Finland is one of the few countries in Europe in which a solid consensus has been forged in favour of expansion of nuclear energy. In fact, it is the first country in the world that is building a final repository for nuclear waste. At the same time, the country is developing innovative renewable energy solutions, particulary in heating, that can serve as models for other cities in the world. Transport will be the most difficult nut to crack in the way to a low carbon society, says Lauri Muranen, Executive Director of World Energy Council Finland.
The World Energy Perspective 2016: ‘E-mobility: closing the emissions gap’, published by the Council in collaboration with Accenture Strategy, examines the growth in sales of EVs as the latest technologies to increase average fuel efficiency and meet these stringent economy standards, set in all three markets, referred to as the “EV gap”. In the EU, the EV gap is 1.4 million, 10% of the estimated 2020 projected passenger sales, in the US, 0.9 million (11%) and in China roughly 5.3 million, 22% of the projected passenger car sales. The report, was presented in the margins of the G20 Energy Ministers meeting in Beijing by Berat Albayrak, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey, highlights key findings which represent a new frontier and a significant opportunity for the energy sector which will be fully embraced at this year’s World Energy Congress in Istanbul, where global energy leaders will address these and similar challenges.
Roma – Si è svolta venerdì 24 Giugno, presso la sede del WEC Italia, l’Assemblea degli Associati. All’ordine del giorno la votazione per il rinnovo del Consiglio Direttivo per il triennio 2016-2018. A seguire, il nuovo Consiglio Direttivo ha nominato Marco Margheri, Direttore Affari Istituzionali Edison come Presidente e Paolo D’Ermo, Segretario Tecnico. Mario Zanetti viene confermato come Tesoriere dell’Associazione.
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Fondazione ISTUD, la più antica Business School italiana, e World Energy Council Italia, Associazione no profit e multi-energy che ha lo scopo di promuovere sistemi energetici sostenibili per il beneficio di tutti, hanno firmato a Roma, il giorno 18 maggio, un accordo strategico finalizzato allo sviluppo della cultura manageriale sostenibile per le imprese in Italia, allineata alle ultime ricerche e tendenze in campo economico.
The World Energy Trilemma 2016: ‘Defining measures to accelerate the energy transition’ published by the World Energy Council, in partnership with global consultancy Oliver Wyman, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has identified five focus areas to drive progress on the Energy Trilemma of sustainability, security and energy access, and meet the goals of 2020 and beyond.
This report will provide the foundations for many discussions at the 2016 World Energy Congress in Istanbul in October.
On 1 -2 June in San Frnacisco, the 7th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) will be held. The CEM, whose member countries represent 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and 90% of clean energy investment, is all about “personally engaging ministers so that they want to push forward clean energy initiative in the world”, says Jonathan Elkind, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the US Department of Energy (DOE), in an interview with World Energy Focus. In San Francisco an already impressive list of activities will be expanded with several new initiatiatives, including a Corporate Sourcing of Renewables Campaign and an Advanced Cooling Challenge.
Lo scorso 5 – 8 Maggio si è tenuto a Tehran, Iran l’ Iran Oil Show, la fiera giunta alla sua 21ma edizione, ha tracciato lo sviluppo dell”industria del petrolio e del gas in Iran durante gli ultimi vent’anni, ed è diventata la più grande manifestazione della regione e uno dei maggiori eventi annuali al mondo del settore.
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The energy strategy of the member economies of APEC (Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation), which represent 60% of the world energy demand and include four of the five largest energy users in the world, has evolved from a narrow focus on security of supply to a much broader concern with security of the environment, says Dr. Alan Bollard, Executive Director of APEC in an exclusive interview with World Energy Focus. “APEC used to be all about growth. Now it’s all about soustainable growth.”
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“The energy transition presents great opportunities for oil and gas companies to develop new forms of energy and gradually move away from fossil fuels” , says Jeroen van der Veer, former CEO and Chairman of Shell and Chairman of the project team of the World Energy Council’s Financing Resilient Energy Infrastructure project, in an interview with World Energy Focus. Van der Veer adds that a stable CO2 price is “essential” for the private sector to be able to invest in low-carbon options. He calls on policymakers to set up a Central European Bank for CO2 allowances to create a stable CO2 -market work, “I am convinced that investment will follow”.
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The ‘road to resilience – managing the risks of the energy-water-food nexus’, is the second risk dimension investigated as part of the “Financing Resilient Energy Infrastructure” initiative. The first report in the series, ‘The road to resilience – managing and financing extreme weather risk’, recommended moving towards a more systemic understanding of resilience, in order to best manage extreme weather risks.
This report takes a deep-dive approach to investigate the systemic risks of the energy-water-food nexus, and examines the integrated coordination that is needed for financing resilience. The report methodology is based on contributions from experts in 92 countries. Case studies have been submitted from the energy, insurance, financial, and academic communities to highlight the impact, obstacles and solutions that countries have taken to manage the impacts of the energy-water-food nexus.
Now in its seventh year, the World Energy Council’s annual survey of global industry leaders the – 2016 World Energy Issues Monitor – tracks the concerns of over 1000 global energy leaders. This year’s report identifies “A climate of innovation – responding to the commodity price storm” and for the first time highlights the views of China’s energy leaders amongst the over 30 national deep dives in this pivotal study.
The combination of low commodity prices, economic slowdown and the need to innovate to meet the climate demands is what is mostly keeping energy leaders awake night. That is the main outcome of the seventh annual World Energy Issues Monitor of the World Energy Council, a survey of 1200 ministers, CEO’s and other top-decision makers from 85 countries. Interestingly, energy leaders in China – a special focus of this year’s Monitor – are concerned most of all with innovation challenges, such as eletric storage, smart grids and energy efficiency.
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The growth of unconventional gas is spreading across the world with major implications over many years for markets and prices according to a World Energy Council study ‘Unconventional gas, a global phenomenon,’ which looks at where and how fast the revolution is taking place.
The big question in the energy sector today is whether the world will move to a zero-carbon policy in which fossil fuels, including natural gas, have no place, or a world in which natural gas is part of the solution, says Robert Johnston, CEO OF THE PRESTIGIOUS us-based research and consulting firm Eurasia Group, in an interview with World Energy Focus. Johnston advises oil and gas companies to “take a seat at the policy table and advocate for gas” to counter “growing demands to exclude natural gas”.
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