energy security
Rapid rollout of clean technologies makes energy cheaper, not more costly
Speeding up the move to clean energy technologies improves the affordability of energy and can relieve pressures on the cost of living more broadly, according to a new IEA special report released today. The report, Strategies for Affordable and Fair…
Denmark’s Latest Offshore Wind Auction Could Award Enough Capacity to Meet the Country’s Entire Electricity Demand
Denmark opened an offshore wind tender which could award up to 10 GW. If successful, the awarded capacity would be enough to meet all of the country’s electricity demand. It could also be used to produce renewable hydrogen and other…
Rapid Expansion of Batteries Will Be Crucial to Meet Climate and Energy Security Goals Set at COP28
Growth in batteries outpaced almost all other clean energy technologies in 2023 as falling costs, advancing innovation and supportive industrial policies helped drive up demand for a technology that will be critical to delivering the climate and energy targets outlined…
German Onshore Wind Sees Record Auction Volumes, Permitting Improvements and Crucial New Port Investments
German onshore wind is going from strength to strength. In a blockbuster announcement the German Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) has just raised the onshore wind auction volumes for 2024 to almost 15 GW. To put this in perspective, that’s…
GERMANY AND ALGERIA OPEN A NEW CHAPTER IN THE PRODUCTION OF GREEN HYDROGEN
Germany and Algeria will form a bilateral hydrogen working group, in a bid to cooperate on the production of green hydrogen, which is part of their energy partnership. On the occasion, Dr. Robert Habeck, German Federal Minister for Economy and…
Great britain’s ambitious plans for nuclear energy
The United Kingdom relies heavily on renewable wind energy and gas as well. In recent years, there has been a similar demand for gas and wind and these two sources are the country’s main energy pillars. However, the country is…
Renewables Competitiveness Accelerates, Despite Cost Inflation
The fossil fuel price crisis has accelerated the competitiveness of renewable power. Around 86 per cent (187 gigawatts) of all the newly commissioned renewable capacity in 2022 had lower costs than fossil fuel-fired electricity. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022,…