Panorama

Australian bill sets out meaningful action on climate change

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 Robin Whitlock The Climate Change (National Framework of Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020 released by independent MP Zali Steggall yesterday (Monday 10th February) sets out a sensible framework for Australia to take ...

The Netherlands

LF Energy and Alliander announce GXF to tackle interoperability on the Dutch power grid

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 Robin Whitlock LF Energy is working with Dutch distribution system operator Alliander to utilise, on its open-source community, Alliander’s Grid eXchange Fabric (GXF), a scalable and technology-agnostic industrial ...

Electrification can cut emissions of transport, buildings and industry in Europe by 60 percent by 2050

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 Robin Whitlock Electrification of the transport, buildings and industrial sectors in Europe could slash greenhouse-gas emissions by 60 percent between 2020 and 2050, according to a new report published today by research ...

Danfoss Targets CO₂ Neutrality by 2030

Monday, 10 February 2020 REM Danish company, the Danfoss Group has initiated activities to further reduce energy consumption and transition the remaining energy demand at all Danfoss operations towards renewable energy. Furthermore, ...

Department of Energy Announces New Funding for Solar and Geothermal Technologies

Thursday, 06 February 2020 REM

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $125.5 million in new funding to advance solar technology research.

Sub-Saharan African countries saw record spike in renewables investment

Thursday, 06 February 2020 Robin Whitlock The year 2018 saw $2.8 billion spent on renewables projects in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) – a regional record and some $600 million more than the previous year, according to a new report ...

Siemens to Acquire Iberdrola’s Stake in SGRE

Wednesday, 05 February 2020 REM Siemens AG will acquire all the shares of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) held by Iberdrola S.A. At its regular meeting, the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG approved the purchase of Iberdrola’s ...

AWEA announces CLEANPOWER 2020 partners

Tuesday, 04 February 2020 Robin Whitlock The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has today announced its partners for CLEANPOWER, a new exhibition hub that will bring together the utility-scale wind power, solar power and energy storage industries. ...

Wind Energy Production Increased While Demand Decreased Favoring Price Decline

Friday, 31 January 2020 REM The wind energy production increased this week in all European markets, which together with lower demand led to lower prices in all markets of the continent. The prices are expected to rise next week as ...

Australia

Clean energy investment in Australia drops dramatically

Friday, 31 January 2020 Robin Whitlock The level of new investment commitments in large-scale renewable energy projects in Australia has dropped by more than 50 percent according to new analysis by the Australian Clean Energy Council (CEC). ...