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Brazil’s electricity sector is undergoing a pivotal transformation driven by rapid growth in distributed energy resources (DERs), climate commitments and evolving consumer demands. The anticipated expiration of 20 distribution concession contracts between 2025 and 2031 presents a strategic opportunity to… View Summary +
Denmark is a European frontrunner in heating decarbonisation. The country’s district heating systems serve the majority of buildings nationwide, especially in urban and suburban areas. District heating in Denmark increasingly relies on clean energy, benefits from efficiencies and economies of… View Summary +
Part of RAP and ICCT’s Benefits of EVs Through Smart Charging Global Project With economic forces and policy efforts encouraging transport electrification, it is critical that electric vehicle (EV) demand on the power grid be carefully integrated to avoid unnecessarily… View Summary +
Reducing emissions in Europe’s buildings necessitates replacing fossil fuel boilers with greener alternatives. Hybrid heat pumps have been considered by some to be an interim step between fossil fuel and electric heating. ‘Hybrid heat pump’ is a term which is… View Summary +
For the kind attention of: Shri (Dr.) Rajendra G. Ambedkar Hon’ble Secretary, MERC World Trade Centre, Centre No.1, 13th Floor, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400005 15 April 2024 Background: We want to thank the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) for this opportunity… View Summary +
For the kind attention of: The Chief Engineer (DP&T) 6th Floor, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 31 March 2024 Background: We want to thank the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for this opportunity to comment on… View Summary +
Shri Harpreet Singh Puthi Secretary Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) Chanderlok Building, 36 Janpath, New Delhi- 110001, India 10 Feb. 2024 Background We want to thank the Commission for this opportunity to comment on the Draft Notification (No.L-1/268/2022/CERC) on the… View Summary +
Air-to-air systems are air-source heat pumps where the useful heat is distributed into a building as warm air rather than warm water, which is used in radiators and underfloor systems. Such air-to-air systems are already extremely common in commercial settings,… View Summary +
Over the last 10 years Europe has witnessed the growth of capacity remuneration mechanisms (CRMs) — tools intended to provide added confidence of adequate resource when demand is forecasted to peak. RAP has often documented concerns with certain CRM interventions… View Summary +
India is on an ambitious path India has embarked on aggressive plans to reform its electricity sector in keeping with its nationally determined contributions (NDC) submitted to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and with its current and… View Summary +
Shri Harpreet Singh Puthi Secretary Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) Chanderlok Building, Janpath Road, New Delhi – 110001 6 July 2023 Background Shri Harpreet Singh Puthi We want to thank the Commission for this opportunity to comment on the… View Summary +
For the kind attention of: Shri Irfan Ahmad Chief Engineer (PS&LF) PS&LF Division, Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram New Delhi – 110066 11 May 2023 Background: The CEA is the primary national source of load forecasting, at the level of all-India,… View Summary +
The government of the United Kingdom is currently consulting on whether it should mandate that all new gas boilers sold from 2025 be ‘hydrogen-ready’ — that is, they can potentially be converted to run on pure hydrogen in case… View Summary +
Accurately forecasting electricity demand in India is imperative for governments, utilities and industries when it comes to investment and planning decisions. Over the years, forecasting has becoming even more challenging as planners must take into account changes in technology, load… View Summary +
In this third part of our distributed energy resources (DER) in India series, we look at changes to the current distribution company (discom) business models. These models can overcome the financial disincentives DERs often face. Instead, discoms can embrace and… View Summary +
