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Making the ESO concept work

Making the ESO concept work

ECA INSIGHT >> Making the ESO concept work Apr, 2019 National Grid has legally separated out electricity system operation. In the press, this is hailed as the opportunity to make generation zero carbon – surely the separation was unnecessary for that. What...
A second LNG terminal in Greece – does it make sense?

A second LNG terminal in Greece – does it make sense?

ECA INSIGHT >> A second LNG terminal in Greece – does it make sense? Apr, 2019 The first (non-binding) market test for Gastrade’s proposed floating LNG terminal in Northern Greece drew capacity bids of 12.2 bcm per year, more than twice its planned technical...
Can self-sufficiency contribute to regional power trade?

Can self-sufficiency contribute to regional power trade?

ECA INSIGHT >> Can self-sufficiency contribute to regional power trade? Feb, 2019 The question posed in the title is deliberately paradoxical – self-sufficiency must surely always be the enemy of expanding trade in electricity. Apparently not: self-sufficiency...
Energy efficiency obligation schemes: the exit plan

Energy efficiency obligation schemes: the exit plan

ECA INSIGHT >> Energy efficiency obligation schemes: the exit plan Dec, 2018 The EU’s updated Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) retains Article 7, which requires Member States to implement an Energy Efficiency Obligation (EEO) scheme, or eligible Alternative...