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RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION COSTS IN 2019
11 August, 2020Electricity costs from renewables have fallen sharply over the past decade, driven by improving technologies, economies of scale, increasingly competitive supply chains, and growing developer experience. As a result, renewable…
Read MoreScaling up Variable Renewable Power: The Role of Grid Codes
29 May, 2020Increasing the share of renewable power from variable sources, namely solar and wind energy, requires technological developments to be accompanied by well-designed regulations for grid management and operation. Grid connection…
Read MoreUK scientists say diamond battery could store energy for decades
3 April, 2020Scientists at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) are working with academics at the University of Bristol to make diamond batteries, which they say could provide decades or thousands of years’ worth…
Read MoreRound-the-clock power supply by bundling renewable with thermal power
1 April, 2020The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has proposed a draft policy for the supply of round-the-clock (RTC) power to distributors through a mix of renewable energy and electricity generated in coal-based plants. Addressing the issues…
Read MoreTop 10 Energy Trilemma Index performers overall and per dimension
7 March, 2020TOP 10 OVERALL RESULTS 1. Denmark 2. Switzerland 3. Sweden 4. Netherlands 5. United Kingdom 6. Slovenia 7. Germany 8. New Zealand 9. Norway 10. France The 2018 Energy Trilemma…
Read MoreWorld Energy Trilemma Index 2018
6 March, 2020The three dimensions of the Energy Trilemma ENERGY SECURITY Effective management of primary energy supply from domestic and external sources, reliability of energy infrastructure, and ability of energy providers to…
Read MoreINNOVATION INSIGHTS BRIEF – FIVE STEPS TO ENERGY STORAGE
20 February, 2020As the global electricity systems are shaped by decentralisation, digitalisation and decarbonisation, the World Energy Council’s Innovation Insights Briefs explore the new frontiers in energy transitions and the challenges of…
Read MoreTop ten US clean energy buyers announced, Facebook tops the list
8 February, 2020The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) has released its 2019 Deal Tracker which highlights the amount of clean energy capacity purchased by its members. According to the report, up to 1,546 GW of renewable energy capacity…
Read MoreGender balance needed in wind energy industry, IRENA says
17 January, 2020Wind energy, like other parts of the global energy industry, remains largely male-dominated. Yet the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says opportunities exist to improve the gender balance, make greater…
Read MoreUK hits historic clean energy milestone as zero carbon electricity outstrips fossil fuels in 2019
6 January, 20202019 was the cleanest year on record for Britain as, for the first time, the amount of zero-carbon power outstripped that from fossil fuels for a full twelve months. This…
Read MoreWatch how wind generation has grown country-by-country over the past 32 years
2 January, 2020Did you know that wind energy technology has been installed and generating electricity for more than 30 years? As countries around the world wake up to the promise of renewable…
Read MoreEnd of the year wrap-up: five figures show China’s renewable energy growth in 2019
2 December, 20191. China’s installed power generation capacity is expected to reach about 2 billion KW by the end of 2019 According to data released by the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute,…
Read MoreWorld Energy Outlook ’19 paints bleak picture for global energy future
20 November, 2019The World Energy Outlook 2019, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) flagship publication, has identified deep disparities in today’s energy world. The report delves into the dissonance between well-supplied oil markets and…
Read MoreEnergy Service Company (ESCO)
18 November, 2019ESCOs are key enablers of investments in energy efficiency because they deliver efficiency projects based on long-term contracts tied to energy performance. ESCOs may finance initial project costs directly or…
Read MoreLatin America and Caribbean on the Brink of Massive Solar Power Growth
13 November, 2019As new markets emerge worldwide, IRENA’s latest report sees solar PV covering one quarter of global power by 2050 Latin America and the Caribbean could grow their installed solar capacity…
Read MoreTotal production by region 2016
13 November, 2019At a regional level, the OECD was the largest energy-producing area just ahead of non-OECD Asia1 in 2016 as in 2015. OECD economies produced 30% of global energy, whereas non-OECD…
Read MoreWorld electricity generation mix 1971-2016
6 November, 2019Though still dominant, power generation from coal has been decreasing for the three last years, reaching 38.4% of the electricity produced globally in 2016, its lowest share since 2001. The…
Read MoreNRG: lawmakers are not considering consumer choice to meet renewable goals
4 November, 2019At a conference put on by the Connecticut Power and Energy Society (CPES) on October 30, a panel of energy suppliers discussed and debated the best way to advance renewable…
Read MoreAsia Poised to Become Dominant Market for Wind Energy
4 November, 2019Beijing, China, 21 October 2019 – Asia could grow its share of installed capacity for onshore wind from 230 Gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to over 2600 GW by 2050, a new report…
Read MoreMusk says shifting SolarCity workers helped Tesla stay afloat
1 November, 2019Tesla Inc. chief executive officer Elon Musk said he shifted resources from the solar company he bought three years ago to save his electric-car company from bankruptcy while it was…
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