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Renewables overtake fossil fuels as Italy’s main source of electricity

• 2024-07-22 06:16:18
• David Flin

The Italian grid operator Terna has announced that national electricity generation from renewable sources made up 43.8 per cent of all energy demand in the first half of 2024, a historic record on a half-year basis.

Watching and learning: how the UK is teaching others how to upgrade the grid

• 2024-07-18 19:44:55
• Junior Isles

This may at first glance make the outlook for the UK’s energy transition appear gloomy. However, the challenge posed by intermittency can be managed and the result of the UK’s heavy investment in wind power has been matched by efforts to upgrade its power network.

By Steven Hardman, CEO, Conrad Energy

UK solar output achieves record high

• 2024-07-17 07:19:24
• David Flin

Montel Analytics has reported that solar generation in the UK achieved its highest level ever for any quarter since Covid lockdown in 2020, increasing from 4.90TWh in Q2 2023 to 5.10TWh in Q2 2024.

The need to weave agility throughout an energy business

• 2024-07-16 16:00:44
• Junior Isles

With geopolitical tensions, more extreme weather events and the legacy of a global pandemic still filling the air, it remains extremely difficult for energy suppliers to preserve their margins and continue to be competitive. To thrive in the current climate, it is imperative that an energy supplier can make marginal gains wherever they can. One way to ensure this is to weave agility into the very fabric of the organisation.

By John Craig Swartz, SVP of Risk360 at POWWR

Record electricity from renewable sources in Germany

• 2024-07-05 06:28:16
• David Flin

Renewable electricity accounted for 65 per cent of Germany’s electricity supply in the first half of 2024, at 140 TWh, according to data from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems.

India will require $215 billion to reach 500 GW renewable energy by 2030

• 2024-06-13 06:50:52
• David Flin

According to a report from Moody’s Ratings, “India will require $190-$215 billion of investment over the next seven years to achieve the target of 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.”

MIT reveal concrete idea for electricity storage

• 2024-06-12 06:43:07
• David Flin

Researchers at MIT in Massachusetts, USA, have developed what they claim is a means of storing electricity inside modified concrete.

Türkiye solar and wind power generation reaches new high

• 2024-05-29 07:05:46
• David Flin

Alparslan Bayraktar, Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, said that the country had broken records for solar and wind power generation in April.

Meralco seeks bids for 500 MW renewable energy supply

• 2024-05-27 06:21:58
• David Flin

Manila Electric Co (Meralco) of the Philippines has started a competitive selection process for 500 MW of mid-merit renewable energy capacity.

Renewables provided record 30 per cent of global electricity in 2023

• 2024-05-08 07:40:54
• David Flin

A report by the environmental think tank Ember states that growth in solar and wind power pushed renewable generation to a record 30 per cent of global electricity production in 2030, putting the target of tripling global renewable capacity by 2030 within reach.