2021-01-27 Energy policy Climate protection Energy transition China’s 14th FYP will chart a carbon neutral course China’s adoption of a 2060 target for net zero emissions heralds the internationalisation of a common goal Read more
2021-01-25 Climate protection Power generation Energy transition 2020 was "greenest year" for electricity generation Increased power from wind and solar in Germany and the UK resulted in fewer emissions Read more
2021-01-20 Climate protection Energy transition Energy trade Will solar energy finally flow across the Med? Trans-Med interconnectors could support the energy transitions of both North Africa and Europe Read more
2021-01-13 Energy trade Security of supply Innovation Multi-purpose interconnector to maximise offshore wind efficiency Interconnectors that include offshore wind farms could prove the start of a wider offshore transmission grid Read more
2020-12-22 Energy transition Energy policy UK Energy White Paper sees renewable energy quadrupling The boom in clean power generation puts the country’s electricity utilities at the forefront of the energy transition Read more
2020-12-15 Energy transition Power generation Climate protection UK 4th CfD round targets 12 GW of new capacity The new round broadens the eligible types of technology and reserves funds for those the government wants to encourage. Read more
2020-12-14 Energy policy Energy industry Energy transition Grid investment: building a stronger system UK regulator Ofgem has approved a grid investment program designed to deliver a clean and reliable energy system Read more
2020-12-09 Energy policy Research and Development Energy transition RWE and DEME Offshore install collars on offshore foundations RWE-patented technology to be deployed for the first time at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm Read more
2020-12-03 Climate protection Energy policy Energy transition 25 times more efficient wind capacity by middle of the century European Commission strategy paper estimates new offshore investment needs at almost €800 billion Read more
2020-11-20 Energy industry Energy policy Climate protection UK sets sight on a green industrial revolution The ten-point package unveiled November 17 envisages hydrogen heated towns and an early ban on new sales of petrol and diesel cars Read more
2020-11-20 Energy transition Research and Development Power generation Solar thermal power becomes competitive Investors increasingly acknowledge the advantages of solar thermal power plants. Availability is the business case Read more
2020-11-16 Climate protection Innovation Energy industry Electric aeroplanes take to the skies Since batteries are too heavy, developers are focusing on H2 drives. But even those have their pitfalls Read more
2020-11-09 Energy policy Climate protection Innovation RWE’s electrolysis project Eemshydrogen enters next phase RWE intend to supply OCI N.V.'s production facility BioMCN and Evonik with green hydrogen Read more
2020-10-30 Energy policy Climate protection Power generation Wind to be UK plc’s new powerhouse industry The wind sector is set for a central role in the UK government’s emerging green industrial strategy Read more
2020-10-22 Energy policy Energy transition Climate protection The Circular Economy Action Plan The circular economy will replace the take-make-waste extractive industrial model Read more
2020-10-19 Energy transition Energy policy Energy industry King coal loses its US crown With a range of cheaper, cleaner alternatives, US power plant developers are retiring coal plant at a rapid pace Read more
2020-10-09 Energy transition Climate protection Power generation UK offshore wind farm extensions awarded Agreements for Lease Wind farm extensions will make a major contribution to the UK’s 40 GW of offshore wind by 2030 target Read more
2020-10-05 Energy transition Research and Development Energy trade The bigger the more efficient Berkeley Lab researchers have recalculated the savings potentially achieved by supersized wind turbines Read more
2020-10-02 Energy policy Power generation Climate protection South Korea to expand offshore wind South Korean President Moon Jae-in is to formulate this year the region’s first national pathway to net zero carbon by 2050 Read more
2020-09-25 Innovation Research and Development Energy transition 3D printers produce wind turbines on site New technology for increased height: General Electric presents first prototypes Read more