Incentives and legal barriers for power-to-hydrogen pathways: An international snapshot

Rendering the energy system more sustainable can only be achieved through a combination of low-carbon energy production, energy efficiency, and coupling of energy sectors. In this context, Power-to-Hydrogen concepts for managing supply and demand, providing seasonal storage, and being the linking element between different sectors (electricity generation, gas grids, transport and industry), has attracted significant interest during the last decade. However, the deployment of technology is subject to legal barriers, which may differ from one region to another. On the contrary, there may be incentives to facilitate market introduction of a new technology.In this paper, an international network of experts under the umbrella of Task 38 of the International Energy Agency's Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Programme assesses the legal framework in ten countries regarding power-to-hydrogen applications. The most frequently considered pathway, from a legal standpoint, is using hydrogen for mobility applications. Only a few countries are implementing legal frameworks for diverse hydrogen applications.     

矿业权法律与矿产资源所有权比较

本文在论述了矿业权主要法律特征的同时 ,与矿产资源所有权进行了比较。指出了维护矿业权 ,就是维护国家矿产资源所有权     

论构筑我国城市总体规划改革的法制化框架

近几年来,"概念规划""战略规划"等规划类型在我国各城市中不断出现,由此引发了规划界对城市总体规划改革的探讨.应从加强城市规划和管理的法制化、树立法律意识的角度,构筑城市总体规划改革的法制化框架,即基于已有法律,尽快对区域规划进行立法,将"概念规划""战略规划"等规划类型纳入法制轨道,建立信息反馈、法律监督评价和责任追究机制.     

认真的创作,真诚的评论--我的广义建筑创作观

该文就建立“为人、求精、创新、动人”的广义建筑创作观，指出了在设计工作中，应当重视“合理、合情、合法”的创作原则，并在一系列亲身实践中一一印证。最后，笔者指出，我们在展开建筑评论时应该采取严肃、严格、宽容的态度     

运用城市设计辅助城市规划管理的探索——以泰安天庭园地段城市设计为例

该文从控制性详细规划存在的问题入手,分析当前规划编制过程中的现实问题,并以泰安天庭园地段城市设计为例,详细论述了此次城市设计研究的各个层面对于控规的回应,深入探讨城市设计如何作用于控规的编制,挖掘控规与城市设计的内在联系,进而明确城市设计如何辅助城市规划管理.该文提出用城市设计辅助城市规划管理的方法旨在解决两个问题:第一,解决控规在规划管理过程中存在的问题,提高控规编制的可靠性;第二,在一定意义上实现城市设计的合法化,进而使城市设计在城市规划管理中起到有效的作用.     

The potential of public participation to facilitate infrastructure decision-making: Lessons from the German and European legal planning system for electricity grid expansion

The article examines the potential role that public engagement and participative pro-cesses to play a role in effective infrastructure planning in the context of energy policies. For example, by 2050, at least 80% of Germany’s electricity has to be derived from re-newable energy sources if Germany is to meet the goals of its own energy policy. This includes the comprehensive and accelerated extension of the electricity grid. As a result of the magnitude of these changes, the German energy transition is not proceeding without debate and controversy. Public engagement is certainly no panacea for en-hanced social acceptance, yet it offers substantial potential to facilitate the energy tran-sition. The paper draws together social science and legal expertise in order to investi-gate the role of public participation in legal planning processes concerning energy infra-structures. The paper not only focuses on the extension of the German power grid, but also deals with participative policy at the European level. To this end, the paper analyzes the potential role of the German legal planning system in grid expansion and in the Eu-ropean processes of nominating Projects of Common Interest (PCI) and of drawing up the Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP).     

我国台湾地区共同管道规划建设法律制度研究

由于相关法律制度的缺乏,我国大陆地区的共同沟建设面临着很多问题,而台湾地区的法律制度体系完整、内容全面,值得借鉴。本文回顾了台湾地区共同管道的建设起因与概况、立法背景与立法过程的演变;详细阐述了有关工程设计制度、建设与管理经费制度、管理维护制度等核心内容,并简要提出了对大陆地区的启示。     

Surfing the web - Recreation or resource? Exploring how young people in the UK use the Internet as an advice portal for problems with a legal dimension

Internet use and access in the UK has increased rapidly in the last decade, with the concept of ‘information superhighway’ recognised as an axiom of Internet technology. Despite this, few studies have sought to investigate the incidence of use of the Internet as an advice resource outside of the health information arena. With an increasing impetus in the public sector towards the provision of online delivery mechanisms for civic orientated activities, including advice provision, it is timely to better understand the appropriateness of online advice seeking. Focusing on young people aged between 18 and 24 years, we investigated how much the Internet was used to obtain information about everyday problems with a legal dimension, who used it, how it was used and how successful respondents were in searching for information online. Data were extracted from a large-scale household survey of adults’ experience of problems with a legal dimension conducted across England and Wales (10,512 adult respondents). Results revealed significant growth in the use of the Internet to obtain information about such problems, rising from 4% in 2001 to around 18% in 2008. The responses of the 18-24 year olds to the survey illustrated that despite having comparatively high levels of Internet access, this age group utilised it to a lesser degree than similarly ‘connected’ age cohorts, and were less successful when doing so. This study highlights aspects of the second digital divide, going beyond access to explore use and outcomes of use. Implications for the future of the Internet in providing information and advice for young people, are discussed.     

Immigration and Construction: The Makeup of the Workforce in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area

There are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States. Of this population, research shows that approximately 19% work in the construction industry, comprising around 14% of all construction workforces. The Washington, D.C. metropolitan region has a unique makeup of workforces within the construction industry. Between September 2006 and February 2007, 896 construction workers from several projects in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area participated in a survey. The study targeted the low-skilled, immigrant-saturated trades in construction. The most compelling finding in this study was that illegal immigrants make up a far greater proportion of the construction workers in low-skilled trades than indicated by national averages, 55% as compared to between 20 and 36% nationally. This will increase the impact of immigration and immigration reform substantially for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan.