Articles written by Andreas Walstad

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Is EU doing enough? The European Union has set ambitious targets for solar PV expansion, but is Brussels designing the right policies to support growth? Andreas Walstad investigates.
Andreas Walstad
Dec 08, 2022
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Markets & Policy
The weekend read: How does the EU taxonomy set criteria for technologies to be labeled green and provide investors with a classification system? Despite its faults and shortcomings, the EU’s Taxonomy Regulation is expected to support the energy transition and help redirect capital flows to renewables and green assets. Andreas Walstad examines how the taxonomy sets out criteria for technologies to be labeled green and environmentally sustainable in a bid to provide investors with a classification system that boosts clarity, accountability, and predictability.
Andreas Walstad
Aug 06, 2022
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No silver bullet Despite its faults and shortcomings, the EU’s Taxonomy Regulation is expected to support the energy transition and help redirect capital flows to renewables and green assets. Andreas Walstad examines how the taxonomy sets out criteria for technologies to be labeled green and environmentally sustainable in a bid to provide investors with a classification system that boosts clarity, accountability, and predictability.
Andreas Walstad
Jul 18, 2022
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Digesting the EC’s border tax proposal The European Union’s proposed carbon border tax on imports of energy-intensive goods could push up prices of steel, aluminum and raw materials, which could add costs to the supply chain for solar PV installations. In the longer run, however, the border tax could also offer solar PV manufacturers new opportunities to source materials with a lower carbon footprint.
Andreas Walstad
Aug 09, 2021
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Coal-fired plant in Ratcliffe-on-Soar
Markets & Policy
The weekend read: Will the UK emissions trading system deliver on its promises? U.K. carbon prices have looked relatively strong since the market launched in May. There is now optimism that the U.K. emissions trading system (ETS) will drive investment in renewables and green hydrogen. However, linking with the EU ETS is seen as key for the market to flourish in the longer term.
Andreas Walstad
Jul 17, 2021
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Coal-fired plant in Ratcliffe-on-Soar
UK ETS – will it deliver? U.K. carbon prices have looked relatively strong since the market launched in May. There is now optimism that the U.K. emissions trading system (ETS) will drive investment in renewables and green hydrogen. However, linking with the EU ETS is seen as key for the market to flourish in the longer term.
Andreas Walstad
Jul 08, 2021
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Systemsicherheit
Markets & Policy
The weekend read: Probes confront EU renewable energy market barriers The European Commission’s antitrust investigation into EPEX Spot has revealed barriers for the integration of renewables in wholesale power markets. Challenges appear in a range of European marketplaces, but investigations and reforms appear to be clearing barriers to entry.
Andreas Walstad
Jul 03, 2021
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Container ship
Markets & Policy
The weekend read: New support for Europe’s green energy transition The European Commission will propose a number of new laws this summer and fall that are set to boost investment in renewable electricity and green hydrogen, reports Andreas Walstad in Brussels.
Andreas Walstad
Jun 26, 2021
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Systemsicherheit
Probes confront EU market barriers The European Commission’s antitrust investigation into EPEX Spot has revealed barriers for the integration of renewables in wholesale power markets. Challenges appear in a range of European marketplaces, but investigations and reforms appear to be clearing barriers to entry.
Andreas Walstad
Jun 07, 2021