2021-02-08 Energy storage Innovation Energy trade Battery boom: meet Germany’s ‘gigafactories’ Europe expands production capacity for battery cells, and Germany is front and centre of the push Read more
2021-02-05 Innovation Energy transition Energy trade Tidal power stations: Scotland harvests marine energy New tidal power plants choose propellers anchored to the seabed over dams to generate power Read more
2021-02-03 Energy storage Security of supply Energy transition Energy storage on the ocean floor 30-metre thick concrete spheres: pumped-storage power plants that also work underwater Read more
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
2021-01-15 Innovation Power generation Energy industry UK to revisit its tidal energy potential A new look into tidal energy could see one of the UK’s largest renewable energy resources finally put to use 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 Innovation Security of supply "Solar heat storage costs half those of PV" Solar heat is overshadowed by photovoltaics. DLR's Kai Wieghardt explains why this should change 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
2020-12-03 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
2020-11-18 Energy transition Power generation Climate protection Renewable energy - momentum amid adversity Despite the disruption caused by Covid-19, the renewables sector is set to play a key role in the economic recovery 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
2020-11-03 Power generation Innovation Security of supply Solar thermal energy: Solar plants that work at night Power plants that convert rays of sun and store it as heat can generate electricity very reliably Read more
2020-11-02 Climate protection Innovation Research and Development New extremely fish-friendly hydroelectric power station Ladders, bypasses and turbine shafts – world's first shaft power plant installed in Bavaria's Loisach river 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
2020-10-27 Climate protection Energy policy Energy industry IEA: Covid-19 uncertainty looms over energy sector The pandemic has reduced energy demand and emissions, but also weakened the ability to invest in the energy transition Read more