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English version PDF (14.9 MB) Kindle (mobi) (2.7 MB) eBook (epub) (1.4 MB) Read online       Table of Contents Letter from the Team Leader EU Leads the Global Energy Transition Understanding China’s Action Plan for Reaching Peak Carbon Emissions by 2030 Electricity Market Reform: ACER must empower consumers, not just network operators Distributed Energy Resources and Smart Grids: an opportunity or a distraction? EU and China trace parallel paths towards energy security Biogas: t

To reach the goals of decarbonisation in China and in Europe, electrification of the energy system is vital. The cost of renewable energy production has decreased substantially, and the direct use of electricity will be the energy solution in most sectors. ‘Hard to abate’ sectors like heavy transport, aviation and industries (e.g. cement, steel, refineries) will need green gases/ liquids based on renewable electricity production. Before the liberalisation of the electricity market in Europe, each country had a national long- term plan for production and grids b

On 23 September, we saw the successful conclusion of the ENTSO-e Grid Planning Modelling Showcase in China project., which is the flagship project of the EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform. ECECP will hold a project results dissemination event on 7 December 2021. The report "ENTSO-e Grid Planning modelling Showcase in China" will be launched during the event.  The project kicked off in March 2020 when COVID stopped play, therefore the entire project was conducted online. It