GIE answer to CEER consultation on its 2013 Work Programme - 12GIE081

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GIE Position Paper on:

- cost allocation and responsability

- implementation of a new gas standard

GIE response to ACER’s draft Framework Guidelines on Interoperability and Data Exchange Rules Public Consultation - 12GIE051

GIE’s answer to DG ENER’s Public Consultation on the “Establishment of the annual priority lists for the development of network codes and guidelines for 2013 and beyond”

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 GIE’s answer to the European Commission’s Public Consultation on: "Including maritime transport emissions in the EU's greenhouse gas reduction commitment"

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GIE response to ACER public consultation on the scope and main policy options for Framework Guidelines on Harmonised transmission tariff structures (PC -06)

On 15 December 2011, the European Commission adopted the Communication "Energy Roadmap 2050". As a first reaction to this publication, GIE has decided to update its key messages on the Energy Roadmap 2050 (published in June 2011) and to publish them within a brochure.

The European Commission launched in December 2011 a public consultation on Renewable Energy Strategy. This public consultation had the aim of soliciting the view of interested parties to assess in how far the orientations of the current policy framework on renewable energy remain valid in the medium term - i.e. after 2020 until 2030. Given the strong interactions between renewables and gas, GIE decided to prepare a response to remind about the “enabler” role of natural gas for variable RES as well as the key role that natural gas should play in a low carbon economy.

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Gas quality plays a crucial role for the interoperability of gas systems and thus the free flow and trade of gas. Currently, there exist different natural gas qualities across Europe depending largely on the different sources of gas. Furthermore, with the declining European natural gas production and the expected increase in demand in the coming decades, Europe’s import dependency will most likely grow, particularly for power generation where natural gas has proved to be the cleanest, most efficient and versatile of all fossil fuels.

The interconnectivity of existing transportation systems, the ability of gas storage facilities to modulate demand and the ability to import LNG from a wide range of sources will all play very important roles in providing security of supply throughout Europe.

This existence of disparate gas qualities has received increased attention in the recent years mainly due to the integration processes of the European gas market. Moreover, with the envisaged development of renewable energy sources, including those in gaseous form such as biomethane, synthetic natural gasor hydrogen, the topic of gas quality will further gain in importance. It is worth noting in this context that biomethane is considered to have the highest potential impact in the energy mix in the nearest future, largely due to the political support that it receives.

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The use of LNG as a fuel for heavy trucks, rail and shipping offers an excellent opportunity for improving the environmental footprint and will be key in meeting the increasingly strict environmental requirements for the transport sector: trucking, rail and shipping.

Distribution of LNG from main EU import terminals to smaller regional and local terminals will improve security of supply and market functioning in the EU, as well as enable a cost-effective way of supplying natural gas where adequate network connections are not available.

Securing these opportunities will require a regulatory and fiscal framework that recognizes these benefits.

GLE is excited about the opportunities offered by Small Scale LNG and will play its part in promoting its further development.

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GSE Position Paper on Gas Quality - 11GSE126

Meeting the EU’s very ambitious commitments towards a low-carbon economy by 2050 will require parallel development of energy efficiency measures, the development of renewable energy sources and the deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Road transport will contribute towards this reduction if alternative fuels such as CNG and LNG are further developed within the road vehicle market. Most importantly, these developments will have to be accompanied by a significant development of new natural gas infrastructures.

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On 13 September 2011, the European energy regulators launched a public consultation on the draft CEER 2012 Work Programme (Ref. C11-WPDC-22-06). This document outlines CEER’s work plan for 2012, centred on four overall strategy focus areas.  

GIE answered to this CEER public consultation focusing its answer on three areas: the role of CEER and ACER, CEER's work on storage and CEER's work on LNG.

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GLE Position Paper:
Pan-European Standardization of Gas Quality Specifications
4 November 2011
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With European natural gas production in decline but consumption generally predicted to increase over the following decades, Europe is expected to become even more dependent upon gas imports with LNG playing a very important role. LNG has proved to be a globally flexible, competitive and reliable source of energy, providing security of supply in the mix of gas import options.

The European Commission is looking at the harmonisation of the gas quality specifications across European Union in order to create effective interoperability of gas networks and facilitating a free trade of gas by lifting local gas quality barriers. Consequently, the European Commission has mandated CEN (Mandate M/400) to draw up gas specification standards in order to create a competitive single European gas market according to the Directive 2003/55/EC. The Mandate consists of two phases; the first consists in analysing the impact of gas quality fluctuations (Wobbe Index and density) on gas appliances falling under the GAD; and the second in creating EU standards for both combustion and non-combustion parameters.

GIE answer to the European Commission’s Public Consultation on Clean Transport Systems (CTS) initiative

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GTE+ Reverse Flow Study

GTE+ Reverse Flos Study_Cover note

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Flexibility tools - appendix to the GSE Key Messages Paper "The Evolving Role of Storage in Flexibility Markets and Implications for European Energy Regulation"

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Opening Address by Jean-Marc Leroy: Gas Storage Outlook in the Current Market Environment. delivered at Gas Storage and Infrastructure Forum, Vienna, 9 September 2008

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