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The EU ETS Directive is the centrepiece of the European Union’s climate policy. It has created the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which is a unique and quite com-plex system.
The EU ETS establishes a scheme for greenhouse gas emissions allowances trading within 31 European countries. Its functioning is based on a “cap and trade” principle, which sets a cap on the total amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted by all participating installations. Within the cap, companies receive or buy emission allowances which they can trade with one another as needed.
Today, the EU ETS covers almost half of EU’s emissions and is part of the daily life of a large number of companies.
The EU ETS Directive represents the backbone of EU’s action against climate change, but it also works in combination with several other pieces of legislation in a delicate balance.
Our European system has very much evolved during the last 15 years. The existing legislation operates until 2020. It has set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target in line with EU’s 2050 low carbon economy roadmap. The time has also come to discuss the post-2020 period and the European Commission will soon put forward a new proposal with a 2030 emissions reduction target.
Being the first one to have been setup, the European scheme is analysed and taken as exam-ple in other regions of the world where emissions trading starts being implemented.
This course aims at giving a presentation of the EU ETS Directive, the main features of the sys-tem, the balance with other pieces of EU legislation and at offering perspectives for the on-coming review of the scheme.

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Demand response is seen as measure to increase the power system flexibility. Recent developments from research projects and pilots pave the way to large scale deployment and commercialization. This webinar will present the potentials of different DR technologies and different national and international approaches and discusses how flexibility of demand is making its way into markets and network operation. IEA-DSM Task 17 addresses the current role and potential of flexibility in electricity demand and supply of systems of energy consuming/producing processes in buildings (residential and commercial) equipped with DER (Electric Vehicles, PV, storage, heat pumps, ...) and their impacts on the grid and markets.

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Power system impact studies are often the first steps taken towards defining renewable targets. It is important that commonly accepted standard methodologies are applied related to these issues. IEAWIND and IEA PVPS have issued Recommended Practices for Wind/PV Integration Studies to provide researchers, consultants, and system operators with up-to-date guidelines on how to perform renewable power system studies.

The second edition of the report published in 2018, extends recommendations for wind integration studies to also include solar PV and distribution networks, on top of transmission network issues.

Recommendations are based on more than 10 years of work within the International Energy Agency Wind Technology Collaboration Programme (IEA Wind TCP) Task 25: Design and Operation of Power Systems with Large Amounts of Wind Power and the IEA Photovoltaic Power System Programme (PVPS TCP) Task 14: High Penetration of PV Systems in Electricity Grids.

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This webinar introduces the physics of Dynamic Line Rating (DLR), and calculation methods based on CIGRE and IEEE standards. Various approaches are discussed: direct measurement technologies (sensors) as well as weather model-based simulations. We describe applications implemented by grid operators for some years already. These illustrate how Dynamic Line Rating data have been integrated into grid operators’ tools and processes, in particular how forecasts are used. Furthermore, some analytics will be shared that demonstrate the benefits of Dynamic Line Rating for reducing OPEX and CAPEX. This includes examples on increasing cross-border trading, reducing investment on new line infrastructure and reducing congestions, which helps to make decisions on reinforcement and investment.

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The EU has established new priorities for the electricity sector, most notably security of supply is paramount and a renewable energy target of 20% by 2020. Investment in the European transmission grid has to reflect the new political decisions and this will require significant investment in the network. Achievement of priorities will require a change in mindset in transmission planning as reliance on traditional solutions based around overhead lines will not suffice due to planning constraints and environmental concerns. New solutions and previously unused technologies are required and Europacable believes that underground XLPE cables can serve as a facilitator for grid extension, be an enabler for renewable technology and be a vital component in ensuring that EU's energy goals are realised.

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Power transformers energy performance stanadards and regulations

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This session is part of the Clean Energy Regulators Initiative Webinar Programme.

Theme 1 - The Evolving Role of Network Regulators.

Module 2: Design Elements for Low Carbon Wholesale Markets

Clean Restructuring: Design Elements for Low Carbon Wholesale Markets and Beyond, a 21st Century Power Partnership report, describes the movement from a vertically integrated power sector toward a more participatory and clean energy-friendly electricity system. The report focuses on the design of competitive wholesale markets that rely increasingly on variable renewable electricity (vRE) sources, demand response, and other flexible, clean energy options.

The webinar will review three main areas of consideration for decision makers embarking on a clean restructuring process: planning and procurement, market operation rules, and network expansion and grid code. The report features case studies of clean restructuring for Mexico, Denmark and Germany, and the webinar will focus on current clean restructuring efforts in Mexico by the co-authors of the case study, Hector Beltran and Jose Maria Valenzuela.

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In June 2009, Jeju Island Smart Grid Project was conducted by 170 private companies with a budget of approximately $200 million. Its test-bed has become one of the world’s largest smart grid communities that allows for the testing of advanced smart grid technologies and R&D results, as well as the development of business models. The project serves as the founda-tion for the commercialization and industrial export of smart grid technologies. It is expected to greatly contribute to strengthening Korea’s position as a leader in the global smart grid in-dustry, by presenting the lessons and solutions learned from the test bed.

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Theme 9 - Energy Access

Module 4 - Island States

As the cost of renewable energy technologies (RETs) has declined in recent years, many jurisdictions around the world are now faced with a market in which customer-sited generation is cheaper than power from the grid, a transformation that will have significant implications for renewable electricity (RE) development in the years ahead. Rather than paying a cost-based price for RE generation (as under many feed-in tariffs), or allowing onsite generation to be credited at the full retail rate (as under net metering) – two common approaches in mainland markets – island jurisdictions are beginning to introduce new kinds of policies to adapt to a world in which customer-sited RETs can generate power more cost-effectively than centralized supply options. Nowhere is this transformation more apparent than in island grids, where imported diesel and/or heavy fuel oil often result in generation costs above USD $0.50/kWh.

As this innovation advances, island jurisdictions are becoming policy laboratories, showcasing new ways of attempting to balance the solvency of the electricity system (including generation, transmission, and distribution) with the rapid rise of customer-sited generation. In the process, this webinar will examine whether island jurisdictions are indeed pointing the way forward, and if so, what it could mean for the future of renewable electricity policy.

Primary energy factors (PEF), often referred to as conversion factors, are required to calculate the total energy consumption including the total chain of energy generation based on the final energy consumption data.

The webinar will present how primary energy factors are used in the EU regulatory framework. To what extent different definitions of PEF for RE have implications on the three energy policy fields:

1. EU Directives-- Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), Renewable Energy Directive (RED);
2. the influence on the target setting in overarching EU communications;
3. the influence on energy accounting (statistics).

The case studies address the policy implications and challenges of using different PEF methodology under these three energy policy areas.

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This Webinar will present the current status and predictive ability for the power loss of PV modules for specific failure modes. The team describes PV module material interactions and incompatibilities among encapsulation materials and lamination processes so as to better understand PV module failures mechanism.

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This session focuses on the existing policies for Renewable Energy Policies in Europe, showing the different supporting schemes, the advantages of each and the associated costs. The aim is to review the historical EU directives towards Green Energy Generation and Consumption and debating about the proposed new scenarios or 2030 EU framework for energy.

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The Ecodesign Directive for energy-related products (ErP Directive) establishes a framework under which manufacturers of energy-using and energy related products (such as windows or water using products like taps) are obliged to reduce the energy consumption and other negative environmental impacts occurring throughout the product life cycle. The directive is the primary mandatory means of reducing the energy use of products in the EU. This is complemented for some products by the Energy Label, whereby products at the point of sale (shop or internet) have to display a label which shows the energy efficiency categorical rating (A to G) and related information.
Consumer appliances have been amongst the earliest regulated products in the EU. At this point most of the energy-using equipment in the home have been included under one or more regulation, having a significant effect on energy use in the home. The course will cover most of these: washing machines, dishwashers, tumble dryers, ovens, cooker hoods, refrigerators and freezers, vacuum cleaners, televisions and simple set top boxes.
The course will:
• Introduce the key points of the ErP and the Energy Labelling Directives
• Outline the current regulations for each product group and the history of previous regulations
• Identify some learning points from the experience to date
• Present evidence of changes in the market for some products
Attendees of the course will gain an understanding of the eco-design and energy label regulations for consumer appliances.