Beatrice Bedeschi

4 weeks ago | gasoutlook.com | Beatrice Bedeschi

Blame for the Spanish blackout that occurred last month is being shifted from excess reliance on renewables to large power generators not doing their part in managing the power system, but industry sources and commentators say more information is needed to pinpoint the cause of the event of unprecedented scale, as several investigations into the event continue.

1 month ago | gasoutlook.com | Beatrice Bedeschi

Morocco’s new LNG terminal might leave the country’s power generation sector overly-exposed to volatile fossil fuel imports at the expense of domestic renewable sources, experts warned. The Moroccan move happens amid an expected expansion of LNG supply globally, which might lead to lower prices and competitive terms for new importers such as Morocco. The 0.5 billion cubic metre/year terminal is to be located at the Nador West Med port, which is currently under construction.

1 month ago | gasoutlook.com | Beatrice Bedeschi

As Spain continues to investigate the causes of the power outage that plunged the country into total blackout on April 28th, the event of unprecedented scale has sparked a backlash against renewables, with some saying that the country’s high reliance on solar and wind for power generation is the main cause of the incident. However, experts are pointing at the need to ramp up batteries and grid resilience.

2 months ago | gasoutlook.com | Beatrice Bedeschi

(London, United Kingdom) — Clean energy sources have a central role to play in energy security as the world enters the age of electrification, however this comes with new potential issues including supply chain risks and shortages of critical minerals, the IEA’s Future of Energy Security summit in London on Friday heard.

2 months ago | gasoutlook.com | Beatrice Bedeschi

(London, United Kingdom) — The EU Commission is expected to unveil plans to phase out fossil fuels imports from Russia next month, the IEA’s summit on the future of energy security heard from the Commission’s president Ursula von Der Leyen on Thursday. In “two weeks” the Commission “will present a roadmap with concrete measures to phase out all imports of Russian fossil fuels so that we no longer rely on a hostile power for our energy supply,” Von Der Leyen said.