ERRA’s “Knowledge hub” is an online platform that pools together sector news as well as ERRA and non-ERRA publications related to energy transition. Hot topics, recent developments and key literature in energy transition can easily be followed through this new feature.
RAP Paper: Gridlock in the Netherlands
Having no grid capacity on high- and medium-voltage electricity networks seems to be the new normal in the Netherlands. Grids across the world have become bottlenecks slowing the advancement of renewables, but the Netherlands seems to have been hit by the problem particularly early and hard. The Dutch story showcases how grids can become a bottleneck for the expansion of renewables and electrification in any country with such ambitions.
RAP Paper: Will price cannibalisation kill the market for wind and solar?
In his work, Mr. Dominic Scott the Senior Advisor and Consultant of RAP discusses the sustainability of investments in renewable energy because. He explains the price cannibalization and outlines several factors for it such as the falling costs of solar and wind technologies, the role of carbon pricing and the need for flexible technologies to manage fluctuations in renewable energy supply.
EUI Report: Contracts-for-Difference to Support Renewable Energy Technologies
In this report, EUI presents the major application and impact areas of CfDs in a European context, describes the most relevant design dimensions and discusses several design packages for CfDs as combinations of distinct design choices separately and in comparison. They also provide a detailed overview of CfD schemes implemented in Europe.
OIES Paper on Decarbonizing Germany’s Heating Sector
The paper provides information on the existing flexibility related data exchange that DSO's are involved with and identifies possible future involvement which also may require NRAs’ attention, while outlining some of the recent and ongoing developments at EU level.
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Short paper on the ownership of Storage Facilities in the Electrical Distribution System
[2023] Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)
Better, Faster, Cleaner: Securing clean energy technology supply chains
[2023] Energy Transitions Commission
World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023: 1.5°C Pathway
[2023] International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Scaling Up to Phase Down: Financing Energy Transition in Developing Countries
[2023 The World Bank