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Policy Brief May 10, 2023

Integrate to zero: Policies for on-site, on-road, on-grid distributed energy resource integration

By Samuel Thomas, Zsuzsanna Pató

To meet decarbonisation goals, global renewable power capacity will need to more than triple by 2030, according to leading energy agencies. Centralised renewable generation will not deliver this level of change on its own, nor should it. Distributed energy resources (DERs) such as heat pumps, electric vehicles, small-scale solar generation and battery storage are...

Distributed Generation, Integrating Demand and Supply Resources, Integrating Renewable Energy, Storage Download View Summary
Policy Brief February 22, 2023

Better, faster, stronger: A look into further electricity market reforms

By Bram Claeys, Zsuzsanna Pató, Dominic Scott, Andreas Jahn, Michael Hogan

The European energy crisis was not caused by the electricity market. But it sure made people pay closer-than-usual attention to its design. That is not a bad thing. The electricity market becomes ever more important as large swaths of the economy further electrify. The electricity market therefore needs to be fit-for-purpose. In this briefing, RAP lays out how th...

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Policy Brief December 16, 2022

Electricity market reform, beyond the gas crisis

By Bram Claeys, Dominic Scott, Zsuzsanna Pató, Sophie Yule-Bennett, Monika Morawiecka

In the past, power market reform happened to increase efficiency, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or to improve reliability and security of supply. Today in Europe, the desire to further change the market stems from the ongoing energy crisis. As the European Union introduces a new round of electricity market reforms, RAP explores where new market regulation w...

Energy Resource Planning, Integrating Demand and Supply Resources, Market Design, Role of Regulatory Institutions Download View Summary
Policy Brief November 15, 2022

Options for the better integration of demand-side resources

By Zsuzsanna Pató

Options for the better integration of demand-side resources was written by Zsuzsanna Pató for the Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission. It covers options to further mobilise energy efficiency and demand-side flexibility in European power markets. These options are clustered into:  Short-term actions: No need for legislative change, but wil...

Energy Efficiency Obligations, Integrating Demand and Supply Resources, Power Markets and Reliability Download View Summary
Report June 14, 2022

Power System Blueprint

By Zsuzsanna Pató, Bram Claeys, Michael Hogan, Andreas Jahn, Dominic Scott, Tim Simard, Sophie Yule-Bennett

Accomplishing climate neutrality by 2050 requires a zero-emissions power sector by the mid-2030s. Securing a decarbonized power system early will unlock pathways for the whole economy. One of the biggest challenges to accomplishing this ambitious goal is time—we have a need for speed if we want to meet decarbonization goals by 2035.   This is why RAP has c...

Climate and Public Health, Distributed Generation, Storage, and EVs, Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Energy Resource Planning, Grid-Scale Renewables, Power Markets and Reliability, Pricing and Rate Design, Regulation and Governance Download View Summary
Policy Brief April 15, 2022

Price shock absorber: Temporary electricity price relief during times of gas market crisis

By Michael Hogan, Bram Claeys, Zsuzsanna Pató, Dominic Scott, Sophie Yule-Bennett, Monika Morawiecka

European policymakers are weighing possible responses to the extraordinary surge in energy prices and the consequences for citizens and industry. The European Commission expects to issue additional guidance in May, following analysis due in April from the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. Targeted relief to vulnerable consumers should be undertaken...

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Policy Brief

Sea breeze: Measures to ensure a collaborative and cost-efficient future for offshore wind in Europe

By Michael Hogan, Andreas Jahn, Zsuzsanna Pató

Given the urgency of the transition to clean energy, Europe has set its sights high. The European Union aims to halve greenhouse gas emissions in the next ten years and attain net zero by 2050. Electrification from renewable energy resources will play an important role in these decarbonisation efforts. The European Commission envisions offshore...

Distributed Generation, Energy Resource Planning, Greenhouse Gas Management, Integrating Renewable Energy Download View Summary
Presentation May 29, 2020

Why Not ETS? Comparative assessment of border carbon adjustment and the extension of ETS in the power sector in Europe

By András Mezősi, Zsuzsanna Pató, László Szabó

Carbon leakage occurs in any carbon pricing regime that is not global, which means all of them so far. That is inherently unfair to sectors that are subject to a carbon price but compete with those that are not. The European Green Deal aims to rectify the problem in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) by moving beyond the current second (or third) best option, ...

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Presentation May 28, 2020

Implementing Efficiency First in practice

By Zsuzsanna Pató

​The consortium behind the Horizon 2020 project ENEFIRST hosted a webinar on Putting energy Efficiency First – Learning from international experience. RAP's Zsuzsanna Pató introduced Efficiency First, its implications and provided best practices and lessons learned. Efficiency First, a decision-making principle embedded in the Clean Energy for All Europeans ...

Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Download View Summary
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Putting energy efficiency first: Learning from international experience

Efficiency First comes down to prioritising investments in energy efficiency or other demand-side resources whenever they would cost less or deliver more than investing in supply or networks. It is a key principle of the Energy Union, endorsed in its Governance Regulation and in the Clean Energy for All Europeans package. Implementing Efficiency First can...