How much green hydrogen will Europe’s industry need in 2050?
Friday, 15 September 2023
The transition to a climate-neutral industry in Europe is essential to combat the climate crisis. At the center of this industrial transformation is the production of steel, cement and chemicals. A new study by Fraunhofer ISI for the EU Commission has examined the impacts of the industry transition on the European energy system in different
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Offshore Renewable Plants: the simplified authorization according to art. 72 of draft law-decree PNRR in 10 points
Saturday, 11 February 2023
A new authorisation process accelerates the realisation of reforms introduced by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan with respect to renewable offshore plants. Translation powered by Google Translate: Original article in Italian is below Among the various provisions contained in the draft decree-law on the PNRR being analyzed by the Government to accelerate the
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Power Purchase Agreements – a driver for the green transition
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
A Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) is often characterised as a key driver for the green transition. But what is a PPA, and how does it work as a contract document within the green transition? A PPA is a power supply agreement between an investor/developer and a buyer on the purchase of a specific power production.
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Solar & Wind Quarterly Transaction Review, Q3 2022
Friday, 07 October 2022
Green Dealflow has published the quarterly transaction review for the third quarter of 2022: the full dataset for solar and wind transactions closed in this period is available here. The content is a key tool to get a clear picture of the market by the country’s records on renewable energy. The reports are built by our
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PPAs: Which One Do You Need?
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Given the increased investment costs due to raw material prices of photovoltaic and wind plants (capital-intensive capacity), it is increasingly advantageous for developers to sign PPAs, securing the projects´ bankability. In fact, it is convenient that the cash flow of a new big plant coming online is known in advance, otherwise, it will be more
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PPA Prices are Higher Than Ever
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
The rush in wholesale prices of gas and electricity also drives up the average prices of long-term contracts (PPA) for renewable energy. Long-term power purchase agreements provide the assurance that the project will bring the expected return on investment upon completion, reducing the uncertainty of cash flow derived from the sale of energy on the
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The Future Price of Electricity in Europe
Wednesday, 07 September 2022
Due to the shrinking of the fossil fuel markets, the wholesale price of electricity rose significantly in many countries in the first half of 2022, especially in Europe. As a result of gas prices rising to over five times the value of the reference period, power prices in many European markets reached three to four
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The Case for New Electric Interconnectors
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
The European Council of October 2014 endorsed the proposal of the European Commission of May 2014 to extend the current 10% electric interconnectors target to 15% by 2030 while considering the cost factors and potential commercial exchanges in the relevant regions. How we produce and use energy relies heavily on interconnectors. Clean energy from renewable sources like
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Liquid Air Energy Storage Explained by a Developer
Wednesday, 03 August 2022
Here follow 5 questions Green Dealflow asked phelas, an innovative company focusing on a particular energy storage technology to foster the energy transition: liquid air energy storage. What problem does phelas solve? Phelas was founded to turn a very simple vision into reality: We want 100% renewable power to be a no-brainer everywhere on this
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New Rules on Authorization Procedures for Renewable Energy Plants
Friday, 29 July 2022
The following article explains the introduction of new frameworks in regard to renewable energy installations in Italy according to the official decree. On July 14, the Senate renewed its confidence in the Government by definitively approving, in the text dismissed by the Chamber, the bill for the conversion, with modifications, of the Decree-Law no. 50 of
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