A utility’s digital transformation must maximize the value in the Energy Cloud A new report from Navigant Research examines the drivers for Energy Cloud platforms, the issues that utilities may face when building platforms, the benefits of digital transformations and agile platforms, as well as the importance of new business models that enable utilities to embrace the […]
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Commentary: Despite falling costs, the decline in renewables investment is a warning signal for the clean energy transition
Global investment in renewable energy declined by 7% in 2017, its largest fall in over 15 years, as reported in the IEA’s World Energy Investment report. Although part of the drop-off was due to falling costs that made renewable sources like solar PV more affordable than ever, the investment decline still represents a warning. Renewables […]
Goldman Sachs Puts a Grim Number on Solar Slump for This Year
Anyone following clean energy knew this could be a tough year for solar. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. just put a grim number on how bad. The pace of global installations will contract by 24 percent in 2018, Goldman analysts led by Brian Lee said in a research note late Wednesday. That’s far more dire than the 3 […]
Global energy investment in 2017 fails to keep up with energy security and sustainability goals
The electricity sector attracted the largest share of energy investments in 2017, sustained by robust spending on grids, exceeding the oil and gas industry for the second year in row, as the energy sector moves toward greater electrification, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest review of global energy spending. Global energy investment totalled USD […]
Global Economy’s Future Is Electric, But Still Dirty, IEA Says
More of the world will run on electricity in the future, but most of the power won’t be clean. That’s the key message from the International Energy Agency’s latest report on investment trends released Tuesday. The Paris-based organization said that electricity generation attracted more capital than oil and natural gas for the second year in […]
Global energy investment in 2017 fails to keep up with energy security and sustainability goals
Report also finds governments play a growing role in driving energy spending worldwide The electricity sector attracted the largest share of energy investments in 2017, sustained by robust spending on grids, exceeding the oil and gas industry for the second year in row, as the energy sector moves toward greater electrification, according to the International […]
Navigant Research Identifies 239 New Microgrid Projects, Representing Nearly 959.7 MW of Additional Capacity
Latest edition of Navigant Research’s Microgrid Deployment Tracker now includes business models for a cross-section of projects initiated between 2015 and 2017 A new report from Navigant Research presents data on known grid-tied and remote microgrid projects in the proposal, planning, and deployed stages across six geographies and seven microgrid segments. Since 2Q 2017, tracked […]
Orlandi: Solar, Storage, and the Path to Achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
UN delegates are meeting this week in New York to take stock of progress towards the sustainable development goals. This year’s focus is on ensuring access to affordable and reliable energy, safe and resilient cities and water. Our recent report titled ‘Powering the Last Billion’ highlights that these topics might be a little less intractable and rather […]
Microgrids: Small steps can make a big impact
Renewable energy-based micro projects have a vital role to play in supplying power to every household. In the public discourse over providing power to every household by December, 2018, inadequate attention has been paid to microgrids, though they are vital for the success of the government’s overall plan. Already, villages in far-flung areas for which […]
The Global Market for Corporate, Utility-scale Offsite Renewable Energy Procurement Is Expected to Reach $15.6 Billion by 2027
The anticipated growth of this market is dependent on the emergence of flexible contracting mechanisms. A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for corporate buyers’ procurement of renewable energy from utility-scale, offsite renewable energy (ORE) projects through 2027. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, many large multinational corporations, universities, and municipalities, referred to as corporate […]