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To survive in an industry where competition is fierce, fuel stations must adapt. Payment by credit card, the presence of minimarkets and charging terminals for electric cars will be part of this evolution. Fuel delivery is witnessing a fierce competition between tankers and distribution players. |
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| The steady rise in global energy demand and the depletion of oil reserves have prompted oil companies to turn to other non-conventional sources of energy. These include oil sands: at a time with long-lasting high oil prices, investments for the exploitation and processing of these extra heavy crude oils are finally becoming profitable, and it is easily understandable that oil companies are willing to turn to these considerably large deposits, located in stable geographic areas. So what is the ecological balance of these projects, which were not taken into account in the commitments in the Kyoto Protocol? |
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On June 28th, 2010, the Walloon Commission for Energy (CWaPE) has published on its website a proposition of introduction of progressive tariffs for energy in Belgium. These progressive tariffs, already applied in Japan and California, have as principle to charge more big energy users per consumed energy unit. |
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| When fresh water from a river meets salt water from seas and oceans, big amounts of energy are released. This energy can be used for the generation of electricity. This new electricity generation channel is bright: renewable and climate-friendly, beside this it also enables a better adjustment to the electricity network requirements. |
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This article won the third award in the framework of the “Génération Energies” contest on the “Energ’ ETHIC” topic, organized by Sia Conseil, L’Expansion and RTE.
The development of the microalgae field is accelerating in the United States. A new green business which plays in the big league.
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| The arrival of tiny units generating power for local usage is not new in Belgium but the current wave of interest is. More and more people are considering new ways to reduce their impact on the environ-ment by investing locally in green power. |
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This article obtained the first award in the framework of the Competition “Génération Energies” on the topic Energ’ ETHIC, organized by Sia Conseil, the Expansion and RTE. |
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| Europe is taking a step forward in promoting microgeneration for the mass market and is working hard to develop citizen awareness for the availability of new technologies favorable for the environment. Europe is undertaking steps to educate the citizens to understand that individual actions in each home can have positive effects on the environment. During the EU Sustainable Energy Week hold in March 2010 in Brussels, Europe multiplied conferences on those topics and tried to stimulate concrete actions based on last year’s directives on renewable. |
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As a thought leader in the area of energy networks, Sia Partners welcomes the opportunity given by ENTSO-E to comment on the ENTSO-E R&D Plan. We highlight below some topics that could be modified or added in the document in order to benefit the research plan. |
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| In view of the goals of the EU to facilitate competition on traditionally quite closed energy markets, market coupling is one of the measures proposed. Cross border power market coupling focuses on an efficient use of interconnections, and optimizing cross border trades, thereby enabling the most efficient use of generation assets and accelerate the convergence of price levels between the market places in Europe. |
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