Good progress - next focus must be sector coupling and clean gas


EUTurbines welcomes the publication of the fourth report on the State of the Energy Union yesterday. Over the recent years the European Union has made considerable efforts towards ensuring “accessible, affordable, secure, competitive and sustainable energy for all Europeans”, as the report highlights. However, as the conclusions of the report point out, there is still a lot to be...

The Romanian EU Presidency and EU Climate and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete gathered all gas grid stakeholders in Bucharest on 1 April 2019 to discuss a reform of Europe’s gas system. The target: to accommodate increasing shares of renewable gas while maintaining the benefits of the existing energy grid and storage facilities.

EUTurbines was proud to participate in the High-Level Roundtable on future Energy Systems and represent not...

With this edition of our Activity Report we offer again a helpful tool, providing you with an overview of our topics and the related activities throughout 2018. Please download the report here: EUTurbines Activity Report 2018

Brussels, 23 January 2019: Members of EUTurbines, the voice of Europe’s gas and steam turbine industry, published a set of ambitious commitments to drive the transition of gas power generation to renewable gas, in line with the EU’s 2050 goal of a climate neutral economy.

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Wednesday 23 January 2019
From 14:00 to 17:00 - followed by a networking cocktail

The Office
Rue d'Arlon 80
1000 Brussels

Following on from the recent publication of the European Commission's long-term Strategy for a climate neutral Europe by 2050, you are cordially invited to discuss the key role renewable-gas power generation can play in a decarbonised energy mix.

You will have the opportunity to:

> Learn more about what the...

In view of the upcoming trilogue on the Electricity Market Design, COGEN Europe, EUGINE and EUTurbines would like to strongly emphasise that the simple reference to a limit value like the 550g CO2/kWh - or its possible alternatives - is not sufficient: Without defining a harmonised calculation methodology, the new provision risks leading to a patchwork of national calculation methodologies enabling some EU Member States to potentially support high-emitting power...

The European Commission presented on 28 November the much awaited “Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reductions”. The strategy presents possible paths and measures that will allow the EU to comply with the Paris agreement and to reach the climate neutral objective as soon as possible.

The goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C...

Horizon Europe – ITRE Committee vote:
Energy efficiency, flexibility and renewable gases rightfully taken on board

R&I support is crucial to ensure the transition towards a reliable, cost-efficient and decarbonised energy system. It is therefore important that the future EU R&I framework programme “Horizon Europe” adequately includes all areas contributing to this goal.

Ralf Wezel, Secretary General of EUGINE and EUTurbines, has expressed his support to...

This EUTurbines statement aims to clarify the facts and status of discussions on a selected number of technical subjects on frequency related topics linked to Network Code Requirements for Generators. It gives clear recommendations from manufacturers side for the national implementation to consider both the needs of the TSOs and their obligation to ensure stability of the electrical system on one hand, and the inherent constraints of some generation technologies on...

EUTurbines officially supports the “Joint Call to the candidates for the 2019 European Elections” asking future Members of the Parliament to keep industry at the top of the political agenda and call for an ambitious long-term EU industrial strategy.

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EUTurbines as one of 122 European industrial associations co-signed the new #Industry4Europe Paper with suggestions to EU policy makers on how to implement an adequate governance for an EU industrial strategy. The proposals of the coalition paper focus on 2 pillars: an informed and steady dialogue between industry and decision-makers as well as a structure of the European institutions that allows for an implementation of an industrial strategy at highest...

Ahead of the European Commission’s consultation on the EU Long-term Decarbonisation Strategy, the sector of gas-based power generation highlights one of the energy system’s most promising solutions to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and tackling climate change: the switch of gas-based power generation to carbon-neutral gases.

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EUTurbines comments to ENTSO-E Public consultation on Guidance for Connection Code implementation related to Frequency Stability Parameters.”

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EUTurbines welcomes the update of the IGD on frequency stability related parameters, addressing, among others, the admissible active power reduction from maximum output with falling frequency (NC RfG Art 13 (4) and (5)). RfG Art 13 does not make a distinction between dynamic and steady- state behaviour. It also does not clearly state how ambient conditions and technological constraints should be taken into account.

In that discussion, EUTurbines calls to carefully...

EUTurbines has signed, together with another 118 industrial associations, a Joint Reaction Paper "For an ambitious EU industrial strategy: going further". The document is a reaction to the Commission's Communication on "Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable Industry: a renewed Industrial Strategy for Europe" published in September. The Signatories have identified all key objectives and missing measures that should be at the heart of any ambitious and longer-term EU...

German magazine "Energie & Management" published a most informative article on the EU research procject working on the flexibility of power plants driven by turbines, emphasizing the participation of EUTurbines members.

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EUTurbines welcomes the effort to adapt the electricity market design to the new market reality. The key element of the reform is the recognition of the need for flexibility solutions to balance the variable renewable energy sources as main contributors to a decarbonised energy system.
Flexible dispatchable thermal power plants can provide a considerable share of this flexibility, but need a market framework which ensures that, during a limited number...

EUTurbines welcomes the initiative and stresses the importance of a continuous R&I support to achieve the energy system of the future. The relevance of all system contributors should be acknowledged.

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EUTurbines comments to ENTSO-E Public consultation on Guidance for Connection Code implementation of frequency related parameters

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EUTurbines supports the idea of improving the security of supply on the European gas market by increasing the number of sources for gas in Europe and by creating a real European gas network. It is recognised that this includes gases of a diverging composition.

To ensure that gas turbines operate efficiently, safely and within the allowed emission limits, it is essential that the composition of gas reaching the gas turbine stays...

Thermal power plants, originally designed for base-load operation, are increasingly shifting their role to provide fluctuating back-up power to meet unpredictable and short-notice demand peaks, to control and stabilise the grid.

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Power-to-Gas-to-Power is a promising solution, which can contribute to solving the flexibility challenge in a system with an ever-increasing share of variable renewable energy sources - but needs a favourable framework. This was the main conclusion of the conference “Power-to-Gas: Balancing the energy system with green fuel”, jointly organised by EUGINE and EUTurbines this week.

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European turbines industry elects new leadership team

Michael Ladwig from GE Power in Switzerland is the elected new President of EUTurbines, the association representing Europe’s gas and steam turbine based technology providers. The new leadership team for the next 2 years is completed by Daniela Gentile from Ansaldo Energia in Italy and Thomas Thiemann from Siemens Power & Gas in Germany as new Vice-Presidents of the association.

“A key priority for my...