The Energy Transition Fund called for by the European Parliament is more than just a pot of money to support coal-dependent regions, says Claude Turmes, Luxembourg’s minister for energy and spatial…
FOR THE FIRST TIME, U.S. renewable energy production is set to outpace coal in April, according to a recent report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
The report is more…
Reaching the EU’s target of increasing renewable heating and cooling by 1.3% each year will require a diverse array of solutions, says the European Commission’s Hans van Steen.
Hans van Steen is…
A Finnish university has published a comprehensive global road map on how the world can reduce its carbon emissions before the 2050 deadline – and the research says that it is quite feasible.
The …
China has a moratorium on building new coal-fired generating stations in ten regions of that vast country because they have more electricity available than there is demand for it. That moratorium is…
A low-cost shift to clean energy is now feasible for every region of the world, owing to the plummeting costs of solar and wind power, and breakthroughs in energy storage. The total system costs of…
Around 700 billion microorganisms are producing methane from CO2, water and renewable energy in the STORE&GO research facility, as Dr Frank Graf from DVGW Research Centre at Engler-Bunte-…
The European energy sector stands in front of a gargantuan task of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Apart from the many technical challenges for achieving this ambitious goal, there is also a social…
Europe’s electricity and gas operators are currently working on a joint network plan based on a carbon budget which includes zero-emission scenarios for 2050. “And that automatically means there will…
On Friday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M.,signed into law the Energy Transition Act (ETA), which boosts New Mexico’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and establishes a target of 100% carbon-…
A £709-million underwater electricity link to help Shetland export renewable electricity to mainland Britain has moved a step closer with the UK regulator Ofgem saying it is likely to approve the…
Faced with climate change, transportation and energy are the 2 key sectors in terms of sustainable energy transition. Can automobiles change the world?
The new United Nations Sustainable Development…
On 2-4 April Bilbao will be the centre of business networking, knowledge exchange and thought leadership in the wind energy sector. Market, technology and political leaders will gather at the
The Global Energy Perspective Reference Case provides our view on how the energy transition will unfold.
Energy systems around the world are going through rapid transitions that affect many aspects …
A plan by Spain’s Balearic Islands to switch to 100% renewable energy and ditch coal power became law last week, while 26 islands across the EU are launching a new clean energy strategy on Monday (18…
Technology gains pose a major threat to baseload power providers
The utility industry, broadly speaking, has a checkered history on renewable energy development, often having fought state renewable…