2020-06-15 Energy transition Climate protection UK public solidly behind renewable energy Concern over climate change is high in the UK, but the public believes insufficient investment is being made in renewable energy Read more
2020-06-15 Energy industry Power generation Research and Development "Wind power must take on new tasks" Project Manager Gesa Quistorf explains why Fraunhofer IWES is building a mobile grid simulator for offshore wind farms Read more
2020-06-10 Energy trade Energy industry Energy policy Truncated energy sector investment block energy transition The IEA says energy sector investment and sustainability need to be “baked into” Covid-19 recovery measures Read more
2020-06-05 Climate protection Power generation Research and Development Electricity from the air Scientists at UMass Amherst have achieved sustained electrical output from a novel ambient ‘Air-Gen’ device Read more
2020-06-02 Energy transition Climate protection 2% drop in global power sector CO2 emissions Emissions from power generation in the EU have dropped by as much as 15 percent, recent figures show Read more
2020-05-29 Energy transition Energy policy The Australian gas conundrum Despite Australia having abundant natural gas resources, high prices in the country’s southeast have been a recurring subject of debate Read more
2020-05-25 Energy transition Climate protection A fresh wind on all continents en:former presents the largest onshore wind farms on every continent Read more
2020-05-19 Energy policy Energy industry Covid-19: IEA says recovery needs clean energy focus Renewable energy is proving resilient in the face of an historic energy demand slump Read more
2020-05-18 Energy transition Climate protection 19 billion euros for new wind turbines in Europe Capacity expansion holds steady despite declining investments, says WindEurope’s most recent market report Read more
2020-05-15 Energy transition Climate protection Your energy world in 2050 – what will it look like? The UK’s National Grid ESO has published its vision for a net zero carbon UK by 2050 Read more
2020-05-13 Energy transition Climate protection Australia explores new renewable energy frontiers From fossil fuel to clean energy exporter? Offshore wind promises to underpin Australia’s energy transition Read more
2020-05-12 Energy policy Power generation Fewer grid interventions, more renewables Grid operator 50Hertz reports record-breaking wind and solar power figures. Grid expansion and learnings pay off Read more
2020-05-08 Energy transition Climate protection UK CO₂ emissions on steady downward trend The power sector is by far the leading source of CO₂ emissions reductions in the UK Read more
2020-05-07 Energy trade Energy storage LNG investments reach new heights in 2019 Diversification is key: Countries favour a combination of LNG and pipeline gas to meet their gas import needs Read more
2020-05-06 Energy trade How car manufacturers are sourcing their electricity In order to hit their climate targets, ever more companies are turning to sun and wind Read more
2020-05-04 Innovation Climate protection Can buildings go green? Buildings account for 39% of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide and their emissions are on a worrying upward trend. Read more
2020-04-30 Energy industry Energy storage Marrying e-mobility and power generation EVs offer huge potential to reap ‘whole system’ benefits by smart integration with the wider electricity system Read more
2020-04-29 Energy transition Research and Development UK: Pilot project tests record levels of hydrogen in the gas network A project to inject a 20% H2 gas mix into the University of Keele’s gas grid became fully operational in January Read more
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
2020-04-23 Power generation Sunshine smashes records New records achieved in solar electricity production due to great weather in Germany & UK Read more