Category Archives: Transport

European Gas operators are merging in preparation for Nord Stream, then Nabucco and South Stream

Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin

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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Power Market: From Regional Integration to a European Integrated Market

Posted on April 13, 2010 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Direct current come back in the power transmission, part 2: Projects

Posted on March 19, 2010 by admin

If it were used so far just for inter-connecting networks in certain particular cases – difficult accessibility, asynchronous networks – the projects of XXIe century give to these technology new ambitions. The emerging mega projects The lines with D.C. make … Continue reading →

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Direct current come back in the power transmission, part 1 : Technology

Posted on March 14, 2010 by admin

In a context of race to energy saving, the power transmission could return to fundamental and study a come back to the Direct Current (D.C.). The technology of the first electric lines, developed by Thomas Edison and quickly made obsolete … Continue reading →

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