Errata edition 11 nrg magazine 2013 by NRG Magazine

Errata: Errors, Clarifications and Comments for NRG Magazine Edition 11, September 2013 th NRG Magazine Editorial Team, editor@tta-world.com, September 4 2013 These errata give the necessary clarifications and comments for the latest edition of NRG Magazine, in order to provide information and expert views as accurately as possible. The corrections and comments are provided below. Page 4: In the second paragraph, the second line from below, the Back to the future section is on pages 42-43 and not only on page 42. In the third paragraph, the fifth line from above, the correct spelling of the competition is NRG Battle-World Edition. Page 12: In the second column (under the “Windy challenges” title), the statement “Prof. Roggenkamp informs us that, currently, there are no legal regimes to organize offshore wind, and that countries with borders on the sea are still trying to tackle how to organize offshore wind production” is erroneous. To clarify this statement, it needs to be said that, originally, there were no legal regimes to organize offshore wind. However, nowadays, the states bordering the North Sea do have such regimes, even though these may differ and may not promote cross border cooperation. Page 12: In the second column, second paragraph (under the “The evolution of the gas market” title), the second statement “Even though more than five decades have passed since then, the EU market continues to be associated with the gas and the electricity sector.” is misleading. The following explanation can provide an appropriate introduction to Prof. Roggenkamp’s quote: “It has taken quite a long time before the EU has become more directly related to especially the electricity, but also the gas sector.” The first statement in the quote that follows, “These markets are developing from a local, to a national market and perhaps, in the future, into an international market” is incorrect. Prof. Roggenkamp remarked instead that “the gas sector is certainly already an international market and the electricity sector is at least a regional EU market”. In the same quote, in the last line, the accent put on cooperation needs to be amended, hence the statement “there should be more cross border cooperation” is replaced by “there will be more cross border cooperation”. In the same paragraph, the last quote “In the meantime, we will just have to wait to see how the EU energy situation will unfold” is taken out of context and is consequentially eliminated from the text. Page 12: In the second column, third paragraph (under the “The evolution of the gas market” title), the last statement in the quote, “From a legal perspective, the development of shale gas will depend on the legislation created to regulate the extraction methods.” is rather misleading, and is replaced by “Developing shale gas may depend on the legislation created to regulate some of the specifics of the extraction methods relating to shale gas.” The last statement in this paragraph (“The professor believes that the problem is not that there is not sufficient legislation, but that the lengthy process of obtaining a permit in the energy industry will cause the biggest issues in this market.”) is misplaced in this section. This statement is moved in the next section (“What about laws for renewables?”) after the first paragraph in the third column. Page 12: In the third column, first paragraph (under the “What about laws for renewables?” title), the following part creates confusion: “According to Prof. Roggenkamp, the government should introduce an electricity production permit. This way the government will have the power to influence the development of renewables.” Here it needs to be said that, in general, such permits may assist the government in the decision making process regarding primary fuels, which may include renewables. The quote that follows also creates confusion in the beginning (“For permitting, we need experts to help us.”). This needs to be replaced with an explanation about the fact that, in the past, the Netherlands had a large number of permits, and that, now, the situation has been improved through reducing the number of permits and simplifying the procedures. Additionally, Prof. Roggenkamp remarks that “companies nowadays are better suited to go through a permitting process than before”. In the final paragraph in the third column the statement “At the moment, EU legislation benefits each independent nation when it comes to energy regulation.” Needs to be replaced by “Most EU legislation (at least Directives) need to be implemented in national law and by doing so, member states can usually take into account national considerations.” In the final paragraph, after the previous erratum, the example about wind parks and TSOs needs corrections. Prof. Roggenkamp notes here that, in the current regime, “each operator of an offshore wind park will decide to connect the wind park to the grid of the TSO of its own state, since this is the requirement to receive subsidies for offshore wind energy production”. In the same paragraph, the statement “However, there could be a far shorter connection to the onshore by using cables through another country” does not explain the situation clearly. Instead, this statement is replaced by “This decision (connecting the wind park to the grid of the TSO of the operator’s own state) implies that the wind park would not be linked to another state’s TSO, even if this would involve a shorter distance for electricity transport.” Page 48: In the third column, first paragraph, the last statement should be “Moreover, this gives companies the opportunity (…)”. In the third column, last paragraph, the last statement is “The concept is also exportable to other sectors, and TTA World is continuously improving its selection and recruitment strategy.”