Masterclass energy finance From financing the exploration and exploitation of offshore oil fields to financing large solar farms; project finance is a driving factor in the development of the energy industry. Gaining an understanding of the key principles behind project finance can mean the difference between success and failure in
LNG: What are the prospects? October 28th at the Academiegebouw in Utrecht. The role of natural gas in the world’s energy mix is steadily increasing (see the graph below), in part because of the relatively low CO2 emissions released while burning gas, and the high conversion efficiency in gas-fired power
MPP3 POWER PLANT AND BOAT RIDE, 30SEPT 2015 Excursion to the high efficiency 1.1 GW E.ON coal fired power plant on the Maasvlakte near Rotterdam, followed by a boat ride through the Europort. A full day of activities and interesting information gained by first hand! E.ON’s MPP3 is a 1100
YES-DC Network event, 17 september 2015 YES-DC is proud to announce its 2015 network event. Interesting presentations will be given by networking proffesionals which will be followed by several interactive activities. Don’t miss the chance to meet interesting people, with whom you can interact during a mini energy battle. Exchange ideas and opinions
By Thomas van der Vliet The YES-DC India energy review was held on the 17th of June at the Academiegebouw in Utrecht. The topic of India was chosen because it is a major developing country with rapidly increasing energy demand and the country doesn’t get as much attention as it
By Mariësse van Sluisveld On behalf of YES-DC I got the opportunity to have a look at the ‘intermezzo’ UNFCCC negotiations that take place in Bonn every year. Being granted the observer-status you have access to a wide selection of side-events which are held in small rooms close to the negotiation room. So
On the 12th of May in 2015, a group of roughly forty young energy specialists gathered to discuss everything related to the relation between energy and economic growth. After a short introduction to the subject by YES-DC’s very own Friso Huizinga, three experts took the floor. The energy transition: a
The India energy review. June 17th at the Academiegebouw in Utrecht. Speakers from the IEA, FMO (The Dutch development bank) and Energy Indeed confirmed! With a population of 1,25 billion people, India is the largest democracy in the world. At present the country is relatively poor with the level of
Energy is an important production factor that is essential to economic growth. World primary energy use has grown enormously since the middle of the 19th century, and it has brought us unprecedented wealth and comfort. Recent developments have made apparent that energy use does not come without cost. The oil
Report by: Mariësse van Sluisveld In December 2015 a new Conference of Parties (CoP) will be held in Paris, with as objective to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate from all the nations of the world. This 2015 agreement will have to bring together the current patchwork
The road to Paris – Climate Change Policy & Practice As part of the international climate negotiations around the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen (2009) and Cancún (2010), parties have agreed in the Copenhagen Accord and the Cancún Agreements to collectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions
General Assembly 10 March 2015, 19:00, NJR, Utrecht [message_box title=”Evening details” color=”white”] Date: Tuesday 10 March 2015 Time: 19:00 Location: Nederlandse Jeugdraad, Kromme Nieuwegracht 58, Utrecht [/message_box] YES-DC announces it’s next General Assembly. All members are invited to attend on March 10th. Further we will discuss about YES-DC’s progress in
Ready to participate instead of sitting down and listening? The Smart Grid Game is a role playing game in which you experience and deal with the complexity of the energy system. Realising the energy transition is something no single actor can do on its own. Achieving this common goal, but
The current discussions on energy all too often hinge toward the energy use in transport and especially the demand and production of electricity. The demand and supply of heat remains largely underexposed, this is not justified as heating (and cooling) accounts for 46% of total final energy demand worldwide. In
YES-DC seeks new energetic board for 2015! As this year’s last events is coming closer, it is time for us to start looking for a new board for YES-DC for 2015. We are looking for enthusiastic and ambitious people to organize next year’s YES-DC events. Our distinctive group of members,