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Category Archives: Energy Resources
European Gas operators are merging in preparation for Nord Stream, then Nabucco and South Stream
This article is also published in French and Italian on the blog of Sia Conseil and Sia Partners. As the third Energy package (passed in July 2009) creates a single market for gas and electricity, gas consumption in Europe is … Continue reading
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Durban conference: enough to face climate change?
For the first time since the ratification of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 20 years ago, all countries have accepted the idea of a global and legally binding treaty that would limit the emission of greenhouse … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energies, Mecanism, Sustainability
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The economic consequences of a nuclear phase-out in Belgium
After Germany and Switzerland, Belgium has confirmed its desire to opt for a nuclear phase-out. While the risks of possible black-outs are mentioned due to the abrupt outages of the German exports, the government saddles itself up with an additional … Continue reading
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Would a nuclear phase-out lead to a « blackout » in Belgium?
Benoit Aubard, Senior Manager Energy & Utilities at Sia Partners, analyses in ‘Entreprendre’ the difficult situation that Belgium might face on the supply side of the electricity market with the possible closure of 3 nuclear power plants in Belgium towards … Continue reading
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Competing gas pipeline projects offer Europe various means to ensure its gas supply
The North Stream1 gas pipeline was inaugurated on November 8, 2011. This investment of 8.8 billion euros will allow Russia to take of share of 30% of the European market starting from 2012. No wonder the majority shareholder of North … Continue reading
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Methane hydrates: what future for this other unconventional gas?
Everyone knows shale gas and the regular controversy it causes because of its potential negative effects on the environment, but our planet has other deposits of equally fascinating unconventional gas sources. A particular example is methane hydrates, which are found … Continue reading
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Heating savings thanks to wastewater
Following the “Grenelle de l’Environnement” a new approach of heating has appeared: the heating by wastewater (sewage). It has been used for many years in Switzerland and Germany and nowadays, the heating by wastewater encounters a great success in France … Continue reading
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Offshore Oil&Gas: a renewable energy?
This article won the second award in the framework of the “Génération Energies” contest on the “Enertopia” topic: if you imagine the energy landscape in 2050, organized by Sia Conseil, L’Expansion and RTE. The IEA announces in its last annual … Continue reading
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Extraordinary Potential of Ocean Energies
Oceans and seas constitute an almost infinite source of energy, representing what is likely to be one of the world’s largest sources of renewable energy. Despite an estimated energetic capacity of almost 290 GW, only approximately 300 MW of these … Continue reading
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Fuell cells, Hydrogen’eration to come!
This article won the first award in the framework of the “Génération Energies” contest on the “Enertopia” topic: if you imagine the energy landscape in 2050, organized by Sia Conseil, L’Expansion and RTE. Undoubtedly left apart, denied, even prosecuted in … Continue reading
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