While UK met its 2020 interim target, there is some doubt regarding whether it will meet the overall 2020 target of 15% of energy consumption from renewables. For the time being it seems that the UK will have to make arrangements to count renewable energy produced and used in other member states to achieve its targets. Additionally, recent government decision to remove preliminary accreditation from the Feed-in-tariff, rejection of several renewable projects and Austrian legal action against development of the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant will have an effect on the countries energy future.
Although the European Union had legislated in the area of energy policy for many years, the concept of introducing a mandatory and comprehensive European energy policy was for a long time not approved. With the Treaty of Lisbon this changed. The Treaty includes legal solidarity in matters of energy supply and gives the EU the right to change energy policy within the EU.
Following the adoption of the Kyoto protocol, the EU set out in implementing the greenhouse gas reductions goals. Given the flagship initiative at the time of Europe 2020, the climate and energy package that was proposed in 2007 and adopted in 2009 took the form of the 20 20 20 by 2020 goals. The package is a set of binding legislation to ensure the EU meets its climate and energy targets by the year 2020. It includes three key targets:
* 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels)
* 20% of EU energy from renewables
* 20% improvement in energy efficiency
Development of 2050’s national long-term energy plans for carbon neutrality t...IEA-ETSAP
Development of national long-term energy plans, for 2050’s carbon neutrality targets, using the DESSTINEE model.
Dr. Gabriel David Oreggioni, Imperial College London
Assess the transition to a circular economy for the energy system: Long-term ...IEA-ETSAP
Assess the transition to a circular economy for the energy system: Long-term analysis of the case of the South-Est region of France.
Mr. Carlos Andrade, Center for Applied Mathematics
After the Fukushima accident, a national debate regarding French energy transition was launched. A policy goal of reducing nuclear electricity generation from 75% to 50% share of total generation was established. Since the year 2013, electricity consumption has stabilized in France, the share of renewable sources continues to grow and there is a high level of hydropower production. Thus, means of conventional thermal generation are rarely used. In addition, electricity generation and capacity continue to increase as the country remains a net energy exporter. This webinar analyses past, present and future of the country from an energetic point of view.
Janez Kopac, Director of the Energy Community SecretariatWEC Italia
Slides presentate in occasione del Seminario "The Energy transition in Europe: different pathways, same destination? organizzato da Edison in collaborazione con WEC Italia il 29 maggio 2013 a Roma - TWITTER #NRGstrategy
Although the European Union had legislated in the area of energy policy for many years, the concept of introducing a mandatory and comprehensive European energy policy was for a long time not approved. With the Treaty of Lisbon this changed. The Treaty includes legal solidarity in matters of energy supply and gives the EU the right to change energy policy within the EU.
Following the adoption of the Kyoto protocol, the EU set out in implementing the greenhouse gas reductions goals. Given the flagship initiative at the time of Europe 2020, the climate and energy package that was proposed in 2007 and adopted in 2009 took the form of the 20 20 20 by 2020 goals. The package is a set of binding legislation to ensure the EU meets its climate and energy targets by the year 2020. It includes three key targets:
* 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels)
* 20% of EU energy from renewables
* 20% improvement in energy efficiency
Development of 2050’s national long-term energy plans for carbon neutrality t...IEA-ETSAP
Development of national long-term energy plans, for 2050’s carbon neutrality targets, using the DESSTINEE model.
Dr. Gabriel David Oreggioni, Imperial College London
Assess the transition to a circular economy for the energy system: Long-term ...IEA-ETSAP
Assess the transition to a circular economy for the energy system: Long-term analysis of the case of the South-Est region of France.
Mr. Carlos Andrade, Center for Applied Mathematics
After the Fukushima accident, a national debate regarding French energy transition was launched. A policy goal of reducing nuclear electricity generation from 75% to 50% share of total generation was established. Since the year 2013, electricity consumption has stabilized in France, the share of renewable sources continues to grow and there is a high level of hydropower production. Thus, means of conventional thermal generation are rarely used. In addition, electricity generation and capacity continue to increase as the country remains a net energy exporter. This webinar analyses past, present and future of the country from an energetic point of view.
Janez Kopac, Director of the Energy Community SecretariatWEC Italia
Slides presentate in occasione del Seminario "The Energy transition in Europe: different pathways, same destination? organizzato da Edison in collaborazione con WEC Italia il 29 maggio 2013 a Roma - TWITTER #NRGstrategy
Second Ukrainian NDC to the Paris Agreement: Modelling Approach and ResultsIEA-ETSAP
Second Ukrainian NDC to the Paris Agreement: Modelling Approach and Results
Diachuk O., Poodles R., Chepelev M., Institute for Economics and Forecasting of National Academy of
Sciences of Ukraine
Aurelio Fetz, from the Swiss Energy Ministry, presented the Swiss energy strategy and current DSM research projects at the Task 24 workshop in Luzern, October 15, 2013.
Presented by the Swiss Executive Committee member Markus Bareit, Swiss Federal Office of Energy at the IEA DSM workshop in Lucerne, Switzerland on 16 October 2013.
GIZ support mechanism for RE development in VietnamTuong Do
Hanoi, 19/09/2014
Ingmar Stelter, Program Manager
Werner Kossmann, Chief Technical Advisor
GIZ Viet Nam Energy Support Program
Energy Sector Development Partners Coordination
Leonardo Senni, Head of the Department of Energy , Italian Ministry of Econom...WEC Italia
Slides presentate in occasione del Seminario "The Energy transition in Europe: different pathways, same destination? organizzato da Edison in collaborazione con WEC Italia il 29 maggio 2013 a Roma - TWITTER #NRGstrategy
By Steven Fries, Chief Economist at DECC
Presented at 'Staying on Target: Securing the UK's Energy Future in Challenging Times'; an event organised by the UK Energy Research Centre, on Wednesday 30 April 2014, 14.00-19.00, in London, United Kingdom.
Second Ukrainian NDC to the Paris Agreement: Modelling Approach and ResultsIEA-ETSAP
Second Ukrainian NDC to the Paris Agreement: Modelling Approach and Results
Diachuk O., Poodles R., Chepelev M., Institute for Economics and Forecasting of National Academy of
Sciences of Ukraine
Aurelio Fetz, from the Swiss Energy Ministry, presented the Swiss energy strategy and current DSM research projects at the Task 24 workshop in Luzern, October 15, 2013.
Presented by the Swiss Executive Committee member Markus Bareit, Swiss Federal Office of Energy at the IEA DSM workshop in Lucerne, Switzerland on 16 October 2013.
GIZ support mechanism for RE development in VietnamTuong Do
Hanoi, 19/09/2014
Ingmar Stelter, Program Manager
Werner Kossmann, Chief Technical Advisor
GIZ Viet Nam Energy Support Program
Energy Sector Development Partners Coordination
Leonardo Senni, Head of the Department of Energy , Italian Ministry of Econom...WEC Italia
Slides presentate in occasione del Seminario "The Energy transition in Europe: different pathways, same destination? organizzato da Edison in collaborazione con WEC Italia il 29 maggio 2013 a Roma - TWITTER #NRGstrategy
By Steven Fries, Chief Economist at DECC
Presented at 'Staying on Target: Securing the UK's Energy Future in Challenging Times'; an event organised by the UK Energy Research Centre, on Wednesday 30 April 2014, 14.00-19.00, in London, United Kingdom.
Knowing the country’s potential in different technologies, such as wind and photovoltaic, the Spanish government promoted their installation through several incentives and subsidies since the beginning of the 2000s. When the economic crisis hit the EU all these incentives gradually disappeared due to the decrease on energy consumption, which also denoted the system overcapacity due to the lack of interconnections. Now as the country escapes from the economic recession, energy efficiency and renewables are starting to be part of the country’s future once again. This Webinar reviews the past, present and future of the country from the energetic point of view.
Germany is Europe’s biggest energy consumer. As a large and industrial country with moderate natural endowments, it sets an example of what can be done with a progressive energy policy. Germany leads the charge on renewables, has an ambitious energy efficiency policy, is committed to phasing out nuclear power generation and uses ETS revenues fully for the fight against climate change. However, the future of the German energy transition is rather uncertain. Are energy prices sustainable with the current high taxation rates? How to expand the high-voltage grid to integrate wind generation from the North? What will be the future role of coal and gas? This webinar presentation reviews the most important energy statistics for Germany, focussed on a few highlights of its energy policy and concludes with a series of open discussion points.
Germany is Europe’s biggest energy consumer. As a large and industrial country with moderate natural endowments, it sets an example of what can be done with a progressive energy policy. Germany leads the charge on renewables, has an ambitious energy efficiency policy, is committed to phasing out nuclear power generation and uses ETS revenues fully for the fight against climate change. However, the future of the German energy transition is rather uncertain. Are energy prices sustainable with the current high taxation rates? How to expand the high-voltage grid to integrate wind generation from the North? What will be the future role of coal and gas? In this discussion webinar, we will review the most important energy statistics for Germany, present a few highlights on its energy policy and conclude with a series of open discussion points.
Poland, going through an economic and energy transitionLeonardo ENERGY
Poland joined the EU in 2004, being the 5th largest EU country in terms of population. Its electricity consumption remains below 3500 kWh per capita, the 3rd lowest electricity consumer in the EU. Nonetheless, the energy and electricity sectors are developing much faster than EU average, in line with the GDP growth of the country.
The Polish energy sector is very carbon intensive and the electricity emission factor exceeds 1kg CO2/kWh, which is more than double the EU average. Poland is however implementing the major acts of EU Energy Legislation and renewables are developing fast.
This webinar will present the main characteristics of the Polish energy sector, together with its challenges in major energy policy areas. The presentation will cover energy facts, scenarios and specifics of Poland in the context of EU Energy Policy.
Presentation from the 2013 Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit expanded ministerial meeting. Presented by Giovanni F. De Santi, director, DG Joint Research Centre, Institute for Energy and Transport (IET)
For more information contact: Slideshare@marcusevans.com
Meeting the Challenge: Maintaining System Reliability While Meeting Both Economic System Performance and Governmental Policy Needs - Presentation delivered by Mike Henderson, Director, Regional Planning and Coordination, ISO New England at the Transmission & Distribution Summit 2014 Nov 2-4 Red Rock, Las Vegas
Supporting CCS deployment – an update from the UK Department of Energy and Cl...Global CCS Institute
2015 has been hailed as a ‘watershed year’ for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Large-scale CCS power projects are now a reality and there’s a growing international recognition of the critical role the technology has to play in climate change mitigation.
The UK has been an important and influential advocate for the technology on the world stage. With two large-scale CCS projects currently working towards a final investment decision, a small pipeline of future projects including a possible industrial CCS hub on the horizon, the UK remains one of the most active countries for CCS development in Europe.
At the heart of the UK CCS story, is a world-leading policy and regulatory approach to establish a holistic framework for CCS commercialisation, moving beyond large-scale demonstration of the technology.
To discuss the UK’s approach to CCS policy and regulation and to give an update on the UK Commercialisation Programme and Research and Innovation results, we were delighted to have Amy Clemitshaw, Deputy Director of the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage, within the UK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change, to present the UK CCS story.
Introduction to the Energy Efficiency DirectiveLeonardo ENERGY
The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) was adopted in 2012 and is one of the EU’s four key Directives addressing energy efficiency in stationary (i.e. non transport) end-uses (the others being the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive, The Ecodesign Directive and the Energy Labelling Directive). Given that the other Directives cover the energy performance of buildings and equipment the EED is designed to address energy savings opportunities that are not readily addressed by the other Directives. It has its origin in the preceding Energy Services Directive, which was repealed when the EED was adopted. The Energy Efficiency Directive establishes a set of binding measures intended to help the EU reach its 20% energy efficiency target by 2020. Under the Directive, all EU countries are required to use energy more efficiently at all stages of the energy chain from its production to its final consumption. EU countries were required to transpose the Directive's provisions into their national laws by 5 June 2014.
A new generation of instruments and tools to monitor buildings performanceLeonardo ENERGY
What is the added value of monitoring the flexibility, comfort, and well-being of a building? How can occupants be better informed about the performance of their building? And how to optimize a building's maintenance?
The slides were presented during a webinar and roundtable with a focus on a new generation of instruments and tools to monitor buildings' performance, and their link with the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) for buildings as introduced in the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
Link to the recordings: https://youtu.be/ZCFhmldvRA0
Addressing the Energy Efficiency First Principle in a National Energy and Cli...Leonardo ENERGY
When designing energy and climate policies, EU Member States have to apply the Energy Efficiency First Principle: priority should be given to measures reducing energy consumption before other decarbonization interventions are adopted. This webinar summarizes elements of the energy and climate policy of Cyprus illustrating how national authorities have addressed this principle so far, and outline challenges towards its much more rigorous implementation that is required in the coming years.
Auctions for energy efficiency and the experience of renewablesLeonardo ENERGY
Auctions are an emerging market-based policy instrument to promote energy efficiency that has started to gain traction in the EU and worldwide. This presentation provides an overview and comparison of several energy efficiency auctions and derives conclusions on the effects of design elements based on auction theory and on experiences of renewable energy auctions. We include examples from energy efficiency auctions in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, and US.
A recording of this presentation can be viewed at:
https://youtu.be/aC0h4cXI9Ug
Energy efficiency first – retrofitting the building stock finalLeonardo ENERGY
Retrofitting the building stock is a challenging undertaking in many respects - including costs. Can it nevertheless qualify as a measure under the Energy Efficiency First principle? Which methods can be applied for the assessment and what are the results in terms of the cost-effectiveness of retrofitting the entire residential building stock? How do the results differ for minimization of energy use, CO2 emissions and costs? And which policy conclusions can be drawn?
This presentation was used during the 18th webinar in the Odyssee-Mure on Energy Efficiency Academy on February 3, 2022.
A link to the recording: https://youtu.be/4pw_9hpA_64
How auction design affects the financing of renewable energy projects Leonardo ENERGY
Recording available at https://youtu.be/lPT1o735kOk
Renewable energy auctions might affect the financing of renewable energy (RE) projects. This webinar presents the results of the AURES II project exploring this topic. It discusses how auction designs ranging from bid bonds to penalties and remuneration schemes impact financing and discusses creating a low-risk auction support framework.
This presentation discusses the contribution of Energy Efficiency Funds to the financing of energy efficiency in Europe. The analysis is based on the MURE database on energy efficiency policies. As an example, the German Energy Efficiency Fund is described in more detail.
This is the 17th webinar in the Odyssee-Mure on Energy Efficiency Academy.
Recordings are available on: https://youtu.be/KIewOQCgQWQ
(see updated version of this presentation:
https://www.slideshare.net/sustenergy/energy-efficiency-funds-in-europe-updated)
The Energy Efficiency First Principle is a key pillar of the European Green Deal. A prerequisite for its widespread application is to secure financing for energy efficiency investments.
This presentation discusses the contribution of Energy Efficiency Funds to the financing of energy efficiency in Europe. The analysis is based on the MURE database on energy efficiency policies. As an example, the German Energy Efficiency Fund is described in more detail.
This is the 17th webinar in the Odyssee-Mure on Energy Efficiency Academy.
Recordings are available on: https://youtu.be/KIewOQCgQWQ
Five actions fit for 55: streamlining energy savings calculationsLeonardo ENERGY
During the first year of the H2020 project streamSAVE, multiple activities were organized to support countries in developing savings estimations under Art.3 and Art.7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
A fascinating output of the project so far is the “Guidance on Standardized saving methodologies (energy, CO2 and costs)” for a first round of five so-called Priority Actions. This Guidance will assist EU member states in more accurately calculating savings for a set of new energy efficiency actions.
This webinar presents this Guidance and other project findings to the broader community, including industry and markets.
AGENDA
14:00 Introduction to streamSAVE
(Nele Renders, Project Coordinator)
14:10 Views from the EU Commission and the link with Fit-for-55 (Anne-Katherina Weidenbach, DG ENER)
14:20 The streamSAVE guidance and its platform illustrated (Elisabeth Böck, AEA)
14:55 A view from industry: What is the added value of streamSAVE (standardized) methods in frame of the EED (Conor Molloy, AEMS ECOfleet)
14:55 Country experiences: the added value of standardized methods (Elena Allegrini, ENEA, Italy)
The recordings of the webinar can be found on https://youtu.be/eUht10cUK1o
This webinar analyses energy efficiency trends in the EU for the period 2014-2019 and the impact of COVID-19 in 2020 (based on estimates from Enerdata).
The speakers present the overall trend in total energy supply and in final energy consumption, as well as details by sector, alongside macro-economic data. They will explain the main drivers of the variation in energy consumption since 2014 and determine the impact of energy savings.
Speakers:
Laura Sudries, Senior Energy Efficiency Analyst, Enerdata
Bruno Lapillonne, Scientific Director, Enerdata
The recordings of the presentation (webinar) can be viewed at:
https://youtu.be/8RuK5MroTxk
Energy and mobility poverty: Will the Social Climate Fund be enough to delive...Leonardo ENERGY
Prior to the current soaring energy prices across Europe, the European Commission proposed, as part of the FitFor55 climate and energy package, the EU Social Climate Fund to mitigate the expected social impact of extending the EU ETS to transport and heating.
The report presented in this webinar provides an update of the European Energy Poverty Index, published for the first time in 2019, which shows the combined effect of energy and mobility poverty across Member States. Beyond the regular update of the index, the report provides analysis of the existing EU policy framework related to energy and transport poverty. France is used as a case study given the “yellow vest” movement, which was triggered by the proposed carbon tax on fuels.
Watch the recordings of the webinar:
https://youtu.be/i1Jdd3H05t0
Does the EU Emission Trading Scheme ETS Promote Energy Efficiency?Leonardo ENERGY
This policy brief analyzes the main interacting mechanisms between the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). It presents a detailed top-down approach, based on the ODYSSEE energy indicators, to identify energy savings from the EU ETS.
The main task consists in isolating those factors that contribute to the change in energy consumption of industrial branches covered by the EU ETS, and the energy transformation sector (mainly the electricity sector).
Speaker:
Wolfgang Eichhammer (Head of the Competence Center Energy Policy and Energy Markets @Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI)
The recordings of this webinar can be watched via:
https://youtu.be/TS6PxIvtaKY
Energy efficiency, structural change and energy savings in the manufacturing ...Leonardo ENERGY
The first part of the presentations presents the energy efficiency improvements in the manufacturing sector since 2000, and the role of structural change between the different branches and energy savings. It will compare the improvements in Denmark and other countries with EU average. This part is based on ODYSSEE data.
The second part of the presentation presents the development in Denmark in more detail, and it will compare the energy efficiency improvement, corrected for structural change, with the reported savings from the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme.
Recordings of the live webinar are on https://youtu.be/VVAdw_CS51A
Energy Sufficiency Indicators and Policies (Lea Gynther, Motiva)Leonardo ENERGY
This policy brief looks at questions ‘how to measure energy sufficiency’, ‘which policies and measures can be used to address energy sufficiency’ and ‘how they are used in Europe today’.
Energy sufficiency refers to a situation where everyone has access to the energy services they need, whilst the impacts of the energy system do not exceed environmental limits. The level of ambition needed to address energy sufficiency is higher than in the case of energy efficiency.
This is the 13th edition of the Odyssee-Mure on Energy Efficiency Academy, and number 519 in the Leonardo ENERGY series. The recording of the live presentation can be found on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEAdYbI0wDI&list=PLUFRNkTrB5O_V155aGXfZ4b3R0fvT7sKz
The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative Prod...Leonardo ENERGY
The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) Initiative Product Efficiency Call to Action, by Melanie Slade - IEA and Nicholas Jeffrey - UK BEIS
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
3. Introduction
Country snapshot in numbers
Indicator Unit Year of Estimate Value
Land area Thousand sq.km 2014 243.6
Urban population % of total 2012 82.09
Population Millions 2013 64.1
Population density People per sq.km 2013 264.9
GNI per capita PPP 2011 $ 2013 38,160
Inflation CPI % 2013 2.5
Net energy imports % of energy use 2012 39.3
| Country Profile UK3
Source: World Bank – World Development Indicators
5. Introduction
Resources
5
Since the beginnings of 2013 the UK has been
a net importer of crude, NGLs and petroleum
products
Oil stocks are gradually increasing mainly due
to crude stocks
The share of electricity generation from
renewables is increasing
Electricity production through bioenergy is
higher than onshore wind
Renewable capacity has more than doubled
since 2012
Reserves in Mtoe
Available Renewable Capacity in MW
Source: World Energy Resources – 2013 Survey| Country Profile UK
19 200
1 071
133
0 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000
Coal
Oil
Gas
12 987
5 377
4 526
1 723
- 5 000 10 000 15 000
Wind
PV
Bioenergy
Hydro
6. Energy Policy
National energy plan
The Energy White Paper (May, 2007) sets the government’s commitment to
ensure a secure, low-carbon and affordable energy supply
The White Paper acknowledges the evolving nature of the challenges in the
growing climate change impact and rising fossil fuel prices and slow
liberalisation of EU energy markets
It’s main goals are:
• To cut CO2 emissions by 60% before 2050, with real progress by 2020
• To maintain the reliability of energy supplies
• To promote competitive markets in the UK and beyond
• To ensure that every home is adequately and affordably heated
6 | Country Profile UK
7. Energy Policy
National energy plan
The Low Carbon Transition Plan (July, 2009) sets out how the UK aims to
meet its binding carbon budget:
• Cut emissions from the power sector and heavy industry by 22% of 2008
levels by 2020, using 40% of electricity from low carbon sources
- Production of 30% of electricity from low-carbon sources
- Facilitate the building of new nuclear power stations
- 120M GBP will be invested in offshore wind, 60 M GBP in marine energy
• Cut emissions from homes by 29% of 2008 levels
- Rolling out smart meters in every home by the end of 2020
• Cut emissions from workplace by 13% of 2008 levels
• Cut emissions from domestic transport by 14% of 2008 levels
- 30M GBP for electric vehicle charging points in six cities and regions
• Cut farming and waste emissions by 6% of 2008 levels
7 | Country Profile UK
8. Energy Policy
National energy plan - Highlights
Energy savings across all sectors – 20% energy consumption reduction
Move towards cleaner energy, especially heat and distributed energy and
clean large scale electricity
Renewable electricity but also maintaining power generation mix, including
nuclear
CCS to reduce emissions from fossil fuel power generation
Low carbon transport (fuel efficiency, modal mix, clean fuels)
R&D and pilot projects in low carbon technologies
Security of supply through targeted investment facilitation
Affordable and reliable energy access for consumers
8 | Country Profile UK
9. Energy Policy
Renewable Energy
The National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) from 2009 focuses on
meeting 2020 targets
• Target RE share of 15% of gross energy consumption by 2020 considered possible
- 30% RE in electricity
- 12% RE share in heating & cooling
- 10% RE share in the transportation sector
• Multiple financial, regulatory, innovation and “soft” measures across all sectors
- 30 billion GBP in financial support until 2020
• Focus on key renewable technologies with highest potential to achieve 2020 targets
- Onshore and offshore wind: development co-funding and direct funding
- Marine energy: financial innovation support for wave and tidal technology
- Biomass electricity and heat: regulatory incentive to increase biomass use
- Ground and air source heat pumps: RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive)
- Renewable transport: investment in EV infrastructure and grants for EV/ hybrid
vehicles.
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10. Energy Policy
Energy Efficiency
The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) from April 2014
stipulates a UK EE target of an 18% (27.9 Mtoe) reduction in final energy
consumption reduction by 2020
• As part of the ‘20-20-20’ targets, UK has an ambitious target of 20% reduction of
primary energy consumption
• Central to the EE Directive is the achievement of Article 7 provisions (a binding final
energy consumption target)
- This target is equivalent to achieving new energy savings of 1.5% of annual
energy sales to final costumers from 2014 to 2020
• Horizontal (regulatory) measures
- A total of 19 policy measures have been identified to contribute towards this
target (EE Obligations, CERT, CESP, ECO)
- Energy audits and management systems (CRC, GHG reporting, DECs, etc.)
- The smart meters programme aims to roll out electricity and gas meters to all
domestic properties and smart or advanced meters to smaller non-domestic
sites in GB by 2020
- Consumer information programmes and training
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11. Energy Policy
Energy Efficiency
The UK has a wide range of policies that encourage EE of existing and new
buildings
Public bodies lead by example on energy consumption reduction
• 14% reduction of GHG emissions in 2012-2013
• The UK estimated the savings to be achieved by 2020 at 163.6 GWh
The Government has taken action to ensure that UK businesses have
access to support needed to install cost-effective EE measures
Regulations in place since 2009 have increased energy efficiency in the
transport sector (ultra-low emission vehicles, eco-driving, Green bus fund)
As heating accounts for approximately one third of UK GHG emissions, the
government is promoting CHP
Distribution Use of System and Transmission Use of System tariffs are
structured on a cost reflective basis to consider network costs
• This creates incentives for consumers to consider their usage profile and reduce
their consumption during peak usage periods
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12. Reduction in energy intensity – the UK’s
success story – source: WEC, all data adjusted to match EU average economic
structure (https://www.wec-indicators.enerdata.eu/)
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13. Energy Policy
Electricity
The British Electricity Trading and Transmission Arrangements, came into
effect in 2005
• Established a British-wide wholesale electricity market for Scotland, England and
Wales
• Ensured a uniform system for generation, transmission, distribution and supply of
electricity
Transmission:
• The transmission networks act like the motorway system and enabling the bulk
transfer of high voltage electricity (direct from power stations) around the country.
• The system as a whole is operated by a single operator, the National Grid Electricity
Transmission plc (NGET)
• The owners of these networks are National Grid, Northern Ireland Electricity
Networks, SP Energy Networks and Scottish and Southern Energy Power
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14. Energy Policy
Electricity
Distribution:
• Electricity distribution networks carry electricity from the high voltage transmission grid
to industrial, commercial and domestic users
• There are 7 distribution network operators (DNOs) distributed by region in the UK
- SSE Power distribution, SP Energy Networks, Northern Powergrid, Electricity
Northwest, Western Power Distribution, UK Power Networks and Northern Ireland
Electricity
Even though their share is decreasing, natural gas, coal and oil represent
almost 55% of electricity generated in the UK
• Nuclear energy is increasing and reached 21.5% of the share in 2015 Q3
• Renewables attained 23.5% of the electricity share in 2015 Q3
Electricity production and consumption have been decreasing over the past
five years (mainly in the industry and residential sectors)
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Source: ENA| Country Profile UK
15. Energy Policy
Gas
National Grid owns the high pressure gas transmission system in Great
Britain, acting like the motorway system and enabling the bulk transfer of
gas around the country
There are 8 regional distribution networks in UK
• Independent gas transporters, Scotland gas network, Northern Gas networks,
Nationalgrid, Southern gas networks, Bord Gais and Wales West
All gas suppliers must be certified by OFGEM (Office of Gas and Electricity
Market)
• OFGEM is a non-ministerial government department and an independent National
Regulatory Authority. Its main objectives are:
- Promote security of supply and sustainability
- Supervise and develop markets and competition
- Regulate and deliver Government schemes
There is an active debate about gas from fracking and the direction
of government policy is not yet clear on this
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16. Energy Policy
Coal
Coal is a significant component of the UK’s energy mix, and over three
quarters of the nation’s requirements are imported
There were 15 working coal powered stations in the UK, (~ 25 GW)
• Several of them were due to close by the end of 2015 (approximately 8 GW) to meet
EU air quality legislation
From April 1st 2015, coal imports should be decreasing thanks to the
implementation of the Carbon Tax, which charges power producers for each
tonne of CO2 they emit
Government has recently announced a consultation on ending unabated
coal-fired power stations by 2025
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) was being promoted to remove carbon
dioxide from power station emissions and store it underground
• 1 Billion GBP was due to be made available for the first CCS demonstration project in
UK but this pledge was cancelled in November 2015
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17. Energy Policy
Nuclear
By the end of 2012, UK had 16 nuclear reactors with a combined capacity of
9.2 GW
• Some of these reactors are old and will be shut down by 2019 (7.4 GW)
The government has taken a series of actions to encourage nuclear
development
• 16 GW is expected to be constructed by 2025
For new nuclear build, Section 45 of the Energy Act 2008 requires
prospective nuclear operators to submit a Funded Decommissioning
Program (FDP) for approval by the Secretary of State for Energy and
Climate Change
• The process for licensing new nuclear installations is outlined in the Office of Nuclear
Regulation (ONR) published in 2012
Austria filed a legal objection to the European Commission against the UK
decision to provide financial support for energy delivered from the
construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant
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18. Energy Policy
Climate
The Government has taken a number of steps to limit the UK’s
emissions of greenhouse gases through legally binding targets
By 2012, UK’s emissions had fallen by 25% on 1990 levels, meeting
its international target under the Kyoto protocol
The Climate Change Act commits the UK to reducing emissions by
at least 80% in 2050 (from 1990 levels)
• Also, the Climate Change (Scotland) act, passed in 2009, commits Scotland to a
42% reduction by 2020 and annual reductions between 2010 and 2050
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19. Governance
Actors
Electricity Gas
# of companies
representing >95% of
power generation
17 #of entities bringing
natural gas into country
23
# of main entities 6 # of main entities 6
# retailers 32 # of retailers 36
# main retailers 6 # of main retailers 7
HHI power 1,483 HHI supply n/a
HHI retail 1,720 HHI retail 2,373
Market value (B€) 33.67 Market value (B€) 20.69
Installer capacity (GW) 84.9
Peak load (GW) 56.2
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20. Supply
Overview
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Source: IEA Energy Balances of OECD Countries
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2011 2012 2013
Mtoe
Production TPES Energy independence
Total primary energy supply and energy independence in the UK
21. Supply
Total Primary Energy Supply
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Source: IEA Energy Balances of OECD Countries
Gas and oils are the main source of primary energy supply,
representing 35% and 30% of the total respectively
20%
30%
35%
11%
4% Primary Energy Supply
Solids
Oil
Gas
Electricity
Biofuels
22. Supply
Electricity
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Source: ENERDATA – Global Energy & CO2 Data
1%
27%
36%
6%
2%
20%
8%
Electricity production by source
Oil
Gas
Coal
Biomass
Hydro
Nuclear
Wind, solar,
geothermal0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
1970 1990 2005 2011 2013
Electricity Consumption in TWh
23. Supply
Electricity
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Source: ENERDATA – Global Energy & CO2 Data
3%
37%
23%
4%
4%
10%
19%
Power capacity by source
Oil
Gas
Coal
Biomass
Hydro
Nuclear
Wind, solar,
geothermal
1%
27%
36%
6%
2%
20%
8%
Electricity production by source
Oil
Gas
Coal
Biomass
Hydro
Nuclear
Wind, solar,
geothermal
24. Supply
Interconnectors
Britain’s electricity market currently has 4GW of interconnector
capacity:
• 2 GW to France (IFA)
• 1 GW to the Netherlands (BritNed)
• 500 MW to Northern Ireland (Moyle)
• 500 MW to the Republic of Ireland (East West)
In general terms, there are two routes for interconnector investment
• A regulated route (cap and floor regime): developers identify, propose and
build interconnectors and there is a cap and floor mechanism to regulate
how much money a developer can earn once in operation
• A merchant exempt route: developers face full investment and would usually
apply for an exemption from certain aspects of European legislation in order
to increase the safeguards for the business case
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25. Supply
Gas
Gas pipelines:
• The UK-Belgium interconnector has an import capacity of 25.5 bcm a year
• The UK- Netherlands and the Versterled pipeline have an import capacity of
14.2 bcm a year, each one
• The Langeled pipeline to Norway has an import capacity of 26.3 bcm
Liquified Natural Gas: there are 3 import facilities that are capable of
meeting nearly 50% of annual demand
• Dragon at Milford Haven, Isle of Grain and South Hook
Norway and Russia are the two main gas suppliers for the UK
Gas production has fallen nearly 70% since its peak in the year 2000
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26. Supply
Oil
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) will be transformed into a Government
company in 2016; undertaking the licensing, exploration and development
functions for both offshore and onshore mining (including shale gas)
On January 1, 2015 the Supplementary Charge Tax (SCT) for new
investments by O&G companies was reduced from 32% to 20%
• Aiming to boost oil production by 15% and to attract around 5.6 Bn€ in
investments by 2019
Since the second quarter of 2013, import of petroleum products have
surpassed exports
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27. Demand
Overview
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Source: IEA Energy Balances of OECD Countries
20%
33%
13%
33%
1%
Energy consumption by sector
Industry
Transport
Services
Residential
Agriculture
0
20 000
40 000
60 000
80 000
100 000
120 000
140 000
160 000
1960 1980 2000 2011
Energy consumption in ktoe
28. Demand
Industry
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Source: IEA Energy Balances of OECD Countries
Electricity and natural gas are the main sources of energy consumed in
industry
7%
17%
36%
35%
2% 3%
Energy consumption in industry by energy type
Solids
Oil
Gas
Electricity
Biofuels & waste
Heat
29. Demand
Transport
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Source: IEA Energy Balances of OECD Countries
Oil dominates energy consumption in the transport sector
0%
97%
0% 1% 2%
Energy consumption for transportation by energy type
Solids
Oil
Electricity
Biofuels & waste
30. Demand
Services
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Source: IEA Energy Balances of OECD Countries
Electricity and gas are the main sources of energy consumed in
the service sector
0% 4%
41%
52%
1% 2%
Energy consumption in the service sector by energy type
Solids
Oil
Gas
Electricity
Biofuels & waste
Heat
31. Demand
Residential
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Source: IEA Energy Balances of OECD Countries
Gas is the main source of energy consumed in the residential sector
2% 6%
66%
25%
1% 0%
Energy consumption in the residential sector by energy type
Solids
Oil
Gas
Electricity
Biofuels & waste
Heat
32. Prices
National Energy Bill (B€)
32
Fuel Industry Transport Households &
Services
Total
Coal 1 - 0 1
Oil 3 72 3 78
Gas 3 - 22 25
Electricity 11 - 36 47
Heat 0 - 0 0
Total 18 72 61 151
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33. Prices
Taxes
Oil: 57% of taxes in end-consumers prices
• 60% of taxes for the transport sector (59% on diesel and 61% on gasoline)
• 20% for industry and 21% for households and services
Electricity: 4%
• 3% of taxes for industry
• 5% of taxes for household and services
Gas: 4%
• 3% of taxes and levies for industry
• 5% of taxes for household and services
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34. Prices
Electricity prices w.r.t. neighbours
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Constant price in US$cents05 of electricity in industry (taxes incl.)
Unit 1980 2013 2014 Unit 1980 2013 2014
Belgium USc05/kWh 11.08 10.09 9.93 Z-score 0.12 0.35 0.09
France USc05/kWh 11.48 9.95 9.85 Z-score 0.20 0.31 0.07
Italy USc05/kWh 14.58 25.59 25.94 Z-score 0.83 3.96 3.78
Portugal USc05/kWh 12.82 12.24 n.a. Z-score 0.47 0.85 n.a.
Spain USc05/kWh 9.92 13.09 14.26 Z-score -0.12 1.05 1.09
United
Kingdom
USc05/kWh 12.36 12.89 13.48 Z-score 0.38 1.00 0.91
Source: ENERDATA – Global Energy & CO2 Data
35. Prices
Gas prices w.r.t. neighbours
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Source: ENERDATA – Global Energy & CO2 Data
Constant price in US$05 of natural gas in industry (taxes incl.) GCV
Unit 1980 2013 2014 Unit 1980 2013 2014
Belgium USc05/kWh 2.49 3.87 3.26 Z-score -0.40 0.13 -0.19
France USc05/kWh 2.91 4.29 4.08 Z-score -0.27 0.35 0.32
Italy USc05/kWh 3.34 4.23 4.04 Z-score -0.14 0.32 0.30
Portugal USc05/kWh n.a. 4.48 n.a. Z-score n.a. 0.45 n.a.
Spain USc05/kWh 4.26 3.56 3.55 Z-score 0.15 -0.03 -0.01
United
Kingdom
USc05/kWh 2.75 3.86 3.55 Z-score -0.31 0.13 -0.01
36. Indicators
Security
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Indicator Unit 1970 2000 2013
Oil self-sufficiency % 0 2 1
Coal self-sufficiency % 1 1 0
Gas self-sufficiency % 1 1 1
Total self-sufficiency % 0 1 1
RES share in TPES % 0.2% 1.0% 5.1%
RES share in electricity % 1.8% 2.7% 14.9%
TPES/GDP toe/ 2005 $ PPP 0.253 0.129 0.090
TPES/capita toe/capita 3.687 3.786 2.968
Source: IEA Energy Indicators for OECD Countries
37. Indicators
Environment
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Indicator Unit 1970 2000 2010
CO2 per capita Tons 11.73 9.23 7.86
CO2 per unit GDP kg per PPP 2011 GDP - 0.34 0.22
Network losses % 7.18 8.32 7.04
Access to electricity % - 100 100
Source: IEA Energy Indicators for OECD Countries
40. Summary
Technology
Technology focus according to Energy Bill 2015:
• Carbon Capture & Storage, especially offshore (saline aquifers, depleted
offshore gas & oil reservoirs)
• Renewable energies, with focus on
• Biomass electricity and non-domestic heat
• Offshore wind – theoretical potential of 400TWh
• Wave and tidal energy – UK has ~50% of Europe’s tidal energy
sources
• Ground source heat pumps
• Nuclear Power
• Home energy, including 100% smart meters by 2020
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41. Summary
A few specifics
Considered as a world leader and focal point for the development of wave
and tidal stream technologies.
• Stemming from expertise in marine gas and oil exploitation
Increasing efforts in building expertise in CCS
• Installation of largest battery in Europe
• Pilot plant for compressed liquid air
Continued development of nuclear power plants to contribute to “low
carbon” energy
• 11 new nuclear plants with 15,600MW capacity planned by 2025
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42. Summary
Issues
Struggling to meet renewable energy targets in transport and heat sector
• Lack of strong national policy on transport fuel efficiency
• Limited distribution grid capacity for renewables
Sustained high dependence on oil and gas imports for energy mix
PV subsidies are disappearing, this means projects need to be ‘self-funded’
The Scottish Government issued an Expert Scientific Panel Report on
Unconventional Oil & Gas which investigated the technical and
environmental challenges of hydraulic fracking
• Even though it was rejected, it shows the technology’s controversy
Geothermal potential is difficult to exploit for economic reasons
Recent government policy has shifted from backing EE, RES and CCS
towards gas and nuclear and eliminating coal
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43. Summary
Issues
“Antiquated” electricity grid - £110bn investment in electricity infrastructure
needed by 2020
Energy supply sector was responsible for 33% of GHG emissions in 2013
• Coal and natural gas use in electricity generation is the main source of
emissions
UK housing stock among the least energy efficient in Europe contributing
to almost 14% of annual carbon emissions
• The age of buildings is an important factor to be considered
• Home energy efficiency as a national infrastructure priority
Energy poverty a considerable problem
• But domestic electricity prices are amongst the lowest in the EU
Meeting post 2030 GHG targets without building on previous EE, RE and
CCS deployment efforts is unrealistic, so focus on gas will need to change
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44. Sources
Macroeconomic indicators: http://databank.worldbank.org
EE indicators: https://www.wec-indicators.enerdata.eu/
Energy Balances: Eurostat, IEA, Enerdata
Energy Prices: Eurostat, Enerdata
Country Report, Global Energy Research (Enerdata)
European Commission: Progress towards completing the IEM
ENTSO-E: TYNDP
ENTSO-E: Scenario Outlook & Adequacy Forecast
World Energy Council: World Energy Resources 2013 Survey
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46. Energy Policy
Transposition of EU Policy
RED – implemented but EU Commission asked UK in June 2015 to
assess policies and tools effectiveness to achieve RE targets
• Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation (NFFO) already implemented in 1990’s
• Transposition of directive by modification of existing legislative framework
and support schemes:
• Renewables Obligation (RO) in England & Wales, Scottish
Renewables Obligation in Scotland (SRO) and NI Renewables
Obligation in Northern Ireland (NIRO).
• Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs)
• Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) – also implements
former Biofuels Directive
• Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) – payment system for renewable
energy source heat
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47. Energy Policy
Transposition of EU Policy
EED – implemented uniformly UK-wide, incl. Northern Ireland, Wales
and Scotland
• Climate Change Act 2008 already implements 20% energy savings goal
• Energy Act of 2011 provides for a step change in the provision of energy
efficiency measures to homes and businesses
• Article 5 transposed by a UK wide Statutory Instrument called the Energy
Efficiency (Eligible Buildings) Regulations 2013
• Energy audit requirements (article 8) implemented under ESOS (Energy
Savings Opportunity Scheme)
• Other aspects of EED partly implemented through Environmental
Permitting Regulations (EPR)
• Several “Orders” (UK Statutory Instruments) to implement specific of EED
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48. Energy Policy
Transposition of EU Policy
EPBD
• Communities and Local Government (CLG) is responsible for
implementing the EPBD in England & Wales and also has lead
responsibility for co-ordinating implementation in the UK.
• In England & Wales transposed through the Building Regulations
(amendments) 2012 (SI 2012/3119) and the Energy Performance of
Buildings (SI 2012/3118)
• Scotland: the Building Act 2003, the Building Regulations 2004, the
Building (Procedure) Regulation 2007, the Building (Forms) Regulation
2007 and Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations 2008 (amended
2012)
• Northern Ireland: Building regulations (SR2012 No192), the Energy
Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations
(SR2008 No170)
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49. Energy Policy
Transposition of EU Policy
Internal electricity and gas markets - Third Package Directives have
been transposed into national law in November 2011
• Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011
• UK regulations include
• Ownership unbundling requirements in regards to TSO and DSO for
electricity
• Ownership unbundling requirements in regards to gas TSO, storage
and LNG system operators as well as DSO
• Amended Electricity Act 1989 and Gas Act 1986 respectively
• Specific Articles of the Electricity and Gas Acts accommodate Internal
Markets Directive requirements
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50. Energy Policy
Transposition of EU Policy
IED – implementation in the UK on February 27th, 2013
• Defra announced the publication of regulations that transpose the EU's
Industrial Emissions Directive into legislation applicable in England and
Wales, in the form of amendments to the Environmental
Permitting regulations.
• Implemented in England and Wales by the Environmental Permitting
(Amendment) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013 No. 390) amending the
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (SI
2010/675) (EP Regulations 2010).
• In Scotland and Northern Ireland IED was brought into effect by the
Pollution Prevention Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and the Pollution
Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern
Ireland) 2013.
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51. Energy Policy
Transposition of EU Policy
ETS - implemented in the UK by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Trading Scheme Regulations 2012
• In force since January 1st, 2013 replacing a number of regulations and
their amending instruments
• The regulation covers the entire UK, but…
• …GHG emissions trading is a devolved matter in Scotland
• …are a transferred matter in Northern Ireland
• …in Wales the Welsh Ministers exercise a wide range of executive
functions
• Policy responsibility for the EU ETS and the National Emissions Inventory
lies with Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), together with
the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government, and the Welsh
Government.
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