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
2020-02-06 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
2020-02-05 Research and Development Power generation High wind speeds drive wind power generation Researchers at Princeton University have discovered that wind velocities have been increasing since 2010 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
2020-01-23 Energy policy Climate protection A new generation of CCS projects in the 2020s Carbon capture and storage projects will be able to access the EU’s new Innovation Fund Read more
2020-01-20 Energy policy Energy transition Wind power boom in Sweden North Sweden to be the base for Europe’s largest onshore wind farm thanks to good wind conditions and lots of available land 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
2020-01-10 Power generation UK looks ahead to zero carbon electricity The UK electricity system continues to pass major decarbonisation milestones Read more
2020-01-09 Energy trade More wind power and decreasing emissions in Germany The energy transition in the electricity sector is making headway as Germany closes in on 2020 climate targets. Read more
2020-01-08 Energy policy Security of supply New lending policies will squeeze natural gas The EIB’s new lending policy re-focuses security of supply concerns on the electricity grid Read more
2020-01-06 Climate protection Energy trade Green power for Google, Facebook and co. Their data centres consume large amounts of electricity, so online corporations have set their sights on ambitious climate targets Read more
2019-12-19 Power generation Sector coupling Denmark: Power-to-X islands for offshore wind 1,000 turbines to supply electricity to millions of households and synthesis gas plants on man-made islands Read more
2019-12-13 Climate protection Energy transition Innovation Geothermal energy: Power from the depths below A massive source of green energy is located right beneath our feet. So far this resource has barely been tapped Read more
2019-12-06 Innovation Sector coupling Power-to-heat: Wind power is used to heat houses As renewables become ever more popular, electricity is increasingly being used in district heating. Read more
2019-12-05 Power generation Energy transition Massachusetts – the pioneering spirit behind US offshore wind Massachusetts has been at the forefront of the US offshore wind sector from the start Read more
2019-11-29 Research and Development Energy storage “We need zero-emission, chemical energy sources“ Why Frank Heunemann from GET H2 is expecting hydrogen to take centre stage during the energy transition Read more
2019-11-25 Energy transition Climate protection World Energy Outlook 2019 A huge effort is needed to put the world on a sustainable pathway Read more
2019-11-22 Research and Development Sector coupling Agrivoltaics – solar panels on top, potatoes down below With PV systems above their fields, farmers can reap both what they sow and the benefits Read more
2019-11-18 Energy transition Climate protection Green Gulf States: Sun and wind over oil They owe their fortunes to black gold, but now the oil sheiks are trying their hand at renewables Read more