2022-03-09 Energy industry Energy transition Power generation 2021 was a record year for corporate PPAs A booming corporate PPA market is financing ever more subsidy-free renewable energy capacity Read more
2022-03-08 Energy industry Climate protection Energy policy Energy transition Forecasts and scenarios for global energy supply First part of a guest article series by H.-W. Schiffer about the development of global energy supply Read more
2022-02-28 Energy transition Climate protection Power generation South Korea goes large on offshore wind With some of the largest offshore wind projects worldwide, South Korea is calling for all hands on deck Read more
2022-02-23 Energy trade Energy industry Security of supply How the European electricity market works An overview of markets and players Read more
2022-02-16 Energy transition Research and Development Innovation How to recycle solar panels Start-up looking to reclaim silicon and silver with a pilot plant set to launch in early 22 Read more
2022-02-07 Energy transition Energy trade Climate protection North Africa’s hydrogen potential North Africa’s untapped renewable energy resources are huge, but hydrogen exports face multiple challenges Read more
2022-02-04 Energy transition Power generation Security of supply Standardised salt spray and hail: Solar panels under pressure Test engineers simulate storms and extreme environments to assess PV panel quality Read more
2022-02-02 Energy transition Climate protection Power generation Getting high on hydrogen Enthusiasm for hydrogen is high, but Agora Energiewende argues for deployment only where its use is “inescapable” Read more
2022-01-28 Energy transition Climate protection Power generation Solar boom: 2021 was a record year for new EU installations Amid the pandemic, EU solar hit all-time high in 2021 with the Netherlands taking top spot on per capita basis Read more
2022-01-24 Energy storage Research and Development Security of supply TU Dresden builds huge flywheel storage system for wind turbines Researchers want to demonstrate how mechanical energy storage systems can offset volatile electricity feed-ins Read more
2022-01-18 Climate protection Energy policy Energy transition UK Net Zero Strategy illuminates low carbon pathway The strategy provides an over-arching plan for the achievement of the UK’s net zero by 2050 ambitions Read more
2021-12-29 Energy transition Climate protection Energy policy Power generation Renewables set for accelerated expansion through 2026 The IEA says governments could unlock more public and private sector capital to aid the energy transition Read more
2021-12-15 Energy industry Energy transition Research and Development Security of supply Potential of geothermal energy for heat supply Interview with Rolf Bracke, Head of Fraunhofer IEG, on geothermal research in the Rhenish lignite mining region Read more
2021-12-10 Security of supply Energy transition Power generation Morocco-UK subsea power link would be world’s longest Linking distant countries with different weather patterns could see renewable energy play a greater security of supply role Read more
2021-12-08 Climate protection Energy policy Energy transition Ambition gap: the IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2021 The gap between policies and climate pledges remains large. New initiatives are needed to get on track for net zero Read more
2021-12-06 Energy storage Research and Development Sector coupling Security of supply Age-old organisms to produce green methane Austrian pilot: microorganisms 'fed' with green H2 und CO2 Read more
2021-11-30 Energy industry Energy transition Solar sector: bright prospects for the labour market Positive impact of renewables expansion: study projects over a million jobs by 2030 Read more
2021-11-25 Energy transition Innovation Pole-mounted batteries deliver ‘electric avenue’ in Australia Pole-mounted batteries could avoid expensive local system upgrades and boost residential solar generation Read more
2021-11-23 Energy transition Energy policy IEA outlines China's path to carbon neutrality From coal to solar and wind: The People's Republic is at the brink of a comprehensive transformation of its energy system Read more
2021-11-19 Energy transition Climate protection Energy policy COP26 keeps Paris Agreement goals alive The Glasgow Climate Pact includes a pledge to revisit and strengthen existing 2030 climate targets Read more