The most established methods of energy storage (pumped hydro, batteries, and green hydrogen) all have their drawbacks, being expensive or geographically constrained. But a breakthrough low-cost, build-anywhere solution may have been found, thanks to a privately-funded UK-based company that has been quietly developing its unique technology for the past 14 years. Highview Power’s liquid-air energy … Read more
Wind power had a 22.6% share in Spain’s generation mix by producing 4,655 GWh in May, according to estimates provided by Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de Espana. Compared to the data from May 2018, wind power production increased by 40.2% year-on-year. All renewables together accounted for 41.6% of the power mix during the month. … Read more
The cost of renewable energy fell be record amounts last year, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In most parts of the world today, renewables are the lowest-cost source of new power generation. As costs for solar and wind technologies continue falling, this will become the case in even … Read more
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 how the renewable resources discussed in Blog Post 2 can be harnessed and used to power our society. I recognised in 2001 that there was one problem with wind … Read more
Low-carbon energy investment must increase 250% by 2030 if countries are to meet their targets under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the International Energy Agency warned this week. “The bottom line is that the world is not investing enough in traditional elements of supply to maintain today’s consumption patterns, nor is it investing enough in cleaner … Read more
In this latest Global Market Outlook, SolarPower Europe estimates that the cumulative global solar capacity will be between 918 GW and 1,346 GW in 2022, with a medium scenario forecast of 1,117 GW. In 2018, the world added over 100 GW of solar PV for the first time in history, reaching a cumulative operational capacity … Read more
In a series of blogs, Eddie O’Connor will examine how Europe will meet it’s Paris decarbonisation goals. The first question with respect to renewable resource availability has to be; Do sufficient renewable resources exist or do we have to invent new generation of technologies that are not there now? Consider the … Read more
With the mayor’s signing of the Clean Energy D.C. Omnibus Act of 2018, Washington, D.C., has officially committed to transition to 100% renewable electricity by 2032. In addition to the requirement for electric utilities to source their supply from 100% renewable sources, the bill also does as follows: Increases fees on energy from sources including … Read more
“Let us set the goal: 100 percent clean power by 2040,” the governor said in his speech. “Highest in the United States of America.” As described in the State of the State’s Social, Economic and Racial Justice Agenda, this “globally unprecedented ramp-up” of renewables under the goal will include as follows: Quadrupling the offshore wind target … Read more
Congratulations to the Spanish government for taking such leadership. We hope you achieve your goals. “The main goal will see Spain, Europe’s fifth largest economy, source 70% of its electricity from renewables by 2030 ahead of relying 100% on wind, solar, hydropower et al by the turn of mid-century.” Full story