2021-11-09 Energy transition Innovation Research and Development Novel wind technologies tested in real-world conditions Research to original scale: extensive field trials are needed before putting new wind turbine variants online Read more
2021-11-04 Energy transition Energy industry Grid investment a key challenge for Portugal’s net zero ambitions World beating solar prices are just one sign of Portugal’s substantial renewable energy potential Read more
2021-10-29 Energy transition Energy policy Power generation Offshore bill key to unleashing new Australian export potential Offshore wind development could provide the clean energy for domestic transition and new net zero export industries Read more
2021-10-22 Energy transition Energy industry Climate protection Interactive world atlas of potential Power-to-X areas Rising need for hydrogen: Fraunhofer study identifies sites for wind and solar farms outside the EU Read more
2021-10-20 Security of supply Sector coupling Research and Development Power generation Energy transition Solar energy stored in sulphur A new approach to sector coupling: German Aerospace Center (DLR) conducts research on a new kind of solar power plant Read more
2021-10-15 Energy industry Energy transition Sector coupling Industry's possible contribution to stable power grids Active participation in energy markets may pay off for large production sites Read more
2021-10-14 Energy transition Energy industry Climate protection This amount of renewable electricity is needed to achieve net zero Future scenarios by BloombergNEF predict strong demand for renewable generation capacity Read more
2021-10-08 Energy transition Climate protection Power generation Offshore wind installations could hit 40 GW/yr by 2030 Offshore wind has become a critical component of many countries’ energy transition plans Read more
2021-10-06 Energy transition Security of supply Climate protection Research and Development How an algorithm could lessen the load on grids Researchers to use big data to optimally link renewables to electricity stores and reduce peak loads Read more
2021-10-04 Energy industry Energy transition Security of supply Gas price rise highlights renewables’ supply security role Amid sky-high gas prices, security and the energy transition depend on more renewable energy capacity Read more
2021-10-01 Energy transition Energy industry Power generation Record-breaking US wind energy expansion in 2020 Three reports by the US Department of Energy analyse the US wind power market Read more
2021-09-27 Energy transition Power generation Energy industry Energy transition on brink of quantum leap in emerging countries Carbon Tracker: leapfrog phenomenon to have massive impact on energy system transformation Read more
2021-09-21 Energy transition Energy industry Power generation Greek energy transition takes off with strong wind in its sails Government seeks to place chips on wind, sun and hydrogen and forges ahead Read more
2021-09-13 Energy policy Mexico changes direction Mexico’s renewable energy sector has expanded rapidly, but new policies threaten to derail its momentum Read more
2021-09-08 Security of supply Energy transition Innovation Energy industry Energy storage Denmark tests storage technique using basalt granules Demo facility to generate night time electricity from thermal energy starting in 2022 Read more
2021-08-30 Energy industry Energy transition Power generation 2020 was a bumper year for UK renewable energy generation Renewables outpaced fossil fuels in 2020 for the first time, highlighting the UK energy mix’s transformation Read more
2021-08-27 Energy transition Innovation Research and Development Climate protection These technologies will shape the energy transition Progress in pictures: bifacial PV modules, floating technology and green hydrogen pipelines Read more
2021-08-23 Climate protection Energy industry Energy policy Innovation Research and Development UK unveils twin-track hydrogen strategy Government is proposing a Contract for Differences (CfD) business model for hydrogen, similar to offshore wind Read more
2021-08-19 Energy transition Power generation Research and Development Energy industry PV electricity from razor-thin films Making double use of windows and facades with organic pv-cells - efficiency of modules can still be improved Read more
2021-08-17 Climate protection Power generation Energy transition Energy policy Hydropower, the forgotten giant of sustainable energy Hydropower has huge untapped potential, but to reach net zero by 2050, governments need to step up their ambitions Read more