Renewable energy auctions in H1 2019 totalled 53, marking a significant rise compared with nine auctions in H1 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The H1 total for renewable energy auctions was up 152% year on year compared with the total of 21 auctions in H2 2018. Asia-Pacific leads global activity […]
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Energy security: Changing Contours, Emerging Concerns
Some countries have begun to pivot for future energy security. The UAE, to use just one example, is developing and deploying renewable (the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park) and nuclear (the Barakah power plant) energy programmes at a breakneck pace, diversifying energy sources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and improving system resilience in the […]
SDG 7: How much Hydrogen would contribute to Affordable and Clean Energy
The 34 interviews, conducted with companies such as Engie, Airbus, Toyota and Alstom, suggest that a series of co-existing factors are playing in favour of hydrogen’s role in the Grand Transition. On the one hand, climate change targets and air pollution concerns are leading governments and companies to seek cost-effective decarbonising solutions. Clean and Affordable […]
Coal Power Unsustainable, Sharp Decline in Lending by Financial Institutions, Says CFA Report
The Centre for Financial Accountability has found that only five coal power projects with a total capacity of 3800 MW received financing of ₹6,081 crore in 2018. New Delhi: Amid economic slowdown, a latest report reveals a sharp decline in lending to coal power projects of country in 2018. According to ‘Coal Vs Renewable – […]
Q CELLS achieves Top Tier Class bankability score in latest BloombergNEF report
BloombergNEF’s “Solar Module & Inverter Bankability 2019” report ranks Q CELLS as one of the most bankable solar module manufacturers in the world, with a score of 91%. Berlin, Germany: Q CELLS (or “The Company”), one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, has achieved a 91% bankability score in the […]
WoodMac: Natural Disasters No Big Catalyst for Microgrid Deployment
The majority of microgrids aren’t deployed immediately after a storm, and most still don’t include multiple clean energy technologies. After Hurricane Irma and then Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico and ripped out its electricity infrastructure, renewables developers quickly descended on the island to offer clean energy and resilient solutions such as battery storage, residential […]
WoodMac: Europe’s Home Storage Market Set to Double by 2024
Residential solar-plus-storage systems will make economic sense in several markets by the early 2020s, with more to follow. Europe already claims the title of largest residential storage market globally. And over the next five years, the market will experience growth that goes beyond Germany, the regional leader to date. Europe’s cumulative base of deployed residential […]
Navigant Research Report Shows Lithium Ion Battery Prices Are Expected to Fall at an Average Annual Rate of 6.5% for the Next Decade
Growing demand for stationary energy storage and a resulting increase in manufacturing is driving down battery costs BOULDER, Colo.: A new report from Navigant Research examines pricing trends and issues driving growth for energy storage technologies. The report provides pricing forecasts for large format lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries used in both grid storage and EV […]
WoodMac: Smart Meter Installations to Surge Globally Over Next 5 Years
The rise of advanced metering infrastructure is granting utilities and customers unprecedented insight into power consumption. The total number of smart meters around the world is expected to almost double over 2017 levels by 2024, opening up new opportunities for customer-side control and analytics. The global smart meter total will rise from 665.1 million in […]
Vestas Reclaims Position as Top Global Wind Turbine Manufacturer in 2018, According to Navigant Research
Shifts in OEM rankings reflect an industry plateau created by increased cost pressures and competition from solar BOULDER, Colo.: A new report from Navigant Research tracks wind turbine OEM market distributions and market shares by region and country. In 2018, global installed wind power capacity decreased year-to-year from 52 GW to 50.6 GW, due to […]