Publications

The European Battery Alliance: Ambitions and requirements

4 May 2018

A European alliance of battery manufacturers (European Battery Alliance) was launched in 2017. This contributes provides some insight into the Alliance’s strategy and the challenges it faces before publication of the review of the Clean Energy Package.

The Role of Business in the Circular Economy: Markets, Processes and Enabling Policies

28 March 2018

The circular economy is attracting significant interest worldwide, as evidenced by the numerous government strategies, business commitments and partnerships devoted to its development.

Should all producers of renewable energy automatically receive GOs?

13 March 2018

In this contribution, Jaap Jansen finds that the practice of automatically issuing guarantees of origin (GOs) to all producers of renewable energy undermines EU energy and climate objectives.

Stakeholders views on the Ecodesign Directive: An assessment of the successes and shortcomings

1 March 2018

As part of the European Parliament's European Implementation Assessment of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC), Christian Egenhofer, Eleanor Drabik, Monica Alessi and Vasileios Rizos contributed a Briefing Paper entitled "Stakeholders views on the Ecodesign Directiv

Value Chains based on Mineral Raw Materials: Challenges for European Policy and Industry

28 February 2018

This report is meant to provide background and serve as a starting point for a series of stakeholder discussions on the future of the EU’s value chains based on mineral raw materials.

Suspended in legal limbo: Protecting investment in renewable energy in the EU

23 January 2018

This paper focuses on the damage – and the potential for inflicting further damage – to investor confidence arising from legal uncertainties surrounding renewable energy support in some EU member states.

The Interplay between the Circular Economy and the European Semester: An assessment

22 December 2017

Nord Stream 2 – Friend or enemy of energy security in Europe?

21 December 2017

Does Russian gas weaken energy security in Europe? Lessons from the Baumgarten incident

19 December 2017

Is security of energy supply possible without deeper cross-border market integration? Lessons from the cold spell in South-Eastern Europe

13 December 2017

Transforming Energy-Intensive Industries: Reflections on innovation, investment and finance challenges

12 December 2017

Russia’s ostrich approach to climate change and the Paris Agreement

1 December 2017