Wood Mackenzie unveils new forecast figures for renewables in the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia-Pacific region is set to install 55 percent of all the world’s new PV in the next five years, new figures show. The data, from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, shows demand across the region holding steady over the next half decade, […]
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Rising Leaders in Clean Energy Are Mission-Driven, and Nothing Will Stop Them
What motivates the next generation of clean energy workers? Last year, Greentech Media partnered with the Clean Energy Leadership Institute to collect data from professionals across sectors with the ultimate goal of developing a guide for young professionals venturing into clean energy. While a number of organizations — including the Department of Energy, The Solar […]
Asia-pacific offshore wind energy capacity to rise 20-fold in next decade: Wood Mackenzie
It said that China, leading in the race, is expected to see offshore wind capacity grow from 2 GW last year to 31 GW in the next decade New Delhi: Asia-Pacific region’s offshore wind power capacity would rise 20-fold to 43 Gigawatt (GW) through 2027, according to a recent report by global natural resources consultancy […]
First decline in a decade in Asia Pacific’s solar power demand this year
As compared to 2017, the region’s solar demand will dip 18 per cent to 59 Gigawatt in 2018 due to declining installations in China, India and Japan, according to Wood Mackenzie New Delhi: After a decade of stellar growth, solar power’s demand in the Asia-Pacific region is set to decline for the first time this […]
Finland shows how bioenergy and nuclear can drive the energy transition
Tampere – Thanks to the strong role of nuclear, hydro and bioenergy – which alone accounts for 29% of energy supply – Finland has one of the lowest share of fossil fuels in total energy supply among IEA member countries. Yet in its latest review of energy policies in Finland, the IEA finds that the […]
Renewable’s share in India’s power generation at a record 13.5% in August
The share of energy generated from renewable sources in India reached an all-time high in August 2018, with a record 13.4 per cent of the total energy generated in India during the month. The share of renewable energy technologies in the total energy generated in India stood at 13.3 per cent in the preceding month, […]
Oil’s Biggest Threat Isn’t Tesla But Aversion
A friend and energy expert recently asked: What’s the bigger threat to the oil industry, electric vehicles or renewable energy? My answer – which has taken on an added dimension amid the uproar over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi – was that the real challenge is something more amorphous, but bigger: aversion. That isn’t to […]
Energy efficiency is the cornerstone for building a secure and sustainable energy system
A global effort to deploy the right energy efficiency policies could, on its own, see greenhouse gas emissions peak quickly and then fall even as the global economy doubles between now and 2040, according to the IEA’s latest analysis on energy efficiency. Energy Efficiency 2018 examines the opportunities for improving global energy efficiency to 2040, […]
Corporate Renewable Energy Deals Smash Records in 2018
U.S. corporate renewables procurement is on track to surpass 5 gigawatts by December, according to the latest figures from RMI. Corporate renewable energy procurement in the United States has reached a new level. As of August, non-utility buyers had announced contracts for more than 3.5 gigawatts of renewable energy projects in 2018 to date, setting […]
Hydrogen, the missing link in the energy transition
Hydrogen as an energy carrier and feedstock has clearly gained momentum in the past year. I see at least three reasons for this. First, the huge decline in the cost of wind and solar energy in recent years has opened the prospect of large-scale production of green hydrogen. In countries where wind and solar energy […]