South Africa’s ageing electricity infrastructure requires renovation and expansion in order to meet the growing electricity demands of the country and integrate new sustainable energy options. The country is also facing increasing economic challenges with […]
Australia has been witnessing a transition towards clean energy sources. The country’s electricity generation is evolving from its historic reliance on coal to a more diverse mix, which incorporates renewable energy sources such as wind […]
Offshore wind power is emerging as the most rapidly developing source of clean energy globally, with increasing maturity and a promising future. The global offshore wind market has grown exponentially since 2011, reaching 23 GW […]
The US is one of the fastest growing markets for energy storage systems (ESS) in the world. The country’s energy sector, which is in the midst of a transition, is focusing on improving grid resilience […]
The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers formally adopted four key legislations recently, which will redesign the EU electricity market to accelerate the region’s transition to clean energy. The legislations, published by the European Commission […]
Italy has been focusing on decarbonising its energy sector, particularly through renewable energy capacity expansion and the progressive decommissioning of conventional power plants. According to the draft Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan 2030, presented […]
Wind energy has been a relatively low-priority renewable segment for many countries in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region, as compared to solar, which has witnessed rapid installations. The region significantly lags behind the rest of […]
Most countries in the South Asian region have been making efforts to secure energy supplies in order to sustain the rapid economic growth and meet the increasing demand. To this end, they have been exploring […]
Europe achieved a significant milestone of 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) in June 2018. This can be attributed to a 42 per cent growth in EV sales, both battery EVs and plug-in hybrids, during the […]
Pressure is building up in Germany as it is striving to deliver on its promise of energy transition, the Energiewende. At the latest UN climate summit, the COP24 (Conference of the Parties), held in Katowice, […]
Honduras, with a per capita GDP of $2,480 in 2017, is the second poorest country in Central America and the third poorest in Latin America, ahead of only Haiti and Nicaragua. The country, however, has […]
Spain generated about 33.7 per cent of its power from renewables in 2017, with wind being the prime contributor. Across Europe, it ranked sixth in renewable power generation. According to Spanish electricity grid operator Red […]
By Anukriti Renewable resources emerged as the leading preference for new power generation technologies in 2017 as clean energy sources accounted for a 70 per cent share in net generation capacity additions worldwide, supplying an […]
The progress of Germany’s energy transition policy, popularly known as Energiewende, has been sluggish. The country’s plan to completely phase out nuclear by 2022 and increase the share of renewables in power consumption to 65 […]
The Nordic power system is facing the twin challenges of integrating intermittent renewable power generation and decommissioning thermal plants. At the political level, there is a strong will to form a close-knit European energy union. […]
By Swarna Kesavan The North Sea has witnessed significant offshore wind power activity in the past few years. With 11.2 GW of offshore wind capacity, the North Sea accounted for 60 per cent of the […]
Europe continues to be a leader in energy transition, which gets reflected in its ambitious renewable energy and decarbonisation targets. By 2030, renewable energy will constitute 50 per cent of the continent’s total electricity generation […]
The demand for clean energy in several states of the US continues to present an economic opportunity for Canada to boost its electricity exports. Canada is already a net exporter of electricity to the, US. […]
The re-election of the Shinzo Abe government in October 2017 has reinforced support for Abenomics (Japan Revitalisation Strategy), which is the government’s signature economic revival strategy centred on monetary and fiscal policy measures accompanied by […]
The offshore wind energy industry in the US has finally gained a foothold in many Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, which have densely populated load centres and high electricity prices. Several states including New York, New […]