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Energy Consumption, Global

Energy Sustainability: The Emerging and Effective Use of Hydrogen

March 9, 2023

Via: Power Magazine

Climate change and the dangers posed to the environment by increasing levels of CO2 have led to a greater focus on a non-polluting energy source: renewable hydrogen. Described as the “most abundant clean fuel in the universe,” the application of […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Renewables Beat Coal In US, Surpass Gas For First Time In Europe

February 1, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

The renewable energy juggernaut is gathering strength in virtually every nation on Earth. There are two reports out this week that highlight the extent to which renewables are outperforming coal in the US and methane gas in Europe by almost […]


Energy Consumption, Global

How solar surge saved Europe from the energy crisis

January 31, 2023

Via: Renewable Energy World

This was one of the key findings in the European Electricity Review released by the independent energy think tank Ember. According to the report, wind and solar generated a record fifth of EU electricity in 2022, for the first time […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Mozambique To Step Up Electricity Exports To Its Load-Shedding Stricken Neighbors

January 23, 2023

Via: CleanTechnica

Mozambique currently has a low electrification rate with only 40% of its population having access to electricity. 36% of the population has access from the grid and 4% via off-grid projects. Mozambique wants to accelerate its access to electricity projects […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Report: World’s coal use creeps to new high in 2022

December 19, 2022

Via: Power Engineering

Coal use across the world is set to reach a new record this year amid persistently high demand for the heavily polluting fossil fuel, the International Energy Agency said. The Paris-based agency said in a new report that while coal […]


Energy Consumption, Global

A Global Look at Residential Solar Adoption Rates

July 29, 2022

Via: Power Magazine

Solar technology is advancing at a rapid rate, making solar easier to adopt. However, there is still a large potential of growth when it comes to the solar market. Looking at global data, solar photovoltaic (PV) generation has steadily increased […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Prospects for wind energy in Africa

July 20, 2022

Via: Renewable Energy World

Energy is a strategic factor for economic development. Morocco is still largely dependent on energy imports, more than 90%. To reduce its energy dependence, in 2009, Morocco adopted a strategy to increase the share of renewable energies in the installed […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Europe May Need Temporary Coal, Oil Power Increase to Ready for ’Hard’ Winter, IEA Warns

July 18, 2022

Via: Power Magazine

European leaders should minimize gas use in the power sector and temporarily ramp up coal- and oil-fired generation while accelerating low-carbon sources to guard against energy market turmoil that has grown “especially perilous,” the head of the International Energy Agency […]


Energy Consumption, Global

European Council reaches agreement on its Renewable Energy Directive, includes faster permitting for renewable projects

June 28, 2022

Via: PV Resources

The European Council (EC) yesterday reached an agreement on a revision to its Renewable Energy Directive (RED) as part of its ‘Fit for 55’ package that has increased its renewables targets and called for accelerated permitting for clean energy projects. […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Is Carbon Management the Key to Reaching Net Zero?

May 23, 2022

Via: Power Magazine

Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions last year announced plans to develop a new carbon capture and storage project across the Midwest. The project seeks to capture carbon dioxide emissions that otherwise would be emitted into the atmosphere from biorefineries, such as […]


Energy Consumption, Global

IRENA Members Advance Global Agenda on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation

May 4, 2022

Via: IRENA

The world will need to manage more seismic shifts in the global energy system, including a quadrupling of renewable power capacity by 2030, to forge a pathway toward the 1.5°C goal, said IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera at the opening […]


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Energy-thirsty Bitcoin miners seek ways to dump fossil fuels

April 26, 2022

Via: Renewable Energy World

For the past year a company that “mines” cryptocurrency had what seemed the ideal location for its thousands of power-thirsty computers working around the clock to verify bitcoin transactions: the grounds of a coal-fired power plant in rural Montana. But […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Scorecard ranks countries on energy efficiency⁠: Who’s ahead of 10th place U.S.?

April 8, 2022

Via: Renewable Energy World

France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands all ranked as the world’s most energy-efficient countries, according to a report card from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The U.S. ranked 10th. The report card, ACEEE’s first since 2018 […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Repowering Provides New Purpose for Existing Plants

March 1, 2022

Via: Power Magazine

Repowering is occurring in both thermal and renewable power plants, as new technologies make older facilities new again. The practice involves replacing aging generating units at thermal plants with new, higher-capacity turbines, or retrofitting a renewable energy site with more […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Ensuring a just green energy transition in emerging economies

December 13, 2021

Via: Renewable Energy World

Emerging economy countries face the undeniably huge task to transition their economies to be cleaner and more sustainable. This transition, however, will impact jobs in fossil fuel-based energy production and could, if not considered from a social perspective, negatively impact […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Financing renewable energy in developing economies

December 3, 2021

Via: Renewable Energy World

In 2015 at the United Nations Assembly, 17 Sustainable Development Goals were established. The purpose of the Sustainable Development Goals is to make sure that everyone has a better and sustainable future. One of them was coined SDG7 and aims […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Initiative to create ‘world’s first’ transnational solar grid network formed at COP26

November 3, 2021

Via: Renewable Energy World

At the United Nations COP26 climate summit that began this week, 80 countries endorsed plans for the world’s first transnational solar power network, led by the UK and India. The Green Grids Initiative seeks to connect 140 countries to clean, […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Cooperation Needed to Drive Energy Transition

October 29, 2021

Via: Power Magazine

The decarbonization of our global economies is a must to arrest climate change and create a sustainable future for everyone. Yet, the transition off fossil fuels to a more sustainable economic foundation will be rocky. Recent events underscore both the […]


Energy Consumption, Global

Immediate grid upgrades needed to support global renewables deployment – EY

October 12, 2021

Via: PV Resources

The investment required to upgrade and expand transmission infrastructure across the world will be a key challenge as more renewables come online, consultancy EY has warned. While the “conditions are ripe for rapid growth” in renewables generation around the world, […]


Energy Consumption, Global

IRENA and the IPHE Forge Ties to Build a Green Hydrogen Economy Globally

October 5, 2021

Via: IRENA

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on issues of mutual interest that will advance green hydrogen production, transmission, […]