Energy Perspective on the changing European energy landscape Tudor Constantinescu, PhD Principal Adviser European Commission – Energy Emden, GASSCO seminar, 7 September 2017
Energy
Perspective on the changing European energy landscape
Tudor Constantinescu, PhDPrincipal Adviser
European Commission – Energy
Emden, GASSCO seminar, 7 September 2017
Climate and energy: where do we stand?
Developments since the 2009 Energy and Climate change package
Renewable energy and storage saw rapid cost
decreases Technologies are gradually
becoming competitiveBut large scale integration
is a challenge
Impact of the financial crisisFall in private investment, tight
financing conditions
Rising demand-> rising prices
By 2030, world economyset to double and energydemand to rise by 1/3
Fukushima
Some countries phase outnuclear power production
Shale gasUS oil and gas production
Unconventional gas
Conventional gasUnconventional oil
Conventional oil
Ukraine
COP21 -Paris
EU Energy Consumption and Imports
• Gross energy consumption, 2015 ImportGas
ImportOil
ImportSolids
34,4% (88%)
22,0%(69%)
16,1% (64%)
13,6%
13,0%
37%
33%
11%
8%12%
35% 29%
12%
8%8%
7%
29%
24%16%
9%
8%14%
Energy
Major energy challenges in Europe
• Import Dependency
• Energy Prices
• Decarbonisation
• Technology mix
Source: Directorate-General for EnergySource: Directorate-General for Energy
The way towards:
The Energy Union
Where we want to go:A secure, sustainable, competitive, affordable energy for every European
What this means:Energy security, solidarity and trust
A fully integrated internal energy market"Energy efficiency first" (including the transport sector)
Transition to a long-lasting low-carbon societyAn Energy Union for Research, Innovation and Competiveness
How we want to reach it:
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Strenghen European regulatory framework
Sustainable energy security package, 2016LNG and StorageA decision on Intergovernmental Agreements in energySecurity of Gas Supply RegulationHeating and Cooling strategy
A new market design, 2016
Energy efficiency, 2016
Renewables package 2016-2017Self-consumptionBioenergy sustainability, RES fuels post 2020 RES legal framework
Alternative fuels & integration of energy and transport sectors
Initiative on global technology and innovation leadership on energyand climate
Key Activities
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Fuel Ranges (primary energy consumption)
0%
25%
50%
75%
RES Gas Nuclear Oil Solid fuels0%
25%
50%
75%
RES Gas Nuclear Oil Solid fuels
2030 2050
2005
Energy
2030 framework for climate and energy policies
EU, IEA decarbonization scenarios lead to declininggasdemand by 2040; industry expects growth
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Energy
Evolution of gas imports
•Growing consumption and falling
indigenous production both contributed to the rise of imports.
•Russia remained the main supplier of
the EU. Falling oil-indexed prices allowed it to gradually increase its market share.
•Imports of LNG increased throughout
2016
•Imports increase in longer term (2040,
and even 2050 in reference scenario)
•
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Energy
Evolution of gas security of supply risk
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Gas supply concentration index
• Evolution of gas security of supply risk
Energy
Renewables in the EU – progress per sector
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Integrating the energy systems (P2G)
Energy Storage - Definition and principles• Storage definition: 'energy storage' means, in the electricity system,
deferring an amount of the electricity that was generated to the moment of use, either as final energy or converted into another energy carrier.
Principles for market development for energy storage • Energy storage should be allowed to participate fully in electricity markets
• Energy storage should participate and be rewarded for services provided on equal footing to providers of flexibility services
• Energy storage as an enabler of higher amount of variable RESs could contribute to energy security and decarbonisation of the electricity system or of other economic sectors
• The cost-efficient use of decentralised storage and its integration into the system should be enabled in a non-discriminatory way by the regulatory framework
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Energy storage SWDThe Staff Working Document on Energy storage presents views on energy storage developments related to electricity grid:
• Supporting the electricity generation profile of variable RES
• Enabling energy efficiency
• Storage characteristics for the market
• The role of innovation and cost of technology– Standardisation needs
• Storage within the electricity system
• Storage connected to the electricity system and sectorial integration
• General principles15
H2 - Standardisation needsTo be discussed
• Electricity grid connection
• Electrolysers
• Natural gas system and usage
• Natural gas grid integrity
• End-users
• Hydrogen system and usage
• Cross cutting
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Energy
A flexible and adaptive energy system
Smart Energy System. Generation
. Demand
. Electricity, gas and heat networks
. Storage
Flexibility
ICT
Adaptability
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Power generation
Grid
Storage
Demand management
Transport; BEV, etc.
Prosumers
Markets
Fuel switching
Avoid lock-in
Adaptation of the gas grid