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About this Report: Power grids have finite capacity. As renewables thrive and consumers electrify away from fossil gas, pressure on the grid is mounting. Lack of grid capacity is already a key barrier to deploying new renewables and connecting… View Summary +
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With the European Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) now in force, national, regional and local authorities need to get EV grid integration right from the outset. Smart charging can help integrate more renewables, use existing grid infrastructure more efficiently to… View Summary +
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Jump to English summary Ziel der vorliegenden Analyse ist es, die Herausforderungen beim Netzanschluss von Ladeparks zu systematisieren und auch für Fachfremde nachvollziehbar darzustellen. Außerdem werden zentrale Lösungsansätze beschrieben und bewertet. Dafür haben wir drei typische Anwendungsfälle für verschiedene… View Summary +
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Shifting gear to tackle power grid scarcity Power grids are fundamental to the energy transition. Due to their limited capacity, however, they are also proving to be a key barrier. Grid shortages are increasingly the new normal worldwide. Improving the use… View Summary +
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About this Report: Current grid queues prompt action to ease the grid congestion, including the rethinking of the grid access regime we used so far. The default grid access regime in the EU is based on: universal third-party… View Summary +
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Energizing Change Reflecting on the past year, I am struck by many reasons for hope amid the growing climate crisis. You will notice I have signed this as Co-Founder and Interim CEO. Before you dig into the exciting… View Summary +
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Not to be out done by Monika and Bram, Dominic Scott has another chat with his inner teenage self. This time on the topic of whether the rollout of renewables will eat itself. (For more on this topic, please see our … View Summary +
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In response to stomach-churning increases in electricity prices of 2022, prompted by the invasion of Ukraine and issues with the French nuclear power fleet, European institutions have been devising reforms to put consumers on a more solid footing. One of… View Summary +
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A power purchase agreement (PPA) is a contract used by a purchasing entity to procure electricity from a project developer. This contract specifies the volume and price of the energy purchased and the duration of the agreement. “Renewables PPAs” specifically… View Summary +
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In this Power System Blueprint deep dive, Dominic Scott and Monika Morawiecka discuss the merits of different types of two-sided contracts for difference (CfDs). Written in the style of a three-act Shakespearian play, the authors take a look at… View Summary +
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