How America can Decarbonise

VOX recently released an interesting ideo explaining the challenges associated with decarbonising the US economy. The answer involves electrifying transportation, residential and commercial energy demand, and electricity generation. Electricity presents vast energy efficiency gains over incumbent energy vectors and the technology is available today.   Check out the full video below:

Wind meets Denmarks Electricity Needs

Wind Energy supplied all of Denmark’s electricity demand for the first time on the 15th September, according to the country’s Transmission System Operator (TSO) Energinet. High wind speeds managed to help deliver 130% of the country’s electricity demand on the Sunday. The excess wind power on the system was sold to neighbouring countries such as … Read more

Electric Cars emit less CO2 over their lifetime than diesels even when powered with dirtiest electricity – study

The automotive industry is undergoing a massive transition into the electrified era, and as a result, electric vehicles (EVs) have become a highly debated topic. One big issue is the environmental impact of an EV and a key soundbite is the following: EVs will emit even less as more renewable electricity enters the grid, according … Read more

Future Insight Blog #6 – The Enhanced Electricity Era Approacheth

In a series of blogs, Eddie O’Connor will examine how Europe will meet it’s Paris decarbonisation goals.     In this blog post, Eddie discusses the enhanced electricity era of the supergrid following on from the discussion on the economics of the supergrid n Blog Post 5. The companies (Transmission Service Operators) which are responsible … Read more