2020-04-24 Climate protection Power generation Offshore wind underpins rise in UK renewable energy generation Renewables in the UK met more than a third of gross electricity consumption last year Read more
2020-04-21 Innovation Sector coupling What's next for Power-to-X? Several large-scale plants are being planned, but are lacking measures to make the technology marketable Read more
2020-04-14 Power generation Sweden is shooting for the stars From 2021, the wind turbines in this Scandinavian country will boast the largest blades in the world Read more
2020-04-09 Energy policy Study calls for plans for offshore wind farms worldwide Think tank Agora Energiewende champions concerted effort to plan wind farms to avoid performance losses Read more
2020-04-01 Energy transition Energy policy Greening the UK’s heat Meeting winter heat demand with low carbon sources will require innovative technologies and policies Read more
2020-03-30 Energy policy Offshore wind to deliver Japanese energy security Japan is setting course for record levels of self-sufficiency by harnessing its low carbon offshore wind resource Read more
2020-03-20 Energy transition UK proposes rejuvenation of onshore wind The UK government has proposed lifting its moratorium on support for onshore wind projects Read more
2020-03-12 Energy policy China continues to expand renewable and coal-fired power If coal-fired generation capacities continue to grow as planned, it will no longer be possible to meet climate targets, reports Handelsblatt Read more
2020-03-04 Energy transition Power generation Asia ups its offshore wind ambitions China is set to become the world’s largest offshore wind market, with other Asian countries following close behind Read more
2020-03-02 Climate protection The traction power mix is to become greener European railway companies want to become more environmentally friendly – with varying outcomes Read more
2020-02-26 Energy transition Power generation US renewables output to outstrip coal in 2021 The US EIA predicts renewable electricity generation will be higher than either coal or nuclear as early as next year Read more
2020-02-20 Energy policy Power generation Europe achieves new record for offshore wind installations Europe installed a record 3.6 GW of new offshore wind capacity last year, according to data released by industry group WindEurope Read more
2020-02-14 Energy trade Picking winners – why some energy technologies will see costs fall Despite the huge gains already achieved, wind and solar energy costs will stay on a downward trajectory Read more
2020-02-13 Energy storage Innovation The expansive power of liquid air The first commercial-scale liquid air energy storage facility is on its way Read more
2020-02-12 Power generation One storm, two countries, two records Storm Sabine/Ciara brings record feed-in of wind power in Germany and Great Britain Read more
2020-02-10 Energy trade “Active support for the energy transition with PPAs” Sven Kossack from RWE Renewables explains how long-term power supply contracts help support the expansion of renewables Read more
2020-02-06 Energy policy Ofgem’s net zero by 2050 plan There is an increasing need to treat the UK energy system as “one interconnected whole” Read more
2020-01-29 Power generation Renewable energy: Twelve EU states exceed their targets The share of final energy consumption accounted for by renewable sources increased slightly across Europe in 2018 Read more
2020-01-28 Energy transition KPMG: “Renewables are becoming the cheapest energy source” An interview about “The socioeconomic impacts of wind energy in the context of the energy transition” Read more
2020-01-17 Energy transition Power generation Baltic Sea as power provider Polish offshore wind power to be made available from 2025. Coal-fired plants to go offline from the mid-2030s Read more