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The end of peak time: readying for the rise of electric vehicles
- 2019-01-03 14:31:47.145139
- Junior Isles
Although they are the cleaner and more environmentally-friendly alternative, electric vehicles must still find their place in the UK's rapidly evolving energy grid. The challenge is not that electric vehicles demand more energy than we can supply, it is that they disrupt how that energy is distributed and supplied on our transmission networks.
By David Hall, Vice President Energy, UK & Ireland at Schneider Electric
Doing it for the kids: the future of energy
- 2019-01-02 17:55:49
- Junior Isles
Schneider Electric’s research has revealed that Generation Z – those born from around the mid-1990s – are far less worried about the planet (and their impact upon it) than their parents. What’s more, they show little regard for a host of environmental issues, from energy saving to reducing plastic waste.
By David Hall, Vice President Energy, UK and Ireland at Schneider Electric
IEA says renewables will rise to 40 per cent of global power generation
- 2018-11-19 05:35:20.740692
- David Flin
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2018, in which it said that the share of renewables in global power generation will increase to over 40 per cent by 2040 from the current 25 per cent.
Apollo purchases energy portfolio from GE Capital
- 2018-10-09 04:18:51.839952
- David Flin
Apollo Global Management is buying a $1 billion energy portfolio, including unspecified assumed obligations, from GE Capital Energy Financial Services.
Record high for renewables share in UK’s power generation
- 2018-09-28 04:30:05.745541
- David Flin
UK Government figures released on 27 September show that the share of renewables in the UK’s electricity generation recorded a record high for the second quarter of 2018, while the share of coal hit a record low.
RESS: Encouraging energy diversity in Ireland
- 2018-08-23 23:12:08
- Junior Isles
It has been a long time coming, but the Irish government has finally announced its new support scheme for renewables for the next decade.
By Andrew Ryan, Partner, TLT, Northern Ireland
TEPCO plans 7 GW renewables roll-out
- 2018-07-26 07:39:19.746009
- David Flin
Japan’s biggest utility, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has revealed plans to develop up to 7 GW of new renewable energy capacity, marking a major departure from nuclear.
India’s renewable energy investments overtake investments into fossil fuel plants
- 2018-07-18 06:15:10.713959
- David Flin
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said in its World Energy Investment 2018 Report that investment in India’s renewable energy sector overtook those made in the country’s fossil fuel-based power generation projects for the first time in 2017.
Renewables hit record of 41.5 per cent in Germany in first half of 2018
- 2018-07-03 06:22:27.376987
- David Flin
The share of renewable energy sources in Germany’s net electricity generation reached a new high in the first half of 2018.
EU agrees final targets for renewables and energy saving
- 2018-06-21 06:27:04.919637
- David Flin
The EU has finalised new climate rules after months of talks, targeting a total energy saving of 32.5 per cent and an increase in the share of renewable energy to 32 per cent by 2030.
