The World Wind Energy Association, in collaboration with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Pakistan (hbs), has launched in Islamabad recently the policy paper:“Mapping the Growth of Pakistan’s Wind Energy Market: Lessons Learned and Policy Solutions” The report analyses the current status of the wind market in Pakistan and presents the main barriers that have been hampering the […]
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Shipments of Advanced Batteries in 2014 Amounted to 53.3 GWh, According to Navigant Research
A new report from Navigant Research details global shipments of advanced batteries, including documentation on energy capacity, power capacity, cells shipped, and revenue, in 2014. With increased sales of consumer electronics, particularly smart phones, plus growing interest in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and grid management, demand for advanced batteries continues to rise. Between 2013 and […]
The Value of Remote Power Systems is Expected to Total Nearly $200 Billion from 2015 to 2024, According to Navigant Research
A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the market for remote microgrids and nanogrids, with global forecasts for capacity and revenue, broken out by segment and region, through 2024. The market for remote power provision in regions not served by a traditional, centralized electricity grid is increasing, representing a growing opportunity for a variety of […]
Investment Tax Credit Extension Would Increase US Solar Installations 54% Through 2020
A five-year extension to the solar investment tax credit (ITC), which is currently included in the omnibus spending bill under consideration in Congress, would result in 25 gigawatts (GW) of additional solar capacity over the next five years — a 54 percent increase over a no-extension scenario. According to GTM Research, which just released a […]
We’ll always have Paris: Michael Liebreich
OK, what the heck just happened in Paris? For 21 years the climate caravan has been rolling on, conference after conference, with very little to show for itself. Since the first ever COP produced the Berlin Mandate back in 1995, we’ve had the Geneva Ministerial Declaration, the Kyoto Protocol, the Buenos Aires Plan of Action, […]
Use of Regional Interconnections Crucial for Successful Integration of Renewable Energy into the Grid
Integrating the growing share of renewable energy (RE) into the power grid is becoming a key challenge owing to its stochastic nature. One of the most efficient ways around this situation is to establish well-managed interconnections that allow surplus RE power to be transferred to other countries. Denmark’s success dealing with RE through existing transmission […]
Under Current Plans, Renewables Will be Fastest Growing Power Source in the US to 2025, says GlobalData
Non-hydro renewable energy will be the fastest-growing power source in the US over the next decade, with installed capacity to increase from 121.9 Gigawatts (GW) in 2015 to 216 GW in 2025, representing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.9% between 2015 and 2025, says research and consulting firm GlobalData.According to the company’s latest […]
Frost & Sullivan Perspective on Dow-DuPont Merger Discussions
Similar to several acquisitions, spin offs and partnerships that we have witnessed in the chemical space in the last two years, it is quite understandable that the discussion around a possible Dow-DuPont merger and the subsequent spin-off of separate business entities is happening right now. The need of the hour for chemical companies is to […]
If you believe in human rights, you believe in renewable energy for all
“Climate change” creates images of melting glaciers, radical and unseasonal temperature changes and creeping desertification. But climate change may contribute increasingly to extreme weather events. From events that build to a crescendo; like the cold snap in December associated with a weakened “polar vortex”, or the impacts of the current intense El Nino – to […]
Installed Distributed Energy Resources Capacity Is Expected to Reach 530.7 GW in 2024
A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for distributed energy resources (DER) technologies, with forecasts for installed capacity and revenue, through 2024.DER penetration is increasing globally, causing a significant, and sometimes controversial, impact on the power and utilities sector. The rapid expansion is expected to force a major shift away from the […]