Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Director of the Energy Center of the Jacques Delors Institute, details the challenges of this winter from an energy point of view. For him, the Commission has a clear strategy: both save energy to get through the winter and invest in renewable energies.
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The European Commission finally has a clear energy strategy according to Thomas Pellerin-Carlin the director of the Energy Center of the Jacques Delors Institute, eco guest of franceinfo on Thursday 8 September. First of all, it wants to involve electricity producers. Which ? There is debate and “It’s a political choice”, according to the researcher.
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The Commission also wants to involve the oil and gas industries. A good idea according to Thomas Pellerin-Carlin because it sends them a signal “to invest in something other than oil and gas”.
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Second lever: lower energy consumption. “Finally, we are talking about the only solution that works: European and national mobilization to save energy”, according to Thomas Pellerin-Carlin.
The Commission mentions a 10% drop in electricity, up to 15% during peak periods, “when consumption is very high and there is a risk of a blackout”, according to the researcher. “It’s really a very good idea, we know it works because the Japanese did it”, emphasizes Thomas Pellerin-Carlin. In 2011, after the tsunami and Fukushima, Japanese nuclear power was shut down. Then there is a mobilization of all of Japanese society with political and economic leadership.
Thomas Pellerin-Carlin is not against coercion : “It can be either economical – Duralex stops temporarily because the company cannot afford to pay, or it is regulatory”, according to the researcher. “Electrical displays at night may not be essential during an energy crisis”, concludes the researcher from the Jacques Delors Institute.
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