Policy & Regulatory Germany will spend €11bn to lower EEG renewable surcharge in 2021-2022 8 Jun 2020 Under a two-year €130bn stimulus package, the German government coalition plans to lower levies on power prices for households and small businesses and to invest in hydrogen technologies. Read more New UK CO2…
Policy & Regulatory New UK CO2 trading scheme imposes stricter cap on emissions than EU ETS 5 Jun 2020 The United Kingdom’s government has unveiled its own Emissions Trading System (ETS) to replace the EU’s scheme for trading carbon emissions (EU ETS). With the end of the Brexit transition period, the…
Volume 4 Issue 6, June 2020 Bigger and smaller The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), pictured here at Lord Howe Island during the Reef Life Survey underwater monitoring, was among 335 fish species studied to understand changes in body size in response to temperature. See Audzijonyte et al. Image: Rick Stuart-Smith….
Policy & Regulatory China targets a 10.8% stake of renewables in the power mix in 2020 4 Jun 2020 China plans to increase the share of renewables (including hydro) in the power mix to 28.2% in 2020. The share of renewables (excluding hydro) is expected to reach 10.8%. Ten provinces and regions…
Policy & Regulatory Israel releases a US$23bn solar development plan to 2030 3 Jun 2020 The Israeli government has presented an ILS80bn (US$23bn) plan to increase the share of solar in the power generation to 30% by 2030, when solar power should cover more than 80% of the country’s electricity needs…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 31 mayo, 2020 ENTOMOLOGÍA Los abejorros pican a las plantas para que florezcan El comportamiento sería una adaptación evolutiva que facilitaría la obtención de alimento ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS ¿Cómo ha repercutido en la gripe el confinamiento por la COVID-19? La incidencia registrada de la gripe y…
Enerdata Newsletter, May 2020 Live webinars – Global Energy Trends, 2020 Edition – 02/06/20 and 04/06/20 We invite you to the annual presentation of the Enerdata Global Energy Trends, an analysis of 2019 energy and CO2 statistics at both world and key countries levels. We will also present a detailed…
Policy & Regulatory Dubai (UAE) restricts net metering scheme for solar PV 28 May 2020 The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA, United Arab Emirates) has decided to withdraw ground-mounted solar PV projects from the Shams Dubai net metering regime and to cap the capacity of rooftop solar installations at 2,080…
Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Miércoles 27 de mayo, 2020 La contradicción de la 4T Cuando el culto a la personalidad y la niebla de la ideología opacan lo que antes fuera un pensamiento lúcido, agudo y propositivo, y lo conducen a naufragar entre lo irrealizable…
Policy & Regulatory Germany starts implementing its 2019 climate package 27 May 2020 German’s federal government has launched two regulations to implement the climate package that was approved in September 2019. Read more Australia focuses on CCS to meet its 2030 Paris emissions target 27 May 2020 The Australian government…
Policy & Regulatory Croatia plans to tender 2.3 GW of renewables capacity 26 May 2020 Croatia has introduced a new law to tender 2,265 MW of renewable capacity. The Croatian authorities have allocated 1,075W of solar capacity, including 210 MW for solar projects ranging in size from 50 kW to…
Policy & Regulatory Croatia plans to tender 2.3 GW of renewables capacity 26 May 2020 Croatia has introduced a new law to tender 2,265 MW of renewable capacity. The Croatian authorities have allocated 1,075W of solar capacity, including 210 MW for solar projects ranging in size from 50 kW to…
Volume 5 Issue 5, May 2020 Effective defects Defects are normally detrimental to the power conversion efficiency of solar cells. Du et al. show that in quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells charge-trapping defects assist photoconversion and increase efficiency by supporting charge transfer to the electrodes. See Du et al. Image: Jun Du…
Policy & Regulatory The Spanish government approves the draft climate law 20 May 2020 The Spanish government has approved the draft Law on Climate Change and Energy Transition. The text will be debated in the Congress of Deputies, Spain’s lower house, in the coming months. The regulation targets climate neutrality…
Volume 3 Issue 5, May 2020 Environmental biomonitors Heatwaves threaten biodiversity as heat stress hinders animal reproduction by killing sperm cells. Foster and colleagues found a heat-induced protein fingerprint in the spermatheca of honey bee queens that could be used as an indicator of heat stress as part of a…
Policy & Regulatory Indonesia plans to inject US$2.4bn in PT PLN and US$3bn in Pertamina 19 May 2020 The Indonesian government is planning to provide IRD128,000bn (US$8.6bn) for 12 state-owned companies, including a cash compensation of IRD35,000bn (US$2.4bn) to state-owned electric utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PT PLN) in 2020 and IRD44,000bn (US$3bn) paid…
Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory Lithuania plans to create a 700 MW offshore wind zone by 2030 18 May 2020 The Lithuanian government has launched a public consultation on a decree to create a 700 MW offshore wind project, which would be located in a 137 square kilometres area…
Policy & Regulatory Turkey plans to auction 1 GW of solar capacity during the third quarter 2020 15 May 2020 As part of Turkey’s economic recovery plan, the government expects to tender 1 GW of solar capacity before October 2020, under the national Yeka (Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak Alanları) renewable energy program….
Policy & Regulatory EU ETS MSR will withdraw another 330 million allowances by 2021 14 May 2020 According to the European Commission, the total number of CO2 emission allowances in circulation on the European carbon market currently stands at nearly 1,385 million allowances. This level is nearly twice as high…
The Deepwater Horizon disaster was the largest accidental discharge of oil into the environment, and was intensely studied during and after the event. In this Review, the subsequent advances made in oil chemistry, dispersant application, and microbiology are discussed. See Kujawinski et al. Image: David Wall/Alamy Stock Photo. Cover design:…
Policy & Regulatory Lithuania will gradually liberalise residential electricity prices 13 May 2020 The Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) has adopted a motion amending the Law on Electricity, which will gradually liberalise residential prices on the retail electricity market, with the objective to end regulated tariffs by 2023. The purchase and supply price…
Policy & Regulatory European lawmakers propose tougher climate law 12 May 2020 The European Parliament has proposed a motion which would make mandatory for each individual EU member state to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and to achieve net greenhouse gas (GHG) removals after this date. In addition, EU lawmakers proposed…
Policy & Regulatory European Commission unveils a new renewables projects funding scheme 11 May 2020 The European Commission has launched a public consultation on draft rules to create a new EU financing mechanism to support renewable energy projects. The scheme would allow contributing EU member states to pay voluntary financial…
Changing water availability from snowmelt Snowmelt runoff represents an important source of water for many regions of the world. The amount and timing of snowmelt is impacted by climate change, with implications for water resource management. In this issue, a study by Qin et al. shows that basins in Asia,…
Policy & Regulatory Greece adopts a new environmental bill easing investment in renewables 7 May 2020 The Greek parliament has adopted a new environmental bill, with the objective to promote investment and accelerate the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The new regulation aims at simplifying investment procedure…
Policy & Regulatory Uzbekistan plans to add 5 GW of solar and 3 GW of wind capacity by 2030 5 May 2020 The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan has unveiled its "Concept of providing the Republic of Uzbekistan with electric energy for 2020-2030", in which it plans to increase the installed…
Volume 4 Issue 5, May 2020 Trophic rewilding A sunrise silhouette of waterbuck on the Urema floodplain of Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park. Gorongosa’s wildlife was devastated by civil war in the 1980s and 1990s, but has lately been flourishing under a pioneering rewilding programme. The recovery of waterbuck and other…
Policy & Regulatory NYSERDA (US) postpones its next 1-2.5 GW offshore wind tender 4 May 2020 The New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has decided to defer its 2020 solicitation for at least 1 GW and up to 2.5 GW of offshore wind capacity, due to the COVID-19 crisis….
Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Jueves 30 de abril, 2020 Autoridades locales apenas contemplan la suspensión de las quemas agrícolas En abril del año pasado envié al diario una nota donde hacía algunas consideraciones acerca del uso del fuego como herramienta agropecuaria, sus consecuencias como motor…
Enerdata Newsletter, April 2020 Publication – Covid19: the drop in energy consumption in 2020 will be unprecedented To assess the impact of the Covid19 pandemic, our latest analysis takes a look at the situation in France and summarises the main scenarios on the evolution of energy consumption in 2020. Read more…
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