Panorama

IEA to Share Renewable Energy Expertise and Space Technology with Six Island States

Tuesday, 20 November 2018 REM The UK-based Institute for Environmental Analyticsis to roll out its innovative renewable energy analytics platform, RE-SAT, to six island states in the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. The extension ...

Decarbonising global industry and transport by 2030 is technically and financially feasible finds new report

Tuesday, 20 November 2018 Robin Whitlock A new report by the Energy Transmissions Commission explains how to decarbonise the ‘hard-to-abate’ sectors, finding that full de-carbonisation of heavy industry and transport is both technical and ...

Major corporations call for easier access to renewable energy

Tuesday, 20 November 2018 Robin Whitlock Almost 100 organisations led by major corporations have indicated their willingness to do more on climate change by calling on European governments to make it easier to invest and directly source renewable ...

BNEF Analysis Shows Wind and Solar are Cheapest Sources of Power Generation

Monday, 19 November 2018 REM Every six months, BloombergNEF runs its Levelized Cost of Electricity analysis, an assessment of the cost competitiveness of different power generating and energy storage technologies – excluding subsidies. ...

ScottMadden Energy Industry Update forecasts growth opportunity in efficient US electrification

Monday, 19 November 2018 Robin Whitlock

Management consultancy specialising in energy, ScottMadden Inc, has released its latest edition of The Energy Industry Update (EIU) which explores current thinking about electrification in the US.

Innovator Tempus Energy successfully challenges fossil fuel bias in UK power market

Thursday, 15 November 2018 Robin Whitlock Following a case against the British Government brought by cleantech innovation company Tempus Energy, a groundbreaking ruling by the European Court has decided that £5.6 billion in subsidies for fossil ...

Guarantees of Origin Will Play Important Role in Energy Transition

Thursday, 15 November 2018 REM Planned and designed to be an incentive to the development of renewable energies, Guarantees of Origin will gain importance as demand for renewable energy increases. According to AleaSoft, the price of ...

China

ABB enables world’s first HVDC grid to enable integration of renewable energy in China

Thursday, 15 November 2018 Robin Whitlock Technology company ABB has delivered the Zhangbei high-voltage direct current (HVDC) grid in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area of China in order to ensure supply of stable and reliable electricity during ...

Australia

New South Wales publishes Transmission Infrastructure Strategy

Wednesday, 14 November 2018 Robin Whitlock The New South Wales Government has released its Transmission Infrastructure Strategy, which aims to improve the flexibility of the National Electricity Market (NEM) by improved connections with South Australia, ...

Duke Energy Issues $1 Billion Green Bond Offering

Tuesday, 13 November 2018 REM Duke Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has completed its inaugural issuance of $1 billion in green bonds that will finance eligible green energy projects – including zero-carbon solar ...