ISEE Bulletin July 2019 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS ISEE News in Review. Post-Doctoral Position in Energy and Macroeconomics Would you like to further your career by applying your quantitative energy and economic skills at one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities? Do you have an ability…
Latest Energy News 10 July 2019 TOP STORY: Saudi Aramco will boost oil production by 550 bbl/d (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, has awarded 34 contracts worth US$18bn to 16 Saudi and international companies for the engineering, procurement and construction of its Marjan…
Latest Energy News 09 July 2019 TOP STORY: US EPA proposes 2020 biofuel mandates The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules under the 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme, which will set the minimum amount of renewable fuels to be supplied to the…
Latest Energy News 08 July 2019 TOP STORY: Germany presents its legislative strategy to phase-out coal The German Ministry for Economy and Energy has published its legislative strategy to phase-out coal, to implement the recommendations of the "Growth, structural change and employment" Commission, namely reducing coal-fired capacity to 30…
Latest Energy News 05 July 2019 TOP STORY: Kazakhstan plans to raise oil exports to China as of mid-2020 Kazakhstan plans to reverse its Kenkiyak-Atyrau oil pipeline to boost oil exports to China from around 1 Mt/year to 6-7 Mt/year starting from the second half of 2020. The pipeline…
Latest Energy News 04 July 2019 TOP STORY: PLN commissions 10% of the 35 GW capacity addition programme (Indonesia) Indonesian state-owned power utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has commissioned 3,617 MW (10%) of its 35,000 MW capacity addition programme, which was set in May 2015. The capacity is…
ISEE Bulletin July 2019 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS A Feat of Great Significance Congratulations to the bachelor’s program in ecological economics of the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil Last June 26, Adrianne Keyser de Sousa Maia, presented the first final monograph to be…
Latest Energy News 03 July 2019 TOP STORY: OPEC+ extends crude oil production caps until 31 March 2020 OPEC members and allied oil producers – the so-called OPEC+ – have decided to extend voluntary production adjustments for an additional period of nine months, from 1 July 2019…
Latest Energy News 02 July 2019 TOP STORY: SOCAR’s TANAP pipeline project in Turkey ready to export gas to Europe Azerbaijan’s national oil and gas company SOCAR has completed the construction of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) gas interconnector, which is now ready to export Azerbaijani gas…
Latest Energy News 28 June 2019 TOP STORY: The United Kingdom adopts net zero emissions law The United Kingdom (UK) has adopted a law requiring to bring all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050. This means that the UK will continue to cut its GHG…
Latest Energy News 27 June 2019 TOP STORY: GWEC estimates global offshore wind capacity at 190-210 GW by 2030 According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the rising trend in offshore wind installations (+21%/year over the 2013-2018 period) is expected to continue and the total offshore wind…
ISEE Bulletin June 2019 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS Here is your weekly ISEE News in Review. USSEE Board Election Results and President’s Welcome Message John Sorrentino will continue as secretary treasurer, and Regina Ostergaard-Klem will serve a second term as a member-at-large. Susan Santone joins as a new…
Latest Energy News 26 June 2019 TOP STORY: Brazil is considering liberalising its gas sector The national council for Energy Policy (CNPE) of Brazil, which advise the Brazilian President on energy policies, has approved a resolution aimed at liberalising the country’s gas market, currently dominated by national oil…
Latest Energy News 25 June 2019 TOP STORY: India’s coal demand rose by 9.1% in 2018-2019 According to the Ministry of Coal of India, coal consumption in India grew by 9.1% to 991 Mt in the 2018-2019 year (from April 2018 to March 2019). Consumption from the power…
Latest Energy News 24 June 2019 TOP STORY: EU fails to adopt 2050 carbon neutral goal The European Council has failed to reach a landmark agreement on carbon neutrality by 2050, after the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Poland refused to set a specific date for net zero…
Latest Energy News 21 June 2019 TOP STORY: US EPA replaces Clean Power Plan with Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule The United States Environmental Protection Agency has issued the final version of the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, which will replace the previous administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP)….
Latest Energy News 20 June 2019 TOP STORY: Canada approves US$5.5bn Trans Mountain oil pipeline project The Federal government of Canada has approved the construction of the C$7.4bn (US$5.5bn) Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project, that it acquired from Kinder Morgan for C$4.5bn (US$3.4bn) in 2018. The 1,150-km…
Latest Energy News 19 June 2019 TOP STORY: Groningen gas production could fall 20% faster than planned (Netherlands) According to the Dutch government, gas production from the Groningen gas field in the northern Netherlands could decline 20% faster than initially expected for the year starting in October…
Latest Energy News 18 June 2019 TOP STORY: Chinese investments in thermal power generation reached record low in 2018 According to the China Electricity Council (CEC), total investments in power generation in China declined by 3.9% in 2018 to CNY 278.7bn (US$40bn), as investments in thermal power…
Latest Energy News 17 June 2019 TOP STORY: European Commission approves Italy’s €5.4bn support for renewable power The European Commission has approved a €5.4bn support scheme for renewable power generation in Italy, considering that the measure was in line with EU State aid rules and did not…
Latest Energy News 14 June 2019 TOP STORY: Queensland (Australia) grants final approval for Adani’s coal mine project The Environment Department of the Australian state of Queensland has granted its final approval for the Carmichael coal mine developed by Adani, approving the mine’s groundwater management plan. Adani…
Latest Energy News 13 June 2019 TOP STORY: British government commits to net zero GHG emissions by 2050 The British government has unveiled plans to make the United Kingdom carbon neutral (net zero emissions) by 2050 and laid a «statutory instrument’ in the House of Commons (the…
Latest Energy News 12 June 2019 TOP STORY: Japan aims to become carbon neutral by 2050 The Japanese government has adopted a long-term growth strategy under the Paris Agreement, with the aim of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. The plan, which doesn’t specify a timeline for phasing…
Latest Energy News 11 June 2019 TOP STORY: The UK introduces Smart Export Guarantee for small-scale renewable power generation The British Ministry of Energy and Clean Growth has presented the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), which will ensure small-scale renewable power producers – residential solar panels and businesses…
Latest Energy News 10 June 2019 TOP STORY: Japan’s Energy White Paper sets 22-24% renewable power target for 2030 The Japanese government has adopted its new Energy White Paper, which details progress to be made for the reconstruction of the Fukushima nuclear power plant and sets up the…
Latest Energy News 06 June 2019 TOP STORY: Finland aims to become carbon neutral by 2035 The government of Finland aims to reform its climate policy, by accelerating emission reduction measures and by strengthening carbon sinks, in order to make the country carbon neutral by 2035. Finland will…
Latest Energy News 05 June 2019 TOP STORY: South Korea confirms 35% renewable power target by 2040 The Ministry of Energy (MOTIE) of South Korea has released its Third Energy Plan, in which it confirms plans to raise the share of renewable energies in the power mix to…
Latest Energy News 04 June 2019 TOP STORY: Argentina’s RenovAr third round attracts 352 MW of renewable projects The Argentinian Ministry of Energy (Ministerio de Energía y Minería) has received 56 bids totalling 352 MW for the third round of the RenovAr programme that aimed at developing 400…
Latest Energy News 03 June 2019 TOP STORY: Enercon and Enerjisa win 1,000 MW of wind projects in Turkey’s YEKA auction The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey has selected Enerjisa and Enercon to develop 1,000 MW of wind projects under the latest Renewable Energy Resources…
Latest Energy News 31 May 2019 TOP STORY: Renewables are becoming the cheapest source of new power generation According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), renewables are the cheapest energy sources for new power generation in most parts of the world. The cost of electricity generated from…