scholarly journals The key role of aggregators in the energy transition under the latest European regulatory framework

Author(s):  
Selina Kerscher ◽  
Pablo Arboleya
Author(s):  
Laura PRESICCE

LABURPENA: Trantsizio energetikoa gaur egun dugun erronka nagusienetako bat da; beraz, ikatzik gabeko sektore elektrikoa garatzeaz gain, sistema energetikoa aldatu behar da, eredu demokratikoago baten alde, non energia-sorkuntza banatuak paper garrantzitsuagoa izango duen. Ikerketaren helburua da aztertzea nola dagoen gaur egun, Espainian, energia banatuaren eta autokontsumoarenarloko araudia, zeina etengabe aldatzen baita, eta konparatzea Europak proposatutako erregulazioarekin (Energiari eta klimari buruzko “Neguko Paketea”). Europar Batasunak dagoeneko ekin dio autokontsumoa eta sorkuntza banatua bultzatuko duen trantsizio energetiko jasangarri eta justurako bideari. Espainiako indarreko araudia, berriz, alderantzizko norabidean joan da orain arte; baina, izapidetze-fasean dagoen erregulazio berriak aldaketa garrantzitsu bat dakar: kendu egin dira autokontsumoari ezarritako karga ekonomikoak eta oztopo administratiboak. Sorkuntza banatua gehiago garatzetik datozen abantailek erakusten dute beharrezkoa dela Espainiako legeriak autokontsumoa bultzatzea. ABSTRACT: The energy transition is one of the greatest challenges of our time and it means, besides the necessary decabornification by the electric sector, to change from an energy model to a more democratic one characterized by a more assertive role of the generation of energy distributed. The objective of this study is to analyze the current state, and the continuous evolution of the Spanish regulaton in terms of distributed generation and energy self-supply and to compare it with the European regulatory proposal adjusted in the “Winter package” about energy and climate. The European Union has undertaken a path towards a sustainable and fair energy transition which helps the self-supply and distributed generation. The Spanish normative up until now moved in the opposite direction; nevertheless, the new regulation, at this time under consideration, takes an important new route by removing the provision of economic burdens and administrative hurdles to self-supply. The advantages that emanate from the promotion of a greater development of distributed generation confirm the need to bolster self-consum in the Spanish legislation. RESUMEN: La transición energética es uno de los mayores desafíos de nuestro tiempo y supone, además de la necesaria descarbonificación del sector eléctrico, el cambio del sistema energético hacia un modelo más democrático, caracterizado por un rol más incisivo de la generación de energía distribuida. El objetivo del estudio es analizar el estado actual, y en continua evolución, de la normativa española en materia de generación distribuida y autoconsumo energético y compararlo con la propuesta regulatoria europea modelada en el «Paquete de invierno» sobre energía y clima. La Unión Europea ha emprendido un camino hacia una transición energética sostenible y justa que favorezca el autoconsumo y la generación distribuida. La normativa española hasta ahora vigente iba en sentido contrario; sin embargo, la nueva regulación, actualmente en fase de tramitación, realiza un importante cambio de ruta, eliminando la previsión de gravámenes económicos y trabas administrativas al autoconsumo. Las ventajas que proceden del fomento de un mayor desarrollo de generación distribuida confirman que es necesario un impulso del autoconsumo en la legislación española.


2020 ◽  
pp. 587-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Viganò ◽  
Federico Gori ◽  
Antonella Amicucci

The central role of quality agri-food production in the promotion of a given territory is actually widely recognized by both the economic and marketing literature and the stakeholders involved in the enhancement process of rural systems. On this basis, this work analyzes one of the finest Italian agri-food products: the truffle. This work tries to point out the main problems characterizing the current regulatory framework, the trade and the production of the Italian truffle sector, emphasizing their causes, consequences and possible solutions.


2019 ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
V. V. Okrepilov ◽  
A. G. Gridasov

The presented study examines the experience of forming a regulatory framework for the integration of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states through the example of standardization as one of the key tools of quality economics.Aim. The study analyzes the major solutions of the EAEU authorities and member countries aimed at increasing the role of standardization in the economic integration of the Union over five years of its existence.Tasks. The authors identify efficient methods for developing standardization for the integration of the EAEU states as well as the most problematic aspects in this field that need to be taken into account in the qualitative strengthening of the Union’s economy.Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition to examine the activities of the EAEU authorities and member states aimed at creating a system for the economic integration of the Union during a period of its transition from separate national markets towards a single (common) market.Results. Over five years of operation in the field of stadardization, the Eurasian Economic Union has created the necessary organizational and legal framework to ensure the successful development of integration processes. The national legislation on standardization has been modernized with allowance for the harmonization of these laws. In the next five-six years, the development of international standards for 40 technical regulations is expected to be completed, which would create a regulatory framework for unhindered interaction between all participants of the single (common) EAEU market. Conclusions. The analysis of activities in the field of standardization reveals a sufficiently thought-out and coordinated policy of the EAEU states in creating the necessary conditions for overcoming legal and administrative barriers in the movement of goods and services within the common economic space of the EAEU.


Author(s):  
José Juan González Márquez ◽  
Margarita González Brambila

This chapter analyses the role of electricity storage as an innovative strategy to attain the Mexican Government’s goals regarding carbon dioxide emission reduction and energy transition. The survey includes the analysis of the different electricity storage technologies as well as the legal framework governing electricity storage as the fifth link of the energy supply chain from a comparative perspective. The authors discuss whether energy storage is a generation or a distribution/transmission asset. The chapter also analyses Mexico’s experiences in energy storage and briefly describes the way it is regulated in other jurisdictions. Finally, the authors propose the regulation of energy storage as a separate licensed activity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 167 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla C. N. de Oliveira ◽  
Gerd Angelkorte ◽  
Pedro R. R. Rochedo ◽  
Alexandre Szklo

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2241
Author(s):  
Moritz Ehrtmann ◽  
Lars Holstenkamp ◽  
Timon Becker

Community energy actors play an important role in the energy transition, fostering the diffusion of sustainable innovation in the renewable energy market. Because market conditions for business models in the renewable energy sector are changing and feed-in-tariff (FiT) schemes expiring, community energy companies are in the process of innovating their business models. In recent years, several community energy companies in Germany have entered the electricity retail market selling locally generated electricity from their renewable energy installations to customers in their region. We explore the evolving regional electricity business models for community energy companies in Germany, related governance structures, and the role they play for a sustainable energy transition. In order to implement these complex business models, community energy companies cooperate with professional marketing partners (intermediaries), which are capable of taking over the tasks and obligations of electricity suppliers. Through a series of expert interviews and desk research, we identify three distinctive regional electricity business models and examine opportunities and challenges to their implementation. Results show that there are different forms of cooperation, leading to specific governance structures and creating a set of new value propositions. Through these forms of cooperation, business networks emerge, which can function as incubators for sustainable innovation and learning for the post-FiT era.


Author(s):  
Muntasir Murshed ◽  
Zahoor Ahmed ◽  
Md Shabbir Alam ◽  
Haider Mahmood ◽  
Abdul Rehman ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5861
Author(s):  
Marianne Pedinotti-Castelle ◽  
Pierre-Olivier Pineau ◽  
Kathleen Vaillancourt ◽  
Ben Amor

Transportation is a key factor in the fight against climate change. Consumer behavior changes in transportation are underrepresented in energy policies, even if they could be essential to achieve the fixed GHG emission reduction targets. To help quantify the role of behaviors in energy transition and their implications on the dynamics of an energy system, this study is conducted using the North American TIMES Energy Model, adapted to Quebec (Canada). A behavioral disruption scenario (an increase in carpooling) is introduced in the model’s transportation sector and is compared to a massive electrification scenario. Our results highlight the fact that a behavioral disruption can lead to the same GHG emission reductions (65%) by 2050 as an electrification policy, while alleviating different efforts (such as additional electrical capacity and additional costs) associated with massive electrification. Moreover, the results are sensitive to behavior-related parameters, such as social discount rates and car lifetimes.


MRS Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 987-992
Author(s):  
François Diaz-Maurin ◽  
Rodney C. Ewing

ABSTRACTThe “safety case” approach has been developed to address the issue of evaluating the performance of a geologic repository in the face of the large uncertainty that results for evaluations that extend over hundreds of thousands of years. This paper reviews the concept of the safety case as it has been defined by the international community. We contrast the safety case approach with that presently used in the U.S. repository program. Especially, we focus on the role of uncertainty quantification. There are inconsistencies between the initial proposal to dealing with uncertainties in a safety case and current U.S. practice. The paper seeks to better define the safety case concept so that it can be usefully applied to the regulatory framework of the U.S. repository program.


2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 727-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Breyer ◽  
Dmitrii Bogdanov ◽  
Ashish Gulagi ◽  
Arman Aghahosseini ◽  
Larissa S.N.S. Barbosa ◽  
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