RES
Energy Security: France Takes Emergency Measures to Boost Renewables
France gets around 20 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources – 8 per cent from wind energy, but it needs more to meet its climate goals while reinforcing energy security. The war in Ukraine and disruptions in its…
Why Don’t Solar Panels Work as Well in Heatwaves?
Heatwaves are good for generating solar energy – right? Well, yes and no. Recent hot weather has generated record amounts of solar power. Germany broke a new record for solar power generation, and, in the United Kingdom, solar power met…
The World Needs More Diverse Solar Panel Supply Chains to Ensure a Secure Transition to Net Zero Emissions
Ensuring a secure transition to net zero emissions will require increased efforts to expand and diversify global production of solar panels whose global supply chains are currently heavily concentrated in China, the IEA said in a new special report released…
EU Solar Set to Save Additional 4.6 BCM Gas in 2022
As the European Commission launches its solidarity action to reduce gas consumption this winter, SolarPower Europe reveals the bloc is set to exceed even the highest projections of solar power generation in 2022. Around 39 GW of additional EU solar…
UK Government Boosts Space Tech Funding To Cut Carbon Emissions And Improve Energy Security
Funding for pioneering new space technologies will help to cut carbon emissions, improve energy security and enhance the UK’s reputation as a science superpower, the Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng announced today. Three million pounds of grant funding will…
Renewable Power Remains Cost-Competitive amid Fossil Fuel Crisis
Costs for renewables continued to fall in 2021 as supply chain challenges and rising commodity prices have yet to show their full impact on project costs. The cost of electricity from onshore wind fell by 15 per cent, offshore wind…
Energy Community Power System Can Support at Least 30 GW of Renewables Without Additional Investments Into Flexibility
As the energy transition advances in the Energy Community Contracting Parties, the share of power generation from variable renewables such as wind and solar will increase manyfold. The Energy Community power system with currently planned investments until 2030 can integrate…