“What we are witnessing is the birth of a new era in solar PV.” – by Emma Foehringer Merchant This year’s renewable energy report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) confirms what many watching the industry already know: clean energy prices have taken a nosedive, upping competition and uptake of new technologies. Clean energy will […]
Research, Reports & Ratings
Why Modi government’s Saubhagya scheme cannot overcome India’s power crisis
Electricity access needs to be seen beyond lighting and mobile recharging to promote livelihood enhancement. The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, or the Saubhagya scheme that promises free electricity connections to all households in India, aims completion just in time before the General Elections in 2019. Under this scheme launched earlier this week, […]
New research reveals India could fully operate on renewable energy in 2050
New research carried out by the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) in Finland has found that India will have the capacity to operate on a fully renewable electricity system by 2050. Conducted as part of the Finnish Solar Revolution research project and the Neo-Carbon Energy research project, the report simulation suggested India could meet electricity […]
Planet-warming methane emissions from livestock underestimated: study
Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from livestock are larger than previously thought, posing an additional challenge in the fight to curb global warming, scientists said Friday. Paris: Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from livestock are larger than previously thought, posing an additional challenge in the fight to curb global warming, scientists said Friday. […]
How to Get Power to the People of Puerto Rico
With Puerto Rico sweltering in the dark, restoring electricity as soon as possible is vital to averting a humanitarian disaster. The island’s long-term recovery, however, will depend not only on repairing its battered grid but on reforming its feckless power company. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the biggest public utility in the U.S., is […]
Bloomberg New Energy Finance VIP Comment – Issue 125
In Energy and Transportation, Stick it to the Orthodoxy! By Michael Liebreich Chairman of the Advisory Board Bloomberg New Energy Finance Those of you who attended this month’s Bloomberg New Energy Finance EMEA Summit in London will have witnessed “Breaking Clean”, the last of my State of the Industry keynotes. These seem to have become […]
Navigant Research Expects More Than $37 Billion Worth of Wind Blade Materials to Be Produced and Purchased between 2017 and 2026
The wind blade materials market is one of the most competitive, dynamic, and strategically important parts of the wind turbine supply chain, report finds September 27, 2017 – BOULDER, Colo. — A new report from Navigant Research evaluates global demand for key wind blade materials, including reinforcement fiber, resins, core materials, adhesives, paint and coatings, […]
Navigant Research Expects 2017 Sales of Plug-In Electric Vehicles in North America to Be 50% Greater than in 2016
Broader geographic spread of plug-in electric vehicles will occur as cheaper options emerge and as used market develops, report finds September 21, 2017 BOULDER, Colo. — A new report from Navigant Research examines the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market in North America, providing detailed geographic breakdowns of sales and populations for the United States and […]
Navigant Research Names SMA and Solar-Log Leading Vendors of Solar Monitoring and Home Energy Management Systems
A surge of market entrants means more competition and opportunities for better offerings through partnerships, report finds. September 20, 2017 BOULDER, Colo. — A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research examines the strategy and execution of 15 vendors of solar monitoring and home energy management systems (HEMSs). Linking solar monitoring and HEMSs is becoming more […]
Cloud over solar
A recent ICRA assessment — that the recent rise in China’s PV module prices could scupper the costing of India’s fast growing solar sector — comes as a dampener. India’s solar sector is now exploring bids well below ₹3/kwh (or about 4.5 cents). As analysts have pointed out, the latest bid finalised at ₹2.44/kwh (Bhadla […]