Jan Ondřich – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Wed, 13 Mar 2019 12:38:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 How should the Czech Republic split its energy assets? https://energytransition.org/2018/12/cez-split-energy-assets/ https://energytransition.org/2018/12/cez-split-energy-assets/#respond Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:00:10 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18463 The Czech government follows the example of the German RWE-Innogy to legitimize the split of CEZ into nuclear and non-nuclear parts. Jan Ondrich takes a look. The government prepares the division of the company in order to realize the project (Photo by Daggerstab, CC-BY-3.0) In my previous blog I wrote about possible funding for a new nuclear plant in the Czech Republic. One of the possibilities...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/12/cez-split-energy-assets/feed/ 0 How can the Czech Republic pay for new nuclear? https://energytransition.org/2018/12/czech-pay-for-nuclear/ https://energytransition.org/2018/12/czech-pay-for-nuclear/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:00:20 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18444 Plans for a new nuclear power plant in Czech Republic are currently on the brink of collapse. Jan Ondřich explains the remaining options. The government is considering various options in favour of the realization of a new nuclear power plant ( Public Domain) The Czech government still remains hopeful that it can start construction of a new nuclear power plant. But the Czech utility CEZ...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/12/czech-pay-for-nuclear/feed/ 1 How persistent is lignite in the energy mix? https://energytransition.org/2018/10/how-persistent-is-lignite-in-the-energy-mix/ https://energytransition.org/2018/10/how-persistent-is-lignite-in-the-energy-mix/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:00:21 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18155 Recent revival of the European carbon market has brought some optimism to those, who would like to see lignite disappear from the European energy mix altogether. Carbon prices could reach EUR 55 per ton by 2030 ( Public Domain) Indeed, the price of CO2 allowances traded under the European Trading Scheme have gone nowhere but upwards since the beginning of 2017. The price of carbon quintupled...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/10/how-persistent-is-lignite-in-the-energy-mix/feed/ 1 When will battery storage take off? https://energytransition.org/2018/09/when-will-battery-storage-take-off/ https://energytransition.org/2018/09/when-will-battery-storage-take-off/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:00:05 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17819 Energy industry professionals and commentators agree that industrial-scale battery storage will play a pivotal role in future energy systems. But will the battery business take off, just like solar PV, or will batteries remain a great opportunity which will never materialize? Jan Ondřich takes a look. A Tesla gigafactory manufactures batteries that power electric vehicles (Photo by Planet Labs Inc...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/09/when-will-battery-storage-take-off/feed/ 3 Will power prices ever support new nuclear build? https://energytransition.org/2017/01/will-power-prices-ever-support-new-nuclear-build/ https://energytransition.org/2017/01/will-power-prices-ever-support-new-nuclear-build/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:00:04 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=13816 Although some have argued that new nuclear is necessary for the power mix, Jan Ondřich disagrees. He takes a look at the numbers and finds that in the next 30 years, there’s no way that nuclear can compete with a mix of solar, wind, and gas. View of the gas peaking plant in New Jersey (Photo by Jim.henderson, edited, CC0 1.0) When I speak on the topic of commercial viability of new nuclear...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/01/will-power-prices-ever-support-new-nuclear-build/feed/ 12 Competition economics to the rescue https://energytransition.org/2017/01/competition-economics-to-the-rescue/ https://energytransition.org/2017/01/competition-economics-to-the-rescue/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2017 13:00:39 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11844 New nuclear: we know now it’s much more expensive than other options. But Central and Eastern European countries are investing in new projects (and the costs will be subsidized by tax payers). Policymakers argue that on the European grid, these prices make sense–but Jan Ondrich thinks otherwise. Nuclear in Hungary: expensive and unethical (Photo by Barna Rovács, edited, CC BY-SA 4.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/01/competition-economics-to-the-rescue/feed/ 6 Why haven’t Central and Eastern European policy makers embraced the Energiewende? https://energytransition.org/2016/11/why-cee-policy-makers-have-not-embraced-energiewende-2/ https://energytransition.org/2016/11/why-cee-policy-makers-have-not-embraced-energiewende-2/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:00:00 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11404 Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have been known for negating most policies which in the short run require some level of altruism and sense of responsibility, from climate change to immigration issues. When Germany embarked upon its revolutionary and transformative energy policy which became known as Energiewende, CEE political leaders were quick to condemn and ridicule the policy.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2016/11/why-cee-policy-makers-have-not-embraced-energiewende-2/feed/ 6 What does EU power market reform mean for Central and Eastern Europe power markets? https://energytransition.org/2016/05/what-does-eu-power-market-reform-mean-for-cee-power-markets/ https://energytransition.org/2016/05/what-does-eu-power-market-reform-mean-for-cee-power-markets/#comments Mon, 16 May 2016 13:00:47 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=10268 The current market fails to generate pricing signals allowing full cost recovery of power generation. The European Commission decided to introduce a set of measures to ensure generation adequacy and supply security. The measures are further detailed in network codes, explains Jan Ondřich. The headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. (Photo by Gérard Colombat, modified, CC BY 2.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2016/05/what-does-eu-power-market-reform-mean-for-cee-power-markets/feed/ 4 E.ON split spells trouble for Central and Eastern European energy players https://energytransition.org/2015/01/eon-split-trouble-for-cee-energy-players/ https://energytransition.org/2015/01/eon-split-trouble-for-cee-energy-players/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:45:13 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=7118 The split of German utility E.ON into a “good” and a “bad” part has worrying implications for the larger utilities in Central and Eastern Europe. Jan Ondrich explains. E.ON is heavily invested in conventional power generation in CEE. In the photo: The Gas-fired Power Plant Gönyü in Hungary. (Source : E.ON) Here we shall review the significance of E.ON’s divestment of its coal and nuclear assets...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2015/01/eon-split-trouble-for-cee-energy-players/feed/ 0 How to reform EU power markets: is a capacity market necessary? https://energytransition.org/2015/01/how-to-reform-eu-power-markets-capacity-market/ https://energytransition.org/2015/01/how-to-reform-eu-power-markets-capacity-market/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:59:56 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=7101 The idea of a European capacity market has been occupying people’s minds for quite some time. Jan Ondřich takes a look at the feasibility and design and finds that Europe must solve other – more pressing – energy market issues first. Does Europe need capacity markets, for example in order to keep gas power plants competitive? The debate on European energy markets is dominated by so-called...

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