energy
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Théo Wittersheim from the Shift Project on their report about Europe’s energy exposure
Could you elaborate on the technical foundations of your methodology, particularly what makes it novel compared to existing approaches, and which data sources were used to validate your approach? Théo Wittersheim: Our methodology is based on two core principles: analysing dependencies from the perspective of physical flows (for instance, barrels of oil, tonnes of steel, ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Ugnė Keliauskaitė from Bruegel on Europe’s energy dependency
The views expressed here are from Ugnė Keliauskaitė and do not necessarily reflect those of the think tank Bruegel. Do your findings suggest that Europe is shifting from fossil fuel dependency towards new forms of dependency, for example on critical materials or external clean energy supply chains? Ugnė Keliauskaitė: China dominates global production of the ...
Assessing EU’s direct and indirect energy dependencies
Europe is highly dependent on fossil fuels, and 97% of the EU’s oil consumption is imported as well as 90% of its fossil gas consumption. How can Europe address this issue, especially at a time of geopolitical tensions that have a significant impact on energy and the economy? Assessing EU's direct and indirect energy dependencies ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Kati Koponen on removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Kati Koponen is senior scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. She’s among the authors of a report commissioned by the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on the role of Direct Air Capture (DAC). What are the major carbon dioxide capture technologies currently in use worldwide – and what are their ...
Carbon dioxide removal technologies: can they help us fight climate change?
The final document of the last United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP30, acknowledges that the world is approaching an overshoot – that is, exceeding the 1.5 °C global warming threshold. Reducing future emission will be essential, but no longer sufficient: we will also need to actively remove the carbon dioxide (CO2) ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Sabine Fuss on removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Sabine Fuss is an economist and head of research department at the Potsdam Institute of Climate Research Impact. To start, there are multiple ways to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, and several terms are often used: carbon dioxide removal (CDR), carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), direct air capture (DAC), bioenergy combined with ...
Interview with David Olley on e-fuels: ‘main beneficiaries are aviation and maritime transport sector’
David Olley is Senior Associate at Aurora Energy Research. He specialises in green molecules (hydrogen, e-fuels, and bio-fuels). He uses his background in energy economics and climate policy, combined with a foundation of physics to provide deep quantitative insights to energy market clients. What has motivated the European Union to turn to e-fuels as part ...
A new green process for critical raw materials – interview with Dr. Eva Lain on green hydrometallurgy
Dr. Eva Lain is the founder and CEO of Lain Tech, a company based in Madrid (Spain), implementing new technologies in the raw materials sector. What is your company about? Eva Lain: Lain Tech is a young company founded in 2019 working on R&D and industrial implementation of novel technologies, providing cutting edge solutions in ...