scholarly journals Delivering the UK Energy Transition with an Accountable and Competitive Electricity Sector: Theory and Realities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie de Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transition ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Sector Theory

scholarly journals How Does the Law and Policy Encourage Towards a Low Carbon Energy Transition in the Scotland?

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Md. Raisul Islam Sourav
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transition ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Low Carbon Energy

This article contains a doctrinal analysis of the law and policy encouragement towards a low carbon energy transition in the Scotland. To do this, the present article is primarily focused on electricity sector of the Scotland and its commitment towards a low carbon transition in this sector in coming years. This article analyzes the existing significant laws and policies in Scotland that encourage towards a low carbon transition. However, it also evaluates international obligation upon the Scotland and the UK, as well, towards this transition. Subsequently, it assesses the UK’s legal framework in this regard. However, Scotland is firmly committed to achieve its targets towards a low carbon transition in the power sector although it needs more incentive and tight observation of the government to smoothen the process.

scholarly journals The governance of energy transition: lessons from the Nigerian electricity sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Edomah
Keyword(s):  
Systems Change ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Energy Infrastructure ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Transition Governance ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Direct Government

Abstract Background The rising need for transition towards more sustainable energy sources requires a rethink in the governance of energy systems. Arguably, policy makers have very important roles in governing transitions in any given society through established institutional frameworks. It has also been argued that energy infrastructure choices are determined by institutional dynamics and structures. However, what are the underlying influences required to change energy systems and what lessons can we draw from them for the governance of energy transition? This study focuses on understanding the dynamics of energy transition governance in the Nigerian electricity sector with the aim of drawing lessons that impact on energy transition and energy systems change. Methods Using explorative research tools, this study investigates the dynamics of energy transition governance in the Nigerian electricity sector with the aim of drawing lessons that impact on energy transition and energy systems change. Data from primary and secondary sources in documentary archives as well as other published sources that are linked with the provision of the Nigerian historical energy infrastructure were used for the analysis in order to draw lessons on energy transition dynamics in Nigeria. Results The study revealed that there were three important factors that had a direct impact on energy transition and energy systems change in Nigeria’s electricity sector. These are: (1) Changing perceptions and goals (during the period leading up to Nigeria’s independence, 1890–1960s); (2) Direct government interventions in energy infrastructure provisions (1940s–1970s); and (3) Major changes in market rules (from 2005 and beyond). Conclusions The study concludes by highlighting that: (1) there is a need for government institutions to tackle energy access issues that address the needs of the poor; (2) it is imperative to explore technological options that are more sustainable; and (3) there is a need to address energy consumption patterns that are more energy intensive. Indeed, available energy resources, technological changes in electricity supply systems, and the ‘geographies of energy’ are major factors that influence energy production and consumption dynamics. All of them needs should be considered, as energy decisions are primarily political choices.

scholarly journals Towards a hydrogen economy – a sustainable pathway for global energy transition

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Thermal Engineering ◽  
Hydrogen Economy ◽  
Carbon Abatement ◽  
Electric System ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Scale Integration

Hydrogen is receiving increasing attention for achieving carbon abatement in various sectors, including transport, logistics, thermal engineering and industrial feedstock, etc. Hydrogen can also support distributed power supply that raises national energy security. Both commercial and industrial sectors share a common vision that increasing the cost-effectiveness of renewable hydrogen represents their strategic achievement towards substantial sustainability. This paper explains how hydrogen can play seven roles in the energy transition which include large-scale integration of renewable energy into the power grid, medium for storing and distributing energy across sectors and/or regions, a buffer to increase the electric system resilience and clean fuel for fuel cell vehicles to decarbonise transport. Besides, hydrogen can decarbonise building energy consumption and serve as feedstock using captured carbon. Power Assets Holdings Limited (PAH), a global investor in energy and utility-related business, has identified a hydrogen economy as a strategic vision in its business plan for zero carbon readiness in 2035 and a carbon-free business model in 2050. In this paper, the features and attributes of different hydrogen projects, such as H21 and InTEGRel in the UK and Hydrogen Park in South Australia, are discussed to demonstrate the commercial deployment of hydrogen power.

scholarly journals De-risking the energy transition by quantifying the uncertainties in fault stability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Healy ◽  
Stephen Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Induced Seismicity ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Rock Properties ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fault Stability ◽  
Hazard And Risk ◽  
Synthetic Datasets ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Fracture Susceptibility

Abstract. The operations needed to decarbonise our energy systems increasingly involve faulted rocks in the subsurface. To manage the technical challenges presented by these rocks and the justifiable public concern over induced seismicity, we need to assess the risks. Widely used measures for fault stability, including slip and dilation tendency and fracture susceptibility, can be combined with Response Surface Methodology from engineering and Monte Carlo simulations to produce statistically viable ensembles for the analysis of probability. In this paper, we describe the implementation of this approach using custom-built open source Python code (pfs – probability of fault slip). The technique is then illustrated using two synthetic datasets and two case studies drawn from active or potential sites for geothermal energy in the UK, and discussed in the light of induced seismicity focal mechanisms. The analysis of probability highlights key gaps in our knowledge of the stress field, fluid pressures and rock properties. Scope exists to develop, integrate and exploit citizen science projects to generate more and better data, and simultaneously include the public in the necessary discussions about hazard and risk.

Long-term electricity sector expansion planning: A unique opportunity for a least cost energy transition in South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 21-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.G. Wright ◽  
T. Bischof-Niemz ◽  
J.R. Calitz ◽  
C. Mushwana ◽  
R. van Heerden
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Expansion Planning

scholarly journals Come Together—The Development of Swedish Energy Communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dick Magnusson ◽  
Jenny Palm
Keyword(s):  
Rural Community ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Hydroelectric Power ◽  
Solar Photovoltaics ◽  
Grassroots Innovations ◽  
The Uk

Community energy (CE) and grassroots innovations have been widely studied in recent years, especially in the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands, but very little focus has been placed on Sweden. This paper describes and analyses the development and present state of several types of community energy initiatives in Sweden. The methodology uses interviews, document studies, analysis of previous studies, and website analysis. The results show that fewer initiatives have been taken in Sweden than in other countries, but that even with a rather ‘hostile’ institutional setting CE has emerged as a phenomenon. Wind cooperatives are the most common form of initiative, with solar photovoltaics cooperatives and eco-villages also prominent. The various types of initiatives differ considerably, from well-organized wind cooperatives that have grown into professional organizations to small-scale hydroelectric power plants owned by a rural community. The initiatives may have modest impact on the energy transition in quantitative terms, but they are crucial in knowledge sharing and as inspirations for future initiatives.

UK support for Hinkley Point is likely to continue

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power Station ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Electricity Supply ◽  
Power Station ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk

Subject The project to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point. Significance Reports that construction of the planned nuclear power station at Hinkley Point may be postponed will raise further concerns about the project's prospects as well as the long-term direction of the UK electricity sector. The reports follow weeks of debate in the United Kingdom and France over whether construction should go ahead and over further delays in the final investment decision on the project (now scheduled for May). Impacts Depending on how the French government decides to support EDF, approval by the European Commission may be needed. The Austrian government has legally challenged the Commission's approval of UK plans to support the project. The UK government's existing plans for maintaining electricity supply -- the so-called 'capacity auctions' -- may need to be revisited.

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