1. Berlin Energy Forum
Session 3 : How to keep energy prices and costs in check
10/11 February 2014
Beate Raabe
Secretary General
Gas and electricity – Perfect partners?
4. 4
… in the Environmental Case
Gas + renewables grow together…
Scenarios for EU27 power generation mix 2010-2035
Data: Eurogas Long-Term Outlook for Gas to 2035
5. 5
What gas can do for renewables in electricity
• Back up renewables quickly, reliably and clean…
Performance of a modern combined-cycle gas turbine:
o Flexible: Time to full power generation capacity 60-
90 minutes
o Efficient: 55-60%
o Clean: Low CO2, NOx, SO2 and particulate matter
…not just separately by balancing the system but also
in direct symbiosis, e.g. with concentrated solar power
• Store renewable electricity as hydrogen or gas
6. 6
Gas-fired power station (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine)
Photo: Bord Gáis Energy
Whitegate
Power
Plant
Cork,
Ireland
Capacity:
445MW
Efficiency:
58.5%
7. 7
Concentrated solar power (solar tower system) + gas
Photos: Wikipedia
Sanlúcar la Mayor,
Southern Spain,
Near Seville
10 MW
20-25GWh per year
Up to 15% from gas
11. 11
Gas + electricity heating and cooling together
• Individual appliances merge into energy systems
(Energy Labelling Directive to reflect this)
• Gas infrastructure can cope with high winter heating
load and moderates need for new electrical lines
• Gas condensing boiler a key tool for achieving the “easy
wins” – cost, emissions & performance
• Suite of products to meet customer needs:
• Integrated with renewables
• Integrated with electricity products (e.g. CHP)
13. 13
Gas + electricity rolling along together…
… or next to each other - CNG
Photos:
Energigas Sverige, NGVA Europe + NGVAmerica
Gas /
electric
hybrid
used in
Spain
14. 14
Gas + electricity rolling along together…
… or next to each other - LNG
Photos: NGV America
15. 15
What gas can do in transport
• Less CO2 (-25%), NOx (-60%),
non-methane hydrocarbons (-75%) and CO (-97%)
• CNG in light vehicles
• LNG in trucks
• LNG in ships: Less CO2 (-25%), NOx (-90%), SOx (-100%)
and less particulates
17. 17
What needs doing in view of 2030?
• Binding economy-wide EU greenhouse gas reduction
target of at least 40%
• Revision of Emissions Trading System
• Non-ETS sectors sensitive to the price of carbon bearing
their costs associated with carbon dioxide emissions
18. 18
What needs doing in view of 2030?
• Phasing out support schemes for mature renewables +
help for all promising non-mature low-carbon options
• Full + speedy implementation of the internal energy
market, including:
o Removal of distortions, e.g. price caps, obligations to
keep uneconomic power stations open
o Capacity remuneration mechanisms where
necessary
• More Europe and less fragmented national policy
• More competition and less subsidies
