The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, three additional measures to support electricity production from renewable energy sources in Germany. The additional measures supplement the German Renewable Energy Act (“Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz” – ‘EEG 2021′), and will further contribute to achieving Germany’s environmental targets and the EU’s strategic objectives relating to the EU Green Deal.
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Berkeley Lab’s annual Tracking the Sun report describes trends among grid-connected, distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States. The latest edition of the report focuses on systems installed through year-end 2021, and is based on data from roughly 2.5 million systems. New to the report this year is an expanded coverage of paired PV-plus-storage systems, including details on system design and pricing trends.
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This 7th edition of ASEAN Energy Outlook reports the latest status of ASEAN’s energy landscape. It also projects multiple realistic futures to gather insights for exploring a more challenging time ahead. Using historical data from 2005 to 2020, the report forecasts the ASEAN energy system until 2050. As with its predecessors, AEO7 complements the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2016–2025 Phase II: 2021–2025
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Solar mini grids can provide high-quality uninterrupted electricity to nearly half a billion people in unpowered or underserved communities and be a least-cost solution to close the energy access gap by 2030. But to realize the full potential of solar mini grids, governments and industry must work together to systemically identify mini grid opportunities, continue to drive costs down, and overcome barriers to financing, says a new World Bank report.
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SENER recently published the Programa de Desarrollo del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional (PRODESEN) 2022–36 or the National Electric System Development Plan 2022–36, with an emphasis on DG, BES and smart grids. Under PRODESEN 2022–36, SENER plans to add over 56 GW of generation capacity, including 9 GW (16 per cent) of DG capacity, and 4.6 GW (8.2 per cent) of BES capacity. About 40 per cent of the total planned capacity will be based on clean energy sources.
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China’s recently established national ETS has drawn tremendous attention worldwide. It is expected to serve as China’s primary tool to meet its “dual carbon” targets of CO2 peaking before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. The largest ETS globally, it accounts for 40% of China’s emissions and more than 10% of worldwide emissions, with the potential to double in size once industrial sectors are added to the already-covered energy sector.
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To live up to its potential, today’s aging grid needs strategic investment and careful stewardship. So that it can become more sustainable and resilient. To remain reliable even as it leans more heavily on weather dependent energy sources. To meet customers’ insatiable demand for the electricity to power their electronics and appliances and increasingly, vehicles and industrial processes. To better withstand extreme weather.
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Given the necessity to grow non-fossil energy investment in Europe to handle the current crisis and the urgency to act on climate change, the EU and UK cannot afford a treaty that limits their agency in driving the necessary change. They must thus agree on a coordinated withdrawal from the Treaty. This E3G briefing explores what is needed for the ECT to be aligned with the Paris Agreement and why the reform still falls short.
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This recommendation paper summarizes the measures needed to ensure fair competition and create a stable, transparent business environment, focusing primarily on issues related to the zone designation system and project developer selection system. The recommendations stem from discussions with offshore wind power developers in various positions.
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Renewable energy is at the heart of energy transition. Not just because it is low carbon – it is also becoming cheaper than traditional energy sources; on top of the climate benefits it brings. Renewables are quick to build and scale up, provide energy security, and create jobs. In real time and across the EBRD region, we are witnessing this trajectory becoming a staple, as countries evolve to become strong renewable players. We look forward to doing even more as these markets continue to develop.
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The US solar industry installed 4.6 gigawatts-direct current (GWdc) of capacity in the second quarter of 2022, a 12% decrease from Q2 2021 and a 12% increase from Q1 2022. Across the solar industry, second quarter volumes would have been higher if not for supply chain constraints and the industry-wide slowdown from March through June, caused by the initiation of the anticircumvention investigation.
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To meet these needs, The New EU Urban Mobility Framework seeks to achieve the transition to safe, accessible, inclusive, resilient, and zero-emission urban mobility. The transition requires a clear focus on increasing the use of active, collective, and shared mobility with zero- or low-emission solutions. The TEN-T network is the central focus of the New EU Urban Mobility Framework. The strategies and actions detailed in the framework are aimed at improving connectivity to the TEN-T urban nodes through sustainable modes of transport.
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The private sector is helping increase the supply of electricity by building distributed energy resources (DERs), which has created an opportunity for investment. One such business model for DERs is embedded generation, which can improve supply for customers in urban and peri-urban areas in Nigeria by injecting up to 20 MW of generation per project directly at the distribution level.
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Hikes in fuel prices globally have destabilised energy policy in Bangladesh, which imports about a quarter of its natural gas supply, sparking calls for a more diversified energy mix including a greater focus on renewables, especially solar. The country has little more than 900 megawatts (MW) of renewables capacity, out of total power capacity of 25,700 MW, falling far short of a target to achieve 10% of generation from clean energy sources by 2020.
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Although the United States was an early leader in clean energy R&D and continues to make major technological advances, it has, over time, fallen behind in the commercialization and manufacturing of the technologies developed domestically. This study reviews U.S. industrial policy for clean energy sectors and argues that other economies have more frequently used proactive industrial policies to support the development of domestic clean energy technology industries.
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The new UK Prime Minister’s most urgent task is to deal with the unprecedented rise in energy bills scheduled for October. Long-term energy security solutions like energy efficiency, new renewables, and the electrification of heating and industrial processes will be essential. But lowering bills quickly is the most critical concern. This E3G briefing outlines how the government can remove levies from bills without damaging important fuel poverty programmes or investor confidence.
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This information package put together the latest trends of corporate PPAs in Japan. Typical contract structures for On-site, Physical and Virtual PPAs applicable in the Japanese electricity systems are presented. The features, benefits and issues of each type of contract are summarized in addition to cost comparisons with regular tariffs. New policies such as Feed-in Premium are covered in terms of making corporate PPAs effectively.
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Activity in the US offshore wind industry to remain concentrated on the eastern seaboard in the near-term with the first utility-scale projects scheduled for completion in 2023. Newly announced lease areas from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management present growth opportunities on the west coast toward the end of the forecast period, particularly for the floating wind technology segment. In the Gulf of Mexico, BOEM is seeking comments on two potential wind areas off the coast of Texas and Louisiana.
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In front of the world at COP26, the UK committed to delivering a world-leading net zero aligned financial centre last year. The UK financial sector, currently ranked first globally as a green financial market, is well placed to take advantage of the opportunities that this presents – potentially worth over £1 trillion to UK businesses by 2030. Unlocking these opportunities requires a plan that brings in the key actors across the financial system – including the UK financial regulators.
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DEWA recently updated the smart grid strategy to move ahead with the medium- and long-term objectives under the latest Smart Grid Strategy 2021-2035, which envisages investments to the tune of AED7 billion. The new plan also supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100 per cent of the energy production capacity from clean energy sources by 2050.
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