2019-08-12 Energy transition Energy industry US offshore wind on the cusp of expansion The US is set to tap one its largest unexploited renewable energy resources Read more
2019-07-15 Energy transition Security of supply The German fuel switch is stuck in the mud Although natural gas is to fill the gap created by the phaseout of nuclear energy and coal, prospects are bleak Read more
2019-07-11 Energy storage Energy transition Tax credits boost US solar-plus-storage build The US is gearing up to construct solar-plus-storage with over 2 GW and 6.7 GWh of battery energy by 2023 Read more
2019-07-08 Climate protection Energy transition Momentum builds for clean, green hydrogen IEA report: Technology neutral approaches should be moderated to provide a more enabling policy framework Read more
2019-07-01 Energy transition Power generation Low gas prices make for drop in CO2 emissions What with a mild winter and high production volumes, the volatile fuel is side-lining coal in the US and Europe Read more
2019-07-01 Energy policy Energy transition More energy consumption, more renewables, more emissions Statistical Review of World Energy warns of dramatic increase in energy consumption in China, India and the US Read more
2019-06-17 Climate protection Energy industry UK leads the way in GHG emissions reduction International Energy Agency publishes latest review of UK energy policies Read more
2019-06-17 Innovation Sector coupling Competition for forward-looking technologies heats up Everyone wants to be a ‘real-world laboratory of the energy transition’: 88 projects – including 3 from RWE – are in the running Read more
2019-06-11 Energy policy Climate protection What Europe is doing to lower its emissions While the energy sector has seen targeted policies effectively curb emissions in 2018, it is now time to extend mechanisms Read more
2019-06-03 Climate protection Energy transition Sector coupling Net zero carbon cities: a critical climate challenge As the world continues to urbanise, decarbonising its growing metropolises is a critical challenge in the fight against climate change Read more
2019-05-24 Climate protection Energy policy What should a metric ton of CO2 cost? Germany discusses how to put a price on greenhouse gas emissions. An overview of the debate Read more
2019-05-21 Energy trade Energy policy Climate protection European Energy Union: It’s all swings and roundabouts Why the EU will need to continue to integrate its energy markets after the parliamentary elections: four questions, four answers Read more
2019-05-16 Security of supply Energy trade Energy policy Natural gas: Is the EU too focussed on its import capacities? IEA: If the internal gas network allowed for more flexibility, then the EU could cover demand with less import capacity. Read more
2019-05-15 Energy transition Power generation Climate protection Global expansion of renewable energy is stagnating International Energy Agency: Renewable capacity growth stalled in 2018 after two decades of strong expansion Read more
2019-05-14 Sector coupling Innovation In 2030, 20 percent of EVs could be powered with hydrogen Automotive supplier Bosch and Swedish manufacturer Powercell want to mass-produce hydrogen engines Read more
2019-04-29 Power generation Security of supply Germany: Record power trading surplus in January 2019 Surely a reason to celebrate, no? And yet for critics, electricity exports suggest climate-damaging excess. Can this be true? Read more
2019-04-26 Energy transition Power generation Eco-power to the max Renewable energy temporarily covered the entire electricity consumption at Easter, as prices spiralled into the red Read more
2019-04-12 Energy policy Energy industry Power generation Retirement at 20? The service life of wind turbines is limited Every other wind turbine in Germany could have reached the end of its service life by 2026. A press review. Read more
2019-04-10 Energy policy Energy storage Sector coupling Europe is to start making batteries Until now, lithium-ion batteries have traditionally been imported from Asia and America. But it won’t be long until these large-scale batteries are also made in Europe. Read more
2019-03-29 Energy storage Research and Development Innovation Security of supply Climate protection Coal-fired power plant becomes heat storage facility Pilot project in the mining region of North Rhine-Westphalia saves surplus electricity from renewables Read more