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Autumn 2017 European Energy Innovation 5
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FOREWORD
Foreword
media partners of the European Sustainable Energy Week we note this year’s
impressive figures: over 2290 participants and 399 speakers at 63 policy sessions;
16 permanent exhibitors and 34 Networking Village activities. Meanwhile, The
New York times reported US President Trump’s announcement of his country’s
withdrawal from the Paris climate accord. He stated that he had been “elected
to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris”: climate change being a global
phenomenon, the irony of this statement seemed somewhat lost. Elsewhere,
formal Brexit negotiations now generate much hot air of their own: irony, it seems,
is in short supply.
Our readers can reacquaint themselves with Arnulf Jäger-Waldau’s mastery of
detailed figures, logic and argument as he explains why Europe needs more PV.
Europe must generate as much as half of its electricity from renewable sources
to meet its own 2030 targets, and an even higher proportion by 2050. Against
a fall in PV installation, he concludes that the size of this market must triple if we
are to breathe life into the Paris Agreement. An article from Kathleen van Brempt
MEP, who chaired the Dieselgate inquiry committee, urges us not to waste that
crisis: she advocates increased electrification of transport, before cautioning that
the emerging disparity between US, Chinese and EU NOx emission standards
has implications for vehicle sales. Referring to the growing number of countries
committing to phasing out ICEs, she calls for a “progressive legislative approach”
to transport emissions. Elsewhere, Professor Joerli Van Mierlo provides us with
the challenging thought that, were they to run on sustainable electricity, EVs
could reduce CO2 emissions by a factor of 19. “This”, he says, “is the way to go”.
His article does not however forecast how many EVs will be on the road by 2050.
That, he argues, might better be answered by asking how many we might need.
Rémi Mayet examines how EU Ports policy may contribute to the decarbonisation
of Transport. Noting the importance of shipping to European jobs and its
economy; and that both the size and number of ships are likely to increase,
he discusses the legislative landscape, State Aid, alternative fuels and the
simplification of information reporting, before concluding that the greening of
Ports offers great potential in the energy transition. Echoing the theme, Brian
Simpson explores how Motorways of the Sea, which form part of the EU’s TEN-T
policy, can contribute to environmentally-friendly shipping. He illustrates how
the CEF supports MoS with projects involving alternative fuels such as LNG and
methanol; and Zero Emissions Ferries.
In sombre mood, Seán Kelly MEP reviews the impact of Brexit upon Ireland’s
energy supply. There is, he argues, no upside – the question is how bad it will be.
Noting Ireland’s dependence for its gas upon the Moffatt Interconnector from
Scotland, and her likely increase in demand for gas, he examines the potential
of LNG for the only EU country with a land border with the departing UK. He
concludes that the more independent Ireland can be, the better the prospects for
the EU as a whole.
There is no irony at all in that conclusion, just a lot more for you to read inside…
Michael Edmund
Editor