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World set to add ‘record-breaking’ levels of renewables this year
…have saved European nations more than €100bn by reducing fossil fuel generation, the research notes. The IEA also states that wholesale electricity prices in Europe would have been 8% higher…
EU must address wasted green energy and negative prices, solar industry warns
…means higher uncertainty and potential revenue loss for renewables. Grids need to prepare for more renewables Many solutions to these issues were already put forward in the EU’s law to…
European nations including France and Germany pledge clean power systems by 2035
…right places. This will help to maintain energy security as more intermittent renewables come online. But renewables, which accounted for 41% of the EU’s electricity generation mix in 2022, will…
Budget 2024: How Jeremy Hunt sent mixed messages on clean energy
…of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). As Hunt’s speech came to a close, with scant mention of renewables, the Government confirmed – to far less media fanfare – that the next…
Chris Skidmore requests emergency debate on North Sea oil and gas as criticism for Sunak rolls in
…with businesses and academics working in renewables and nuclear, but it was the fossil fuel sector taking the spotlight today. Suank confirmed that, in partnership with the North Sea Transition…
G20 nations agree to treble renewable energy capacity, but water down fossil fuel pledges
…energy investment each year. Climate think-tank Ember said scaling renewables so rapidly “is the biggest single action that would keep 1.5C within reach”. 350.org similarly called the agreement “a historic…
‘A mixed bag on net-zero’: How did the green economy react to the Autumn Statement?
…upgrades to the transmission network, when coupled with last week’s announcement on increased strike prices for the next renewables auction, send a positive signal to the market that the Government…
‘Breakthrough’ or ‘fossil-fuelled failure’?: Green economy reacts to final COP28 agreement
…cleaner alternatives, particularly renewables. It is clear that this transition must be worldwide, at scale, and urgent. While the text of the decision may not be as strong as some…
Corporates committed to 100% renewables now have a higher energy demand than France
…calling on national and regional governments to remove policy barriers in order to enable the uptake of 100% renewable electricity at a greater pace, while creating cheaper costs. Renewables are…
Report: Renewables to exceed one-third of global electricity supply by next year
…EU’s electricity demand projections In the EU, electricity demand is expected to drop by 3% in 2023, following a similar decline in 2022. This decline is despite the growth in…
Youth Climate Stocktakes and energy majors’ joint renewables plan: The six biggest stories from 8 December at COP28
…week following the summit’s one and only rest day. Following the flurry of new declarations launched by the Presidency team in the first few days, on topics including renewables and…
Report: EU must treble pace of low-carbon energy transition to meet climate pledges
…streamlining permitting procedures for renewables and grid infrastructure; rethinking bans on renewables in and near certain buildings such as airports; running public engagement campaigns on renewables and energy efficiency, and…
Avoidable and botched: Green groups react to offshore wind omission in CfD auctions
…the accepted projects. Here, edie rounds up all the key reactions. Jess Ralston, Energy Analyst at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) said: “The renewables that were secured at…
IEA: Coal demand reached record high in 2023, but structural decline on the horizon
…than the 3.8% increase recorded last year. According to the IEA, the EU and the USA each decreased their coal demand by 20% year-on-year. But this procress was offset by…
EU adding wind farms at record pace, enabling accelerated coal phase-out
…and legislation that are easing grid infrastructure woes and reducing curtailment. Wind accounted for almost one-fifth (19%) of the EU’s electricity generation mix in 2023. Renewables more broadly accounted for…
Report: Britain’s annual clean energy deployment rates must more than double
…also highlighted concerns about the fact that, to date, the scaling of renewables has largely been concentrated in China, the US and Europe. It has been convening policymakers internationally to…
Inside Kimberly-Clark’s wind-focused approach to decarbonisation
In September 2023, Kimberly-Clark unveiled a collaboration with Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) to establish an onshore windfarm. This strategic move is set to propel the company toward its goal…
England could witness 13-fold surge in clean energy with policy support, study finds
…renewables, and substantial investment in modernising the electricity grid. Friends of the Earth’s climate campaigner Tony Bosworth said: “The current Government’s track record on boosting our energy security through renewables…
Electrification and energy flexibility ‘could save Europe €10.5bn a year by 2030’
An ‘ambitious but realistic’ roll-out of demand-side energy flexibility measures across Europe would make the transition to renewables and the electrification of sectors like heat and transport far more affordable,…
Ofgem proposes system reforms to connect more low-carbon projects to the grid
…would mean the entirety of the nation’s electricity generation mix would be accounted for by renewables – primarily wind and solar – as well as nuclear. However, the UK is…
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