereas 315 voted against the rejection and 63 abstained. The carbon market fell by the highest rate ever following the vote, to a record low price of 2.63 euro.

The Future Climate And Energy Package 2030

On 27 March 2013, the European Commission (EC) launched a series of papers and consultations aimed at developing the 2030 framework for EU climate change and energy policy: the long awaited Green Paper on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies, as well as a progress report on renewables and a consultative communication on the future of carbon capture and storage. The documents also aim to prepare the ground for the 2015 negotiations on an international agreement on climate change, which should be agreed at COP21 in France.